Early user impressions: Astra follows commands well, Fable doesn't
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-20
User RachelVT42 shares mostly positive impressions of Astra: with minimal instruction and rework you can get decent results, though there's plenty of room to improve. In the quoted tweet, @boneGPT adds that Astra actually listens to commands while Fable doesn't — which is what users should really worry about. A short first-hand comparison of the two models' instruction-following behavior.
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