Astra leads on reasoning and math, Fable 5.1 still king of coding, says dev after OpenAI pushback
shyamalanadkat · x · 2026-09-04
After Bindi Reddy claimed "OpenAI says Astra completely destroys Fable 5.1," OpenAI DevRel lead Shyamal Anadkat asked what that read was based on. Reddy then offered a more measured take: Astra beats Fable 5.1 on reasoning, math, data analysis, and research, but Fable 5.1 remains the king of coding.
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