Astra Day One: Astra Max Crashes, Spins on Complex Code, Optimized for 3D Models
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-05
Developer Bindu Reddy shared first-day impressions of Astra, and it's rough:
- Astra Max keeps crashing on his machine
- The model spins a lot on a very complex codebase
- He suspects it's been optimized for viral 3D model generation at the expense of other capabilities
He's hoping these are just day-one issues that will be fixed soon.
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