Astra needs four rounds to match one Opus 5.5 output, user says

Token Gremlin @TokenGremlinOriginally posted 2026.09.24

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Let's put it this way: Opus 5.5 can often get to the final result in ONE output, while GPT-6 Astra might need around four rounds to reach the same level of quality, and Astra is more expensive on top of that. That’s why Opus burns through so many tokens. It eats once and gives you what other models might need four passes to match.