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GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by eurg »

esikich wrote: post #117
jjcm wrote: post #90

It's ability to handle non-90 degree cutouts and shapes for web dev is one of the best I've seen. The vision model on this is VERY capable. Here's an image design source of truth: https://image.non.io/78f4cd8b-2560-4643-9a51-96a89171f994.we... And here's the page it build from it: https://image.non.io/e7d3a9e5-f9df-4fd8-b79f-1f90280f978f.we... Note the flowing svg lines, and how accurately it recreated them. Here's O…

They look pretty similar to me, I'm not sure what you're seeing that is so much better.

Check the source oft the laser beams.

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by gpugreg »

kart23 wrote: post #73
simonw wrote: post #19

I posted this in the other Astra thread but it's just fallen off the homepage, so... Pelicans from Astra, plus 5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna for comparison: https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/gpt-6-and-5.6-p... I think this is a genuinely interesting comparison grid. Astra may be more expensive, but if you have a budget of 10 cents for a Pelican Astra low gives you something SO much better than the other models. Ast…

radial spokes on the back wheel is not a thing irl. i wonder if any model has gotten that right?

I scrolled through https://simonwillison.net/tags/pelican-riding-a-bicycle/ but did not see any image where the spokes were correct. For a moment, I thought that the text-to-image model might have gotten it right, but on closer look, the spokes fork https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/why-are-you-lik... But I enjoyed the image anyway.

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by w4yai »

esikich wrote: post #117
jjcm wrote: post #90

It's ability to handle non-90 degree cutouts and shapes for web dev is one of the best I've seen. The vision model on this is VERY capable. Here's an image design source of truth: https://image.non.io/78f4cd8b-2560-4643-9a51-96a89171f994.we... And here's the page it build from it: https://image.non.io/e7d3a9e5-f9df-4fd8-b79f-1f90280f978f.we... Note the flowing svg lines, and how accurately it recreated them. Here's O…

They look pretty similar to me, I'm not sure what you're seeing that is so much better.

Also the curves and background lines that separate the right image from the left content

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by Gander5739 »

bahmboo wrote: post #94
simonw wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For the moment the best place to see them all is to browse the tag on my blog - 140 posts now! https://simonwillison.net/tags/pelican-riding-a-bicycle/ I'm running out of excuses not to build a proper comparison site though. Maybe I'll have Astra do rhat.

Would be great to spend some money (other people's money) on paying some illustrators and artists to do the same for comparison. It could be straight images converted to SVG or direct vector graphics.

Doesn't that somewhat miss the point? The models can't see and check their work, for instance.

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by simianwords »

KptMarchewa wrote: post #114
MisterMunchkin wrote: post #104

$10/$50 is incredibly expensive compared to Chinese models which are cents. I think they’re really going to struggle selling these models long-term. My company is already massively cutting down on access because they’ve realised most people don’t actually produce any value using it. All the tokenmaxers have ruined it for the rest of us now that accounting have seen the costs.

the only thing that matters is cost per task. Astra seems to be massively efficient.

No it doesn't. Any source?

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by simianwords »

redox99 wrote: post #116
friendlypenguin wrote: post #105

I was really hoping for Astra to be less expensive then Opus...

It is (uses way less tokens)

No it isn't cheaper, any source for task vs price comparison to Sol?

Edit:

GPT-6 Astra (low): 57 Intelligence Index, $7.70/M tokens

GPT-5.6 Sol (high): 57 Intelligence Index, $3.08/M tokens

So for the same measured intelligence, Sol costs only 40% as much — i.e. ~60% cheaper, while Astra is ~2.5× more expensive.

Why is the burden of proof on me tho!?

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by 1saadcodes »

The higher price seems less important if it actually gets the job done with fewer tokens. I'm still very worried that this will end up coming back to bite us, by becoming more expensive once they inevitably nerf it. Every major model provider does that now after all

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by forrestthewoods »

Threw $10 at this to help me prepare for my league’s fantasy auction this weekend. It spend $3.50 and then said “this action would cause you to go above your spending limit”.

Then I threw $100 for a Codex Max sub and it included Astra and it did it for me.

Sure seems like Astra is expensive AF.

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by wickedsight »

simianwords wrote: post #126
redox99 wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is (uses way less tokens)

No it isn't cheaper, any source for task vs price comparison to Sol? Edit: GPT-6 Astra (low): 57 Intelligence Index, $7.70/M tokens GPT-5.6 Sol (high): 57 Intelligence Index, $3.08/M tokens So for the same measured intelligence, Sol costs only 40% as much — i.e. ~60% cheaper, while Astra is ~2.5× more expensive. Why is the burden of proof on me tho!?

This is the second comment I see where you write "no it isn't", without providing a source for your statement. Then you follow it by asking for a source. So is there a source you can provide to back up your statement?

Re: GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

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Post by Peanuts99 »

starik36 wrote: post #23

What is the actual utility of using this model on Azure? It's twice as expensive, according to the link. Do Azure offer something that simply hitting the OpenAI endpoint doesn't provide?

If you've got access to an Azure subscription and you don't pay the bill personally.
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