Reading up on Astra

Hi, Tomorrow we are re-opening the Pro $200 subscriptions to new subscribers, but together with it we are also changing how we calculate the usage for it. In effect, if you do the math, it will net out at half the dollar in API spend compared to the old Pro $200 plan. Now that it's said, let me explain why this is happening and why you will still get more work done than if you were on the Pro $200 subscription one month ago. (a) We didn't want to compromise in other ways and are committing to not reintroducing the 5h limit, so that you can fully use the weekly usage when you want. (b) On the subscription, we guarantee that over time you always get more work done and with an increasing level of quality. This means that you will continue to get more value per dollar spent as a result of models getting more efficient and us passing down the improvements in the form of API price reductions. (c) We don't want to put an incentive on ourselves to artificially inflate the API list prices to make it look like you are getting a lot (and workaround it through discounts, etc). Instead we want to continue to both rapidly reduce prices and increase capabilities of models on the API. This week we introduced GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna at 50% of their previous price. Over time, we see prices go low enough that it makes sense for most to buy usage as needed without there being a significant gap between what you get in a subscription and what you get in the API for a dollar spent. (d) Tomorrow, we are adding more things to the subscription that won't draw on the usage, I won't reveal what that is yet. I wanted to be transparent before all the big announcements tomorrow. Lots of new exciting things are coming to the subscriptions that will make it super compelling, but I wanted to make sure to share this change ahead of time so you can all understand it before we shower you with good news. Codexingly, Tibo

@thsottiaux

You feel saas is dead when you build with Astra. Made an inbox to unify all my chats for fast triage. 4 prompts.

@ben_issen

my current agents.md that made astra work well still a work in progress, i keep tweaking it try it out and see how it works for you

@argofowl

I spent 47 cents on Jev and it gave me $2000 worth of Astra ideas send help

@clairevo

I asked Astra to create an interactive aquarium wallpaper for my Mac. The fish respond to the cursor!

@chaseleantj

made a little daycare simulator with jev where you control the chaos of the room using toys, snacks and nap-time blankets. little rascals will get FERAL. (Astra modeled all the assets in Blender first)

@Shpigford

Has anyone yet tried to get Astra and Fable to agree on the perfect styleguide? And then host it somewhere with a web mcp.

@thsottiaux

Claude C- no wait GrokBo- no wait Instinc- no wait Astra has changed my life. I look forward to having my life (and all my god damned workflows) revolutionized in 2-3 days.

@awilkinson

i gave astra a robot, a paint brush, and a camera then asked it to paint the golden gate bridge in real life! it figured out how to control the robot, and progressively got better throughout its attempts. the timelapse is sick

@cdngdev

This is amazing. Copy this screenshot into Codex. It can solve most issues with Astra not following instructions. From @pvncher.

@daniel_mac8

Very honest statements here. Highly appreciated. What matters more of this tweet is not the performance of Astra itself on ARC-AGI-3. It will likely be complicated to come up with a new version of the benchmark with low initial pass and decent human scores.

@antirez

Astra is very good at 3D modeling, and I can't wait for all of you to experience it, for now here is a little walkthrough on how I built the demo house for our launch blog post. From a Blender scene to a Unreal Engine 5 walkable experience. 🧵

@Dimillian