Yacine: Opus 5.5 is far better at research ideation than Astra
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-16
A user noted Opus 5.5 is noticeably better than Astra at discussing and ideating research ideas. Yacine MTB replied that Astra is more like a "bow and arrow" — it goes where you tell it, in a monkey's-paw way. First-hand comparison of Anthropic models' research ideation ability.
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