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    Qwen reportedly estimates food macros nearly 8x faster than GPT Astra in one run

    A user asked three AI models to estimate macronutrients, such as protein, from the same food photo. They say all three returned estimates around 1,200–1,300 calories.

    Chris AlbonCA
    Sarah ChiengSC
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    Frustrated with time-consuming food logging, a longtime macro tracker says they tested three models on the same food photo. They reported response times of 2.46 seconds for Qwen 3.8 27B on Cerebras, 19.55 seconds for OpenAI’s GPT Astra and 14.74 seconds for Anthropic’s Fable 5.1. According to the user, all three estimated around 1,200–1,300 calories, and Qwen finished nearly 8x faster than Astra in that run.

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    Sarah Chieng@MilksandMatchaI have tracked my macros (mostly protein) for years now. It is time consuming and extremely annoying. All the apps suck and it take forever. So I gave 3 models the same food photo and asked for the macros: Qwen 3.8 27B on @cerebras // 2.46s GPT Astra by @OpenAI // 19.55s Fable 5.1 by @AnthropicAI // 14.74s All three landed around 1,200–1,300 calories. Qwen finished nearly 8x faster than Astra in this run. I just want to log my lunch and eat it :)21d
    Chris Albon@chrisalbonAs someone who has tried many different calorie tracking methods. This method (llm + food scale + photo) is the easiest by far.20d

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    Sarah Chieng@MilksandMatchaI have tracked my macros (mostly protein) for years now. It is time consuming and extremely annoying. All the apps suck and it take forever. So I gave 3 models the same food photo and asked for the macros: Qwen 3.8 27B on @cerebras // 2.46s GPT Astra by @OpenAI // 19.55s Fable 5.1 by @AnthropicAI // 14.74s All three landed around 1,200–1,300 calories. Qwen finished nearly 8x faster than Astra in this run. I just want to log my lunch and eat it :)21d
    Chris Albon@chrisalbonAs someone who has tried many different calorie tracking methods. This method (llm + food scale + photo) is the easiest by far.20d