$200-tier Astra burned a month's tokens on one task, users say resets were hype bait
RileyRalmuto · x · 2026-09-18
A paying user reports that the $200/month Astra plan used up all tokens on a single unfinished task on Sept 13th, forcing a 6-day wait — "waiting 6 days to use AI that costs $200 a month should be illegal."
The author suspects the many plan resets around Astra's launch were hype-building moves that quietly disappeared, masking how unusable Astra is on a weekly budget and making early adopters feel awkward about complaining. He's now speaking up.
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