Blogger: Opus 5.5's strength suggests xAI's rumored Astra is smaller than believed
scaling01 · x · 2026-09-25
Blogger scaling01 calls Opus 5.5 "insanely good" and infers from its quality that xAI's rumored Astra effort is likely smaller and less far along than assumed. Unconfirmed speculation with no supporting details.
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