Reddit user compares Opus and Astra on creative tasks
Read original source →reddit.comA PhD student in theoretical physics on Anthropic's $100 20x plan says Opus shows "infinite more taste" than Astra for creative work like Minecraft builds, after switching from a $200 OpenAI subscription.
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