OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra, Declares 'AGI Era' Has Begun as World's Most Capable—and Expensive—AI Model Rolls Out

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, declaring the 'AGI era' has begun as its most powerful and expensive AI model yet rolls out to select users, priced at up to $50 per million output tokens, with claims of unprecedented software engineering capabilities and improved safety — though officials admit monitoring its reasoning grows harder as its intelligence increases.

• OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra, described as a 'generational leap in capability,' with OpenAI President Greg Brockman declaring 'it's not unreasonable to feel that we are now in the AGI era' as the model begins rolling out to select organizations and ChatGPT subscribers.
• GPT-6 Astra is being touted as the world's best computer use and software engineering model, priced at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens, making it one of the most expensive AI models on the market, though OpenAI claims its efficiency reduces overall token usage per task.
• Amid heightened scrutiny following the Hugging Face security breach, OpenAI positions Astra as its most aligned and safety-conscious model yet, featuring stronger cybersecurity protections and being three times less likely to misrepresent its capabilities, though officials acknowledge that monitoring the model's reasoning is becoming increasingly difficult as its intelligence grows.