I like its image understanding without having to reach for astra

But you're reaching for Kimi, no? A model from an entirely otherwise-redundant company. You're already using Open AI models, so Kimi seems even more of a reach.

I'm asking, not arguing, because I'd like to understand. Is Astra so much more expensive for those tasks, and are they frequent?

	▲	edg5000 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If he has 2x 20x OpenAI, that means he's running heavy jobs that burn through usage. So Kimi must be there to reduce OpenAI usage. With Astra + Fable, I burn through my 5x OpenAI and 20x Claude real fast. I do have a backup GLM sub but I've never had to use it. So the prediction that AI would become more expensive seems to be panning out. Partly outweighed by better models of course.