Same prompt: Opus 5.5 vs Astra 6 build a poppable soap bubble
Given the same prompt for a soap bubble you can poke, blow, split and pop, Astra 6 looked better while Opus 5.5 felt better, and Opus cost $1.60 less.
Same prompt, two models: a soap bubble you can poke, blow, split and pop. Astra looks better. Opus feels better. Astra 6: 35 min, $5.90. Opus 5.5: 38 min, $4.30. Both land on almost the same toolbox, film thickness, surface tension, sound, and both look great in the clip. Astra's frames read like a product page. The tester's verdict is all about touch: Opus stretches under your finger, wobbles when you blow on it, and the pop has real sound and a tiny spray. Astra's just kind of floats there being pretty. Looks vs feel, for $1.60 less. Which one would you ship? You can pop the bubbles yourself, link below.