ASTRA advice: just use Medium, go High only if it fails, skip Ultra
keyanzhang · x · 2026-09-05
keyanzhang's practical take: ASTRA Medium is smart and fast enough for almost everything. Go High only if Medium fails, and there's essentially no reason to reach for Ultra unless "there's a Nobel prize on the line."
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