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GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price

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  1. A_D_E_P_T · · focus · HN ↗
    Looking at the token prices, if this is half as good as 6-Astra for 3D model creation in Blender, it's going to be an absolute game changer.

    Opus 5.5 is definitely better at coding, but nothing even comes close to 6-Astra for work in 3D graphics...

    1. ekun · · focus · HN ↗
      How is it with animations?

      I have played around a little bit with fixing some rigging problems and was impressed, but Opus even warned me it was bad at animations cause it can only really grab screenshots to process static content.

      1. godwinson__4-8 · · focus · HN ↗
        You need to use the Blender MCP. There is an official plugin for this now, so the third party one can be avoided.

        I've only dabbled but yes with SOTA models it is very good at animating and really most Blender tasks you can think of. Certainly if you are coming at Blender at below expert level it makes it far more accessible and fun to work with.

        There are still rough edges of course. But try the official MCP out with Astra and judge for yourself.

      2. A_D_E_P_T · · focus · HN ↗
        I've only tried animating models in Astra-6, and I was quite impressed! It's rarely able to one-shot things perfectly, but it usually gets pretty close.
    2. lukan · · focus · HN ↗
      Have you tried fable? (I did small experiements and was satisfied, but maybe there are reasons to switch?)
      1. A_D_E_P_T · · focus · HN ↗
        No, because I always hit my Fable quota (Max 20x) in 12 hours on simpler tasks, and I'd hate to need to buy tokens at API pricing.
    3. CuriouslyC · · focus · HN ↗
      From the results of a lot of YouTubers in the space, I think Opus 5.5 is pretty competitive with Astra in 3D. It's slightly worse at spatial detail but better at aesthetics and little touches.
      1. A_D_E_P_T · · focus · HN ↗
        Interesting! Can you share an example?
        1. CuriouslyC · · focus · HN ↗
          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@stefan_3d_ai" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;@stefan_3d_ai

          A number of others have done game&#x2F;3d video benchmarks but this guy is probably the most prolific.

          1. kroaton · · focus · HN ↗
            That dude is a grifter. His German friend is even worse.
            1. 2yrrr · · focus · HN ↗
              The poster above carries this tone in his posts where he is the divine one. I bet on a lot of stuff he ain’t got a clue what he’s talking about but hopes people like you don’t catch him out.
    4. therealdrag0 · · focus · HN ↗
      After all the hype, I’ve been kinda disappointed tbh. Modeling specific models are so much better (eg. Tripo3d). Astra still models some janky crap for me.
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