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GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI

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Released09/2026
Speed65 tokens/s
Time to first token181.69s
Input price$10/1M
Output price$50/1M

Rankings

#5
AIM 91.7Peak #2
#4
AIM 94.6Peak #4
#1
AIM 99.4Peak #14 weeks at #1

Review

GPT-6 Astra is a premier choice for reasoning, diverse conversational tasks, and AI agents. It suits enterprises and researchers that require high accuracy and robust automation, though users should weigh cost and latency for intensive coding projects.

Strengths

  • Outstanding reasoning performance, leading the AIM leaderboard
  • Natural, diverse conversational abilities, ranking in the top 2 on AIM
  • Powerful autonomous AI agent capabilities for automating complex tasks
  • High stability and safety in responses

Weaknesses

  • Coding performance is weaker than dedicated coding models, ranking 4th on AIM
  • Higher usage cost compared to mid-tier models
  • Response latency can increase under heavy workloads

Use cases

Analyzing and solving logical problems and scientific research queriesPowering customer support and multilingual chatbotsAutomating enterprise workflows using AI agents