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

GPT-6 Astra and 5.6 Pro have their own chat limits separate from Codex, so when Codex runs out you can connect those models to the Codex Harness through web quota.

Citing Astra's 57.9% versus Fable 5.1's 55.8% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, the author ran a scripted 20v20 agent battle in which the Astra side won 1-0.

A Japanese long-form piece reviews Brockman's September 3 remarks and the debate over defining AGI, noting that OpenAI's official documents do not declare AGI achieved.

A viewer jokes that OpenAI's Astra demo only shows someone ordering food and someone booking tennis courts, so most jobs are safe for now unless you're an executive assistant.

A September 4 roundup covering Astra's daily reset credit for paid users after access delays, Altman's apology, and praise for its coding value, 3D modeling, and PC control.

A joking complaint that people without even a GPT subscription immediately posted Astra reviews and tutorials, experiencing the update through screenshots.

A Japanese podcast discusses Astra's scores on ARC-AGI-3 and FrontierMath, plus its world-model-level 3D modeling and computer-use abilities.

A long post compares the two models on computer use, coding, cybersecurity, long context, hallucination rate, and price per million tokens.

The author says Astra scores 32 points above Fable 5.1 and suggests using it to review your workflow, audit your second brain, and re-examine shelved projects before handing execution to cheaper models.

A French developer asks people to post project ideas in the comments; Astra reads them, picks some, builds them in Codex, and he reviews the results in a stream that evening.

The author notes GPT-6 Astra is live and says the standout is being able to tell your computer what you want done and have Astra handle it, which could change how we use software.

The post says Astra, using OpenAI's Provider Adapter, pushed ARC-AGI-3 from around 0.5% to 99.9%, and notes Greg Brockman calls it the beginning of the AGI era.