Users slam Anthropic's Astra as slow and verbose despite frontier-level capability
jarrodwatts · x · 2026-09-09
Users complain that Anthropic's Astra solves the hardest scientific problems yet remains inefficient and overly verbose, with replies noting it is neither fast nor reliable — highlighting ongoing frustration with the model's verbosity and latency.
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