Astra on low reasoning beats Sol on high, and runs twice as fast, devs confirm
steipete · x · 2026-09-08
- OpenAI's thsottiaux posted official calibration on reasoning effort for Astra: GPT-6 Astra on low outperforms GPT-5.6 Sol on high, advising former Sol-high users to switch to low or medium.
- Reposting dev matviy's plan → execute → review benchmark shows Astra Low is not only cheaper than Sol High but twice as fast, suggesting Tibo actually undersold the gains.
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