Sonnet 5.5 versus Astra: model preferences and subscription value
A user says Sonnet 5.5 is better than Astra and has canceled their OpenAI subscriptions. They praise Opus 5.5 but argue that Sonnet’s high output-token use eats into its speed and cost gains.
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A user says Sonnet 5.5 is better than Astra, describe using Opus 5.5 as a “dream come true” and says they’ve canceled their OpenAI subscriptions. They argue that Sonnet 5.5’s high output-token use offsets much of its speed and cost gains, making Anthropic’s subscription allowances more appealing to them than API pricing.
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