@mattshumer_: I've been testing GPT-6 Sol for a bit now. It's solid, but I still prefer Astra/Fable 5.1 (and now, likely Opus 5.5) fo…
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Matt Shumer tests GPT-6 Sol and shares his preference for Astra/Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5 models, while referencing OpenAI's announcement of faster and more affordable GPT-6 Sol and Luna models.
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I’ve been testing GPT-6 Sol for a bit now.
It’s solid, but I still prefer Astra/Fable 5.1 (and now, likely Opus 5.5) for my day to day.
We’re spoiled by so many amazing model options now!
OpenAI (@OpenAI): Please welcome GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna to the GPT-6 universe.
GPT-6 Sol and Luna build on the advances behind GPT-6 Astra, bringing much of its strengths into faster and more affordable models to support work at scale.
We’ve also made caching and inference more efficient, and
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