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

Hal Tasaki announced that, with substantial help from ChatGPT Astra, he proved the Ogata index equals the Tasaki index, an equality he had wanted to understand for years; the paper is on arXiv.

The author says OpenAI's new cloud computer assistant defaults to GPT-6 Astra and runs tasks in the cloud without consuming subscription quota, while tasks sent via DOT to local Codex still count against it, so it can be used to save quota on video camera moves.

GPT-6.1 Sol generated a 3D version of Super Mario Bros for $4.17, scoring 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, one point behind GPT-6 Astra at roughly one-fifth the cost.

A promo video introduces Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that are described as remarkably capable and built to handle everything.

A post with an image speculates that a larger sun in OpenAI's official material is a hint at GPT-6.1 Astra.

OpenAI introduced Dots, agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that can research, shop and work in other apps for the user, rolling out first to Pro and Business Premium users in several countries.

Gigazine reports that OpenAI has released Dots, an always-on AI assistant powered by GPT-6 Astra and running on a dedicated cloud computer.

The author writes a mock OpenAI announcement for a new model with near-Astra performance at one-tenth the price and three times the speed, changing the Pro tier from 20x to 10x.

The author argues that if OpenAI keeps Astra 6.1 undeployed while Anthropic is already ahead, Anthropic releasing Fable 5.5 would not count as pacing the frontier.

OpenAI red-team member viemccoy calls Dots his favorite release, saying Astra will continue a character from earlier models and that model identity and persona consistency will be a focus of his research, while noting permission features still have bugs.

The author gave the same task to several models: Opus 5.5 scored 9.1 to lead, Astra 8.0, and Sol 6.1 and Grok 4.7 tied at 7.7.

A French outlet reports that OpenAI has launched Dots, autonomous agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that act continuously in the background, each with its own computer and able to interact with over 4,000 apps via ChatGPT.