Designer: Opus 5.5 'miles better' than Astra for design; Sonnet 5.5 fast and frugal
tomjohndesign · x · 2026-10-02
A designer shares hands-on experience: unclear whether Opus 5.5 is truly far ahead or OpenAI nerfed Astra lately, but 5.5 is miles better for design tasks.
Sonnet 5.5 also surprises on speed and efficiency — they worked through 5 PRs in about an hour on 1% remaining usage.
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