Victor Taelin sticks with Fable for coding after testing Astra: worst-case beats peak
alejandroll10 · x · 2026-09-07
Developer Victor Taelin shares his post-testing verdict: he's sticking with Fable for coding due to code quality, common sense, and stability, while admitting Astra is a generation ahead in UI generation, one-shots, computer use, and 3D modeling. His core methodology: when evaluating models for work, care less about the greatest thing a model can do and more about the most horrible thing it can do — A-class models are less likely to write destructive or reckless code.
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