Niels Rogge: 99% of people can't tell Opus 5.5 from Astra
NielsRogge · x · 2026-10-12
Hugging Face's Niels Rogge pushes back on claims that Opus 5.5 is much better than Astra, saying 99% of people can't tell the difference — both are good enough to do anything you ask. (Both names are unconfirmed codenames.)
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