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OpenAI Made Astra Harder to Watch and Shipped It
GPT-6 Astra is the first model OpenAI rates Critical for cyber. It also monitors worse than the model…
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GPT-6 Astra Runs 30.9 Minute Tasks. Codex Cannot Yet
UK AISI measured GPT-6 Astra at a 30.9 minute autonomous task horizon against 3.6 for Sol. Most solo devs still cannot run it. What that means for cost.
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GPT-6 Astra Costs 2.5x Sol. Here Is What You Get
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra ships at 10 USD in and 50 USD out per 1M tokens. The benchmark wins…