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

The author argues that if OpenAI doesn't release GPT-6.1 Astra next week, its vague teasing amounts to overhyping.

The poster says OpenAI will release "something special" next week that is explicitly not Astra 6.1, and asks commenters for guesses.

Reports suggest GPT-6.1 Astra may arrive next week after rumors it was "too dangerous," with an OpenAI executive hinting at a move next week.

The blogger reads a screenshot as OpenAI possibly releasing next week a model meant for DevDay (likely Astra 6.1), which alongside Fable 5.5 would make for a big week.

A screenshot post showing output generated in GPT-6 Astra High mode, with the author reacting to the result with "AGI...".

Given only a photo of an 1809 coded letter, Astra transcribed its 1,300 symbols, found the key, wrote its own cracking program, and corrected the letter's year along the way.

A user weighs the $100 Pro plan, which includes a Dot running on Astra with its own cloud computer and browser, where chatting doesn't count against limits but Codex tasks do.

From one blurry photo and a single prompt, Astra read all 1,300 symbols, found an old key, decoded an 1809 military briefing, and corrected the year historians had recorded.

A Spanish-language video shows GPT-6 Astra continuously tracking the path of a tennis ball, which the author calls impressive.

The same 3D task was given to GPT-6 Astra and Opus 5.5, and the author says the results differ greatly, with a video demo.

Codex lead Tibo is quoted saying future models will be notably better at deleting code and simplifying, set against rumors about Astra, 6.1 Sol and an internal model called Bel.

A coded 1809 battle report sent to Marshal Marmont and unbroken for over two centuries was decrypted by GPT-6 Astra, revealing French, Polish and Bavarian troop positions.