OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here - 9to5Mac
OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here - 9to5Mac
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OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here
Zac Hall
| Sep 4 2026 - 11:52 a
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OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here
Zac Hall
| Sep 4 2026 - 11:52 am PT
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Update: A day later, GPT-6 Astra is rolling out to Business and Pro customers on the $100/month or $200/month plan. This follows other new model releases before Plus customers on the $20/month plan gain access.
Update #2: A few hours later, Plus users with the $20/month subscription now have Astra access as well.
It’s been just over a year since OpenAI released the first GPT-5 models for ChatGPT. Now it’s time for GPT-6 Astra to upgrade ChatGPT and Codex capabilities. Details below.
GPT-6 Astra details
OpenAI has officially detailed its new model, GPT-6 Astra, which it calls “the world’s most intelligent and aligned model.”
Here’s more from the official announcement today:
GPT‑6 Astra brings together years of research and big bets across pre-training, reinforcement learning, and alignment. Astra is state-of-the-art on computer use, browsing, software engineering, cybersecurity, science, and professional work. Astra saturates FrontierMath Tier 4 with a 98% score, having already helped
solve long-standing open problems
in mathematics. Astra also saturates ARC-AGI-3 with a 99.9% score and ExploitBench with a 100% score. It also sets a new frontier on computer and browser use, handling the most demanding professional work with unmatched speed, accuracy, and judgment.
OpenAI goes further on how GPT-6 improves computer use, which allows ChatGPT to use your Mac or other desktop, including in the background while you work:
GPT‑6 Astra pairs advances in computer use with targeted training for professional environments, to help tackle complex work tasks. It combines the intelligence required for complex problems with the ability to carry out multistep workflows and produce polished documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Additionally, GPT-6 Astra is “the best model for software engineering to