Conspiracy theory: Astra 6.1 was renamed Sol 6.1 over safety concerns

Jarrod Watts @jarrodwattsOriginally posted 2026.09.30

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Here's my conspiracy: Opus 5.5 was shockingly good even for OpenAI. Astra 6.1 was then *not* released due to "safety concerns", and instead, they released it as Sol 6.1. The model isn't as good as Opus 5.5, so they launch at ~30x lower price to compensate, and cut subs usage.