Astra burns 70% of a 20x plan in one day, users retreat to cheap workhorses
joaopaulo-canada · reddit · 2026-09-07
A Reddit user confirms Astra is impressive but insanely token-hungry: one heavy day burned 70% of a 20x plan's usage. His workaround: keep luna-max/sol-medium as the orchestrator workhorse and reserve Astra for high-leverage tasks like PRD planning and PR review gatekeeping. He argues API-based tools can't compete with subscriptions on cost and calls for a cheap successor to Luna.
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