Sam Altman announces that GPT-6 Astra is now available to all Pro, Enterprise, and Business Premium users in Work/Codex, and is available in the API.
Source: https://x.com/sama/status/2095973658867171733?s=20
GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI Begins Rollout of Its Newest Flagship Model
OpenAI has officially confirmed the launch of GPT-6 Astra, the company’s newest flagship model. According to official developer documentation, the model is being rolled out in stages: it starts today for enterprises in the Trusted Access Program, with access via API and through the Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans coming in the following days.
Astra is described by OpenAI as its most capable model to date, with standout performance in computer use, web browsing, software engineering, and complex professional work, and is optimized for multistep workflows spanning code, browsers, and professional software. One notable aspect concerns efficiency: although the per-token price is higher, the model reportedly requires significantly fewer tokens to complete a task, lowering the effective cost per task via the API.
OpenAI also emphasizes a focus on alignment — the model is said to better respect task boundaries, communicate more transparently, and fill in ambiguous details from context, asking questions only when the answer could change the final outcome.
Developers looking to test the new model can access it through the Responses API, using the identifier “gpt-6-astra.”
This material was generated with the help of Claude (Anthropic) and published with the approval of Editor-in-Chief Robert Williams, for AI News247WorldPress.
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