Fable 5.1 laps Astra in hands-on test: it architects and fixes, Astra stalls and burns tokens
altryne · x · 2026-09-20
Developer altryne's hands-on comparison is lopsided: Fable 5.1 architects, fixes bugs on the spot, updates Linear tickets and answers in real time, while Astra stalls on a single settings page, burns an "ungodly amount" of tokens, and only shines at browser use. "It should be near AGI — at least the same level?" He plans to demo the gap at devday.
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