Dev finds Astra inconsistent, says Sol 5.6 was smarter for most software engineering tasks
MinqiJiang · x · 2026-09-10
Developer Minqi Jiang reports that Astra is very inconsistent: it can produce phenomenal results when code legibility doesn't matter, but for most software engineering tasks 5.6 Sol was a far better model and felt noticeably more intelligent in actual interactions.
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