Unverified claim: GPT-6 Astra uses ~12k tokens per task vs Opus 5.5's ~66k
VraserX · x · 2026-10-05
VraserX claims GPT-6 Astra doesn't just beat Opus 5.5 but "annihilates" it on token efficiency: Astra High uses 12k tokens per task versus 66k for Opus 5.5—5.5× the efficiency while staying more capable pound for pound.
He speculates that if Astra is a distilled model, OpenAI's internal teacher model could make even Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.5 look obsolete. The claim is unverified third-party speculation.
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