Consumer AI
OpenAI's new $500/month Pro 500 plan brings Astra Ultrafast speed to ChatGPT Work and Codex
OpenAI's Pro 500 plan costs $500/month, offers 25x the Plus usage allowance, and is the only tier with Astra Ultrafast access.
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Astra
6 posts about Astra from Simon Carter.
Models & Assistants
GPT-6 Astra is now the default model for ChatGPT Work and Codex: here's what enterprise teams need to know
OpenAI's September 9 post sets GPT-6 Astra as the default for Work and Codex, with benchmark scores, case studies, and an admin-enable requirement.
Models & Assistants
GPT-6 Astra is now available to all ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users
GPT-6 Astra expands beyond its limited preview to all paid ChatGPT tiers, the OpenAI API, Azure, and AWS Bedrock: with faster computer use and new Codex note-keeping.
Models & Assistants
GPT-6 Astra is here: OpenAI's most capable model yet, and a possible AGI milestone
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on 3 September 2026, with Greg Brockman calling it a generational leap and suggesting it may represent AGI.
Security & Governance
OpenAI pauses its largest frontier AI training run over critical cybersecurity concerns
OpenAI has paused its largest planned frontier RL run after internal evals could not rule out critical cybersecurity capabilities in its upcoming Astra model.
Security & Governance
OpenAI flags its Astra model as potentially 'Critical' for cybersecurity risk: a first for any OpenAI model
OpenAI's Astra model may have crossed the Critical cybersecurity threshold in its Preparedness Framework, triggering mandatory safety protocols.