Astra solves a FrontierMath prototype problem for $161.84 + $1,874.64 in tokens
mobav0 · x · 2026-09-04
Elliot Glazer gave GPT-6 Astra his prototype FrontierMath problem at max reasoning with a $200 API budget (the average spend behind its benchmark breakthroughs). Astra solved it: $161.84 in Sol tokens to find the number and $1,874.64 to complete the proof — blowing well past the intended budget.
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