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OpenAI · 03 Sept 2026

GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI’s flagship GPT-6 model for demanding coding, computer-use, research and professional workloads.

ImpactMajor

High-signal launch with broad capability, access or platform-level implications.

LifecycleGA
Since 03 Sept 2026
ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPrice$10 / $50CheckConfirmed
Availability
StatusTrackedChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcement

Release is backed by the lab’s own announcement or newsroom post.

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Model lineage

Where GPT-6 Astra sits.

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PreviousGPT-5.609 Jul 2026
Current briefGPT-6 Astra03 Sept 2026
NextGPT-6 Sol22 Sept 2026
Compare this step with GPT-5.6 ↗

Model lifecycle

Know whether it is ready—and when it is leaving.

Radar tracks the model’s current access stage separately from its original announcement, including official retirement dates and recommended replacements when the lab publishes them.

LifecycleGA
Since 03 Sept 2026

Available through a public product or API channel.

Status since
03 Sept 2026
Open lifecycle source

Change Lens

What actually changed.

Normalized from the release note so different labs can be compared by the same fields, not just by launch copy.

Compared withGPT-5.6

General · Coding · Multimodal

CapabilityGeneral · Coding · Multimodalchanged
AvailabilityAPI + OpenAI productsnew
Pricing1.05M · $10 / $50changed
ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.unknown
EvidenceFirst-party sourcenew
ConfidenceConfirmed

Evidence is first-party; comparison labels are normalized by Radar.

Source qualityLaunch announcement

Release is backed by the lab’s own announcement or newsroom post.

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Source receipts

Evidence behind the brief.

The Radar keeps claims traceable: first-party sources, normalized fields, unknowns and the latest verification marker used for this page.

Announcement03 Sept 2026
LifecycleGenerally available
AvailabilityAPI + OpenAI products
Pricing1.05M · $10 / $50
ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.
ConfidenceConfirmed
Last checked03 Sept 2026
Needs review

Context is not clearly specified in the indexed source note.

Why it matters

Establishes the top GPT-6 capability tier with a million-token context window.

Capabilities
GeneralCodingMultimodal
Source

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