Anthropic's four-version leap to Opus 5.5 undercuts OpenAI's Astra moment
haider1 · x · 2026-10-09
Commentary on the frontier lab race: Anthropic jumped four versions from 5.1 straight to 5.5, delivering a model competitive with OpenAI's Astra at lower cost. The author argues OpenAI now has little to hype until the 6.1 Astra release, as attention has shifted to Opus 5.5.
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