Cognition brings GPT-6 Astra to Devin: near-Fable 5 performance at 64% lower cost
sandersted · x · 2026-09-04
Cognition announced that GPT-6 Astra is coming to its coding agent Devin. On the FrontierCode 1.1 benchmark, Astra performs within 0.4 points of Fable 5 at a 64% lower cost. It also sets a new SOTA on Cognition's internal testing benchmark, generating more comprehensive tests, clearer reports, and better video evidence.
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