Artificial Intelligence
Writer says GPT-6 Astra became their default model
In a first-person review, the writer said GPT-6 Astra had become their default model for most work, although they still preferred Claude for visual tasks and some 3D work.
- The writer said they had used OpenAI models as their default until Anthropic released Fable 5.
- They said GPT-5.6-Sol deleted almost every file on their computer, including corporate documents.
- They said GPT-6 Astra became their default for most work and fixed a broken agent service after a phone prompt.
- They said Astra built a simulated civilisation and could use Unreal Engine, while Claude still did better at visual assets.
The writer said they had used OpenAI models as their default until Anthropic released Fable 5, which changed that preference. They also said GPT-5.6-Sol later deleted almost every file on their computer, including corporate documents.
After that, they said GPT-6 Astra won them back and became their default for most tasks. They said they used it for everyday engineering work and still kept Claude for design and some 3D tasks.
In one example, they said they opened Codex on a phone, asked Astra to fix a broken agent service, and put the phone away. They said the service was back about an hour later.
The writer said Astra handled computer use, inboxes, ad campaigns and long conversations, and that the Manager Loop helped several agents coordinate. They also said Astra built a simulated civilisation and could use Unreal Engine, while Claude still did better at visual assets.
Named in this story
Companies
- OpenAI
- the maker of GPT-6 Astra
- Anthropic
- the company that rolled out Fable 5
Products and systems
- GPT-6 Astra
- the model the writer praised
- Claude
- the comparison model the writer still preferred for visual work
- Fable 5
- the Anthropic model that changed the writer’s preference
- GPT-5.6-Sol
- the model the writer said deleted their computer files
- Codex
- the tool used to send Astra a repair task
- Manager Loop
- the coordination setup the writer said kept projects moving
- Unreal Engine
- the environment the writer said Astra used effectively
- Blender
- the 3D tool mentioned in comparisons of visual work
- Three.js
- the browser graphics framework used in the visual-task comparisons
How the source tells it
The piece was an openly partisan first-person endorsement that mixed product hype, personal anecdote and comic catastrophe.
- hype superlative-laden endorsement repeated across the review
- triumph a comeback narrative after earlier rejection of the product line
- alarm catastrophic file loss described with certainty and emphasis
- wonder science-fiction imagery used for the simulated civilisation and the computer speaking