Astra hype fades in a week, and it's about limits, not capability

Hany @hany99devOriginally posted 2026.09.17

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Astra launched with a lot of hype, but it died down in just a week instead of lasting until the next release. The main reason is quality problems caused by bugs, plus OpenAI pausing new sign ups for the Pro 20X plan because demand was too high. Plus users have a 5 hour usage window for Codex, and it runs out way too fast to do any serious creative work with Astra. Even the x5 and x20 plans run out fast because they burn through usage quickly. These limits are the real reason the hype died, not the model itself. BTW, Astra is genuinely a great model.