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GPT vs Claude: 30-Hour StarCraft Live Experiment
A developer ran a 30-hour livestream pitting GPT 'Astra' against Claude 5.5 Opus at StarCraft. GPT-6 Astra reportedly reached S-tier after 43 hours but was swept 0-x by the top scripted bot Pluto.
2026-10-03 ~ 2026-10-05 · 2 episodes · 6 posts
Episode 1 · Live Test: GPT vs Claude Compete Over 30 Hours on StarCraft Strategies (2026-10-03, 3 posts)
Developer kaimcpheeters ran a 30-plus-hour livestream pitting GPT Astra against Claude 5.5 Opus to iterate StarCraft strategies, after GPT-6 Astra took nearly 8 hours to beat Tier A benchmark bots.
- Livestream claims GPT-6 Astra and Claude 5.5 Opus are racing on StarCraft strategy — philipvollet · 2026-10-03
- GPT-6 Astra clears StarCraft BW Tier A bots after nearly 8 hours of play — philipvollet · 2026-10-03
- GPT Astra and Claude Opus race 30+ hours for the best StarCraft strategy; human S-tier builds barely hold — Vjeux · 2026-10-05
Episode 2 · GPT-6 Astra crushed 0-1000 by StarCraft bot Pluto (2026-10-05, 3 posts)
A model dubbed GPT-6 'Astra', reportedly the first S-tier LLM after 43 hours of continuous work, was swept 0-1000 by Pluto, a 315M-parameter self-play RL StarCraft bot that has beaten professionals. The match was livestreamed, though its authenticity remains unverified.
- Livestream: GPT-6 Astra takes on top StarCraft bot Pluto — philipvollet · 2026-10-05
- GPT-6 Astra reportedly first LLM to clear S tier after 43 hours of continuous work — i_dg23 · 2026-10-05
- 315M-param self-play RL bot Pluto crushes GPT-6 Astra 0-1000 in StarCraft: Brood War — i_dg23 · 2026-10-05