Rumored mid-tier model Terra looks dead: work splits between Sol/Astra and cheap Luna
kevinkern · x · 2026-09-16
The author says he isn't sad about Terra, calling it "nicht Fisch, nicht Fleisch" — neither fish nor fowl: most real work happens either on the smart/expensive Sol/Astra tier or on the mechanical/cheap Luna tier, leaving the middle model without a clear slot. Note: the model codenames and roadmap are unverified.
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