GPT-6 Astra users report aggressive token burn compared to GPT-5.6 Sol
gillu-21 · reddit · 2026-09-11
Users testing GPT-6 Astra report token usage burning far faster than on GPT-5.6 Sol — a few serious prompts visibly drain the usage meter, and in Codex and heavier reasoning modes a single substantial workflow can eat a huge chunk of quota. The author questions the intelligence-to-usage-cost ratio, speculating Astra is meant for a few very hard tasks rather than daily work, and asks the community whether the quality gain justifies the burn.
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