Teknium questions Astra pricing: cache reads cost 8x more than Fable 5.1
Teknium · x · 2026-09-05
Teknium asked developers who have used both Fable 5.1 and Astra whether Astra's token efficiency is truly 8x or better. With cache read pricing 8x that of Fable 5.1, he says the higher cost makes him hesitant to try it, sparking a practical cost-vs-capability debate.
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