After 24 hours of testing, user calls Astra overhyped and says work usefulness peaked with Opus 4.8
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-06
- A user who spent 24 hours testing Astra argues it's overhyped: the demos flooding timelines are mostly Blender 3D scenes and three.js games nobody plays.
- Using it for branding, copywriting, positioning and conversion-rate analysis, he found it no better than Fable 5 or even Opus.
- His takeaway: model usefulness for real work may have peaked with Opus 4.8. Robert Scoble amplified the take, noting his feed now shows the other side of the hype.
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