Re:Ask HN: OpenAI Astra post-launch slump?
by booty on Friday November 13, 2026 @10:43PM
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For budgetary reasons Astra is probably less than 10% of my LLM usage, but I have not noticed those swings. Just used it to review a bunch of architecture. Very strong performer.
One of the hallmarks of Luna is that it's slow. Also, while Luna's price/performance is outstanding (astounding, even) ...it's also sort of dumb. Astra isn't perfect but it's been consistently miles above Luna for me.
I believe you, though. Like many/most in this space, I suspect they mess with this stuff all the time behind the scenes. And they're not necessarily serving you the same thing they're serving me.
One of the hallmarks of Luna is that it's slow. Also, while Luna's price/performance is outstanding (astounding, even) ...it's also sort of dumb. Astra isn't perfect but it's been consistently miles above Luna for me.
I believe you, though. Like many/most in this space, I suspect they mess with this stuff all the time behind the scenes. And they're not necessarily serving you the same thing they're serving me.