5x Pro user review of new model 6.1: stronger than predecessors but much slower on long tasks
Chemical-Agency-3997 · reddit · 2026-09-30
A Reddit user shares hands-on impressions of the new model 6.1:
- Capability: Running it on xhigh, they find it clearly more capable than 6-SOL and 5.6/6, though below Astra; occasional dumb mistakes and regressions still need manual correction.
- Cost-efficiency: Based on Artificial Analysis's AA Score, they suspect the high tier offers the best practical cost-per-intelligence ratio.
- Speed: It's notably slower on hard, long tasks — Astra struggles past 20-30 minutes while 6 will happily work for 1hr+.
- Usage: They've burned the last 9% of quota since launch, just got a bank reset, and mainly use it for genealogical research presented via a companion live website. Overall happy with the depth, skeptical it will last a full week.
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