GPT-6 Astra in Practice: Tests, Use Cases, and Feedback

On day one of OpenAI's "28 Days of Improvements," Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol became 50% faster, which the poster calls a useful improvement.

OpenAI began its 28-day improvement streak by raising default speed for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol to about 50 TPS, rolling out within hours to ChatGPT subscriptions and partners using Sign in with ChatGPT.

Codex and GPT-6 Astra can set up workflows through the Dreamina command line while the Canvas stays editable afterward, so automation doesn't lock the user out of the process.

A user says they would rather have this speed increase than a quota reset: Astra and 6.1 Sol go from 30 to about 50 tokens per second.

Default speed has been optimized for subscription products and Sign in With ChatGPT partners, making Astra and 6.1 Sol roughly 50% faster.

An OpenAI staffer says default speed for Astra and 6.1 Sol on subscriptions is about 50% faster, takes effect within two hours, and needs no changes from users.

The author shows how ten roles such as CHIEF, SCOUT, BUILDER and PRICER split the work of turning scattered form and email enquiries into a CRM package a client would pay for.

ZeroHedge claims the name of OpenAI's latest model, Astra, was stolen, sparking a naming dispute.

A post says Astra gave new answers to a fusion physics problem open for 59 years, making designs that could confine plasma hotter than the sun finally work out mathematically.

OpenAI will add text watermarking to ChatGPT and Codex in the EU in the coming weeks, off by default in the API; it says Astra benchmarks show no meaningful difference, which the poster doubts.

The poster jokes that since Astra can write code, someone should build a system that automatically removes watermarks from ChatGPT-generated content.

The author released a second self-made MV, "Who's Number One Now?", using GPT-6 Astra and GPT-image-2.5 for image and video processing and Suno V6-mini for music.