GPT–6
ASTRA
A new generation
of intelligence.
INTELLIGENCE, IN FORM.
01 / INTELLIGENCE
ASTRA / 006INTELLIGENCE.
WITHOUT A
FIXED SHAPE.
Not a single task.
A new capacity to act.
OpenAI’s frontier model for its most demanding end-to-end work.
A difficult problem. An unfamiliar environment. Room to think.
02 / CAPABILITY FIELD
OPENAI-REPORTED EVALUATIONS / 2026Y 006
Z ACTIVE
ABSTRACT REASONING
ARC–AGI–3
Learning to navigate an unfamiliar world.
Maximum reported scores across reasoning efforts. Research and API conditions may differ from ChatGPT.
03 / COMPUTER USE
ASTRA / 006THE COMPUTER
BECOMES AN
ENVIRONMENT.
A question becomes a path.
- 01Research a question↗
- 02Inspect sources↗
- 03Compare findings↗
Forms. CRM updates. Research. Documents. Scientific data. Websites and front-end QA.
Work moves across tools, with the task held in view.
04 / COMPRESSION OF TIME
ASTRA / 006LESS TIME.
MORE WORLD.
*OpenAI latency simulation on OSWorld 2.0. Approximate task times.
Higher task performance in a shorter trajectory. Read the evaluation ↗
05 / PROFESSIONAL WORK
ASTRA / 006FROM THOUGHT
TO ARTIFACT.
Made useful.
understanding.
Clarity is
a working material.
Stronger template following. Structured narratives. More usable business outputs.
06 / CODING
ASTRA / 006CODE THAT STAYS
IN CONTEXT.
Read the structure.
Trace requirements through the repository before making a change.
Context retrieval across windows is an experimental Codex feature.
It is not permanent memory for every Astra API request.
07 / LONG CONTEXT
ASTRA / 006A larger space
to hold a thought.
1,050,000
TOKENS OF CONTEXT
KNOWLEDGE CUTOFF
APRIL 30, 2026
MODEL / gpt-6-astra
08 / SCIENCE
ASTRA / 006INTELLIGENCE
AS AN INSTRUMENT.
ILLUSTRATIVE SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION
Scientific reasoning meets specialized software.
Inspect data. Explore results. Let the evidence guide the next question.
09 / CYBERSECURITY
ASTRA / 006CAPABILITY
REQUIRES CONTROL.
CONTROLLED CAPABILITY
Greater capability.
Stronger safeguards.
The first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework.
Cyber evaluations include testing without production safeguards. Deployed access includes stronger controls.
Advanced exploit creation is restricted at launch. Safety overview ↗
10 / ALIGNMENT
ASTRA / 006POWER.
WITH BOUNDARIES.
INTERNAL COMPUTER-USE SAFETY BENCHMARK
↓ LOWER IS BETTER
INTERNAL HALLUCINATION BENCHMARK
↓ LOWER IS BETTER
Knowing what to do.
And where to stop.
OpenAI reports improved respect for user authorization and fewer misaligned outcomes. These evaluations do not imply perfect safety. Monitorability remains an active research challenge.
11 / MODEL ENGINE
ASTRA / 006ASTRA
ENGINE SPECIFICATION
OPENAI / 2026
REV. 09.05
- CONTEXT WINDOW
- 1,050,000 tokens
- MAXIMUM OUTPUT
- 128,000 tokens
- KNOWLEDGE CUTOFF
- April 30, 2026
- INPUT
- Text / Image
- OUTPUT
- Text
- AUDIO / VIDEO
- Not supported
STANDARD API / PER 1M TOKENS
Web Search / File Search / Image Generation / Code Interpreter / Hosted Shell / Apply Patch / Skills / Computer Use / MCP / Tool Search
Requests above 272K input tokens: 2× input/cache rates and 1.5× output rates for the entire request.
Prices and specifications checked against OpenAI documentation on September 5, 2026.
12 / AVAILABILITY
ASTRA / 006A new chapter.
Opening gradually.
Announced September 3, 2026. Initial access began with limited organizations, with broader rollout planned over the following days.
ChatGPT Plus / Pro / Business / Enterprise
OpenAI API / Microsoft Azure / AWS Bedrock
Astra Pro is planned for Pro, Business and Enterprise. Enterprise access is off by default at launch. Availability depends on rollout and account access.
OFFICIAL AVAILABILITY ↗13 / A NEW STATE OF INTELLIGENCE