Users Report GPT-5.6 Quality Drop Ahead of Potential Astra Release
Realistic_Stomach848 · reddit · 2026-08-27
Users have observed a significant decline in GPT-5.6's intelligence, comparing it unfavorably to earlier versions or o3. This pattern is often seen as a tactic to accentuate the performance leap of an upcoming model, speculated to be Astra.
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