Early user hands-on: OpenAI's Astra model is noticeably faster than Fable
tristanbob · x · 2026-09-05
User tristanbob compared Astra with its predecessor Fable, reporting that Astra is very fast — whether from higher tokens per second or better token efficiency, he isn't sure. He jokes it should have been called "Fastra". Early hands-on feedback on OpenAI's unreleased model.
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