Critics Call Astra a PR Release; OpenAI Staff Push Back
bindureddy argued Astra is still a PR release rather than GA, claiming complex workloads are shifting to Claude Fable 5.1. OpenAI's Shyamal Anadkat pushed back, saying Astra leads in reasoning and math while Fable remains stronger at coding.
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- Astra leads on reasoning and math, Fable 5.1 still king of coding, says dev after OpenAI pushback — shyamalanadkat · 2026-09-04
- Astra is still a PR release: complex workloads are rushing to Claude Fable 5.1 — bindureddy · 2026-09-04