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Perplexity AI: GPT-6 Astra leads WANDR benchmark, outperforming Fable 5.1 and Opus 5

Perplexity AI has evaluated GPT-6 Astra, reporting a score of 0.682 on the WANDR benchmark at a cost of $11.98 per task. This performance represents a significant improvement over other tested models, outperforming Fable 5.1 by 13.5% while being 6.1% cheaper, and surpassing Opus 5 by 27.0% at a slightly higher cost of 3.3%. AI

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RANK_REASON The item reports on a benchmark evaluation of a specific AI model (GPT-6 Astra) on a defined task (WANDR), comparing its performance and cost against other models. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Perplexity AI: GPT-6 Astra leads WANDR benchmark, outperforming Fable 5.1 and Opus 5

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  1. X — Perplexity TIER_1 English(EN) · perplexity_ai ·

    We evaluated GPT-6 Astra on WANDR. It scored 0.682 at $11.98 per task, the highest score of any model we tested.

    We evaluated GPT-6 Astra on WANDR. It scored 0.682 at $11.98 per task, the highest score of any model we tested. GPT-6-Astra scored 13.5% higher than Fable 5.1 at 6.1% lower cost, and 27.0% higher than Opus 5 at 3.3% higher cost. https://t.co/SyYmD38qvq