SOL 6 looks like a legit regression, losing to Terra in the real world despite new pricing
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-23
Developer Bindu Reddy reports that SOL 6 appears to be a genuine regression: while the new pricing is attractive, the model is losing to Terra on real-world tasks. He argues frontier models are regressing and behaving like cheap open-source knockoffs — a personal observation, not backed by systematic benchmarks.
Related event: Abacus.AI CEO says SOL 6 regresses, loses to Terra in real-world tasks(2 posts)→
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