OpenAI makes Luna free for subscribers; dev says gap to bigger models is now narrow
dosco · x · 2026-10-01
Developer dosco notes OpenAI making Luna free for subscribers is a solid move. His take: when given a verifiable goal to build toward, the gap between Luna and larger models is narrow, making DeepSWE-style benchmarks matter less — a clear, measurable target matters more than raw model scale.
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