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OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra: A 1.05M-Context Computer-Use Model Gated Behind a Critical' Cyber Threshold

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OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on September 3, 2026, positioning it as a computer-use flagship rather than a chat model. It reports 72.6% on OSWorld V2-Offline, replaces Codex compaction with searchable notes, and ships a 1.05M-token context at $10/$50 per million tokens. It is also the first OpenAI m…

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-09-04 15:20 · r/artificial
    GPT-6 Astra looks less like “AGI” and more like a serious test of computer-use agents
  2. 2026-09-03 21:16 · MarkTechPost
    OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra: A 1.05M-Context Computer-Use Model Gated Behind a Critical' Cyber Threshold

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