Plus users ask OpenAI why Astra isn't available in Chat

Elaina @ElainaNotesOriginally posted 2026.09.06

Open original on X

To @OpenAI : I understand that GPT-6 Astra requires significantly more compute. But I still cannot fully understand this: if you claim Astra has much higher token efficiency than 5.6 Sol, and in practice, that is indeed true, why not at least offer Light and Medium in Chat and make them available to Plus users? At least give us some way to use Astra, rather than leaving us with no option to access it in Chat at all. 😹 Could you consider this? 👀