Astra spins, guzzles tokens on large codebases; Fable 5.1 wins for hard coding
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-07
bindureddy shares hands-on experience running Astra on large codebases: it spins a lot, consumes many tokens, and over-does things. His verdict: Astra suits knowledge workers, but Fable 5.1 is the winner for hard coding tasks.
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