Astra 6 vs Opus 5.5 for motion graphics: one takes 6 tries, the other 46 minutes
aziz4ai · x · 2026-09-27
The author ran the same motion graphics prompt through Astra 6 and Claude Opus 5.5 and shared both outputs (blue = Astra, white = Opus).
- Astra 6: needed 6 revision iterations to get close to the desired result, taking 25 minutes total.
- Opus 5.5: nailed it on the first attempt, but took 46 minutes.
Takeaway: both results were good, with different trade-offs — Astra is faster but needs feedback loops; Opus is one-shot but slower.
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