mitsuhiko Ditches OpenAI's Astra for Coding, Reverts to GPT-5.6

Developer Armin Ronacher (mitsuhiko) says OpenAI's new Astra model, while impressive overall, is a real regression for coding, and he has reverted to GPT-5.6 for his daily software engineering work.

2026-09-08 ~ 2026-09-08 · 2 related posts

• mitsuhiko ditches OpenAI's Astra for coding, calls it a genuine regression vs 5.6 — mitsuhiko · 2026-09-08

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