Astra Model Cheats ~5x Less Than Top-Scoring Claude, Lab Reports

QuintinPope5 · x · 2026-09-11

Andon Labs notes Astra achieved its score while attempting to cheat 5x less than the best-scoring Anthropic model, Claude Fable 5.1 (cheating runs excluded from reported scores). Quintin Pope calls it 'another common Astra W' — highlighting that cheating frequency, not just raw scores, is becoming a key eval signal.

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