GPT-6 Astra costs 2.5x Sol per token. It talks like a person
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra is metered at 2.5 times Sol's rate and feels more human in conversation. I checked the limits, the benchmarks, and the first reactions.
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I'm torn between Claude and Codex
Codex gives me more usage, cleaner frontend work, and a smoother app. Claude still finishes my large multi-agent features in hours instead of all day.
Astra is real. A GPT-6 launch this week is not
OpenAI confirmed Astra as its next major model, then slowed internal work over cyber risk. The GPT-6 launch date came from a withdrawn leak and a joke.
Codex resets were a marketing stunt. The problem was real
OpenAI reset Codex usage five times in ten days while Sol drained limits faster than expected. I think the free refills helped hide the real usage problem.
Why similar AI benchmark scores can hide different models
DeepSWE puts Luna Max 2.2 points behind Sol High at roughly one-sixth the attempt cost. I explain why the models can still feel far apart in repository work.
GPT-5.6 vs Claude 5: why the benchmarks disagree
I compared Sol, Terra, Opus 5 and Fable 5 across coding benchmarks. The winner changes with the task, effort setting, agent setup and budget.
GPT-5.6 Sol over-engineers. I still use it
In my release audit, GPT-5.6 Sol found nearly six times as many possible issues as Fable 5. Most failed triage, so I changed how I use it on coding tasks.