Two frontier models in 48 hours: Fable 5.1 vs GPT-6 Astra
heypearlai · x · 2026-09-06
GPT-6 Astra launched just 48 hours after Fable 5.1. Two huge models, same pricing, massive hype around both. The author kicks off a head-to-head comparison series.
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