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OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra completes tax workbook twice as fast as GPT-5.6 Sol

OpenAI reports that GPT-6 Astra completed a 50-tab tax workbook twice as fast as GPT-5.6 Sol. It says the model's stronger understanding of user intent gives Basis more confidence in real-world use.

First seen 28 Sep, 00:00 UTC on openai.com2 sourcesLast update 3h ago

How GPT-6 Astra compares

List prices per million tokens, context and Arena's text leaderboard, against OpenAI's other top models and the leading labs' best. The percentages are GPT-6 Astra's price against each.

ModelReleasedInputOutputContextArena
GPT-6 AstraSeptember 2026$10.00$50.001.05M#23 1478
GPT-6 LunaSeptember 2026$0.10 +9900%$0.50 +9900%1.05Mnot ranked yet
GPT-6 SolSeptember 2026$2.00 +400%$10.00 +400%1.05M#50 1457
Claude Opus 5.5September 2026$4.00 +150%$20.00 +150%1M#1 1509
Gemini 3.1 Pro$2.00 +400%$12.00 +317%2M#14 1487
Qwen3.8 Max PrimeSeptember 2026$4.00 +150%$12.00 +317%1Mnot ranked yet

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