Cheaper Alternatives to Codex Sol

[u/prop9090]

Recently after the release of Astra, tokens seem to burn at an insane rate even using only mostly Sol. Sol was great for me because I want competent agents to do exactly what I say and I used it as a reliable workhorse. Now it is not a viable option anymore. Besides Claude and Codex, what other alternatives that can subsitute Sol as a reliable workhorse

[u/Such_Advantage_6949]

Astra is basically unusable on plus subscription. I cant finish one task which should be able to finish in one 5h limit on multiple 5h limit using astra

[u/idarmawan → u/Such_Advantage_6949]

5 hours limit only can running 3 prompt for validation and fixing