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GPT-6 Astra

by OpenAI

GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI's flagship model for demanding end-to-end work.

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About GPT-6 Astra

GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI's flagship model for demanding end-to-end work.

Best for

Demanding analysis and engineering

Notes

GPT-6 Astra is listed in the EDNA Models directory from the OpenRouter catalogue.

Pros

  • Analysing competing technical constraints
  • file, image, text input; text output on the listed OpenRouter route

Cons

  • Using a flagship model for every trivial task
  • Presenting uncited generated explanations as verified research
  • Catalogue base token rates have additional pricing overrides. Context length, time window, caching, reasoning, tools or media can change total cost; the simple calculator is not a full quote.

Key facts

What we have checked

Input price
$10.00 per million tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Output price
$50.00 per million tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on amazon-bedrock
$1.00 per million cached input tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on amazon-bedrock
$10.00 per million input tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on amazon-bedrock
$50.00 per million output tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on azure
$1.00 per million cached input tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on azure
$10.00 per million input tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on azure
$50.00 per million output tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Price on openai
$0.500 per million cached input tokens
Checked OpenRouter models API
Gpqa diamond
95.8% (for 3 Sept 2026)
Checked Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Frontiermath tiers 1 3 v2 private
93.7% (for 3 Sept 2026)
Checked Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Simpleqa verified
75.6% (for 3 Sept 2026)
Checked Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)

Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.

API access

How to call it

Call via OpenRouter with model id `openai/gpt-6-astra`.

  • openrouter · openai/gpt-6-astra · Docs

OpenRouter id: openai/gpt-6-astra

Price

What GPT-6 Astra costs, over time

Input price

$10.00 to $10.00

US dollars per million input tokens. 5 Sept 2026 to 7 Nov 2026, 39 days.

Source: OpenRouter models API. Checked .

Output price

$50.00 to $50.00

US dollars per million output tokens. 5 Sept 2026 to 7 Nov 2026, 39 days.

Source: OpenRouter models API. Checked .

Prices by host

HostPriceOver timeChecked
amazon-bedrockCached input$1.00 per million cached input tokensSince 30 Oct 20261 changeOpenRouter models API
amazon-bedrockInput$10.00 per million input tokensSince 30 Oct 20261 changeOpenRouter models API
amazon-bedrockOutput$50.00 per million output tokensSince 30 Oct 20261 changeOpenRouter models API
azureCached input$1.00 per million cached input tokensSince 24 Oct 2026No change recordedOpenRouter models API
azureInput$10.00 per million input tokensSince 24 Oct 2026No change recordedOpenRouter models API
azureOutput$50.00 per million output tokensSince 24 Oct 2026No change recordedOpenRouter models API
openaiCached input$0.500 per million cached input tokensSince 24 Oct 2026No change recordedOpenRouter models API
openaiInput$5.00 per million input tokensSince 24 Oct 2026No change recordedOpenRouter models API
openaiOutput$25.00 per million output tokensSince 24 Oct 2026No change recordedOpenRouter models API

Usage

How much GPT-6 Astra is used

Tokens served a day

140.1B to 32.3B

tokens a day on OpenRouter. 19 Sept 2026 to 7 Nov 2026, 50 readings.

Source: OpenRouter model activity (741 of 741 series). Checked .

Scores

How GPT-6 Astra scores

Each score comes from the named source and shows when we last confirmed it. A flag means the score needs care.

ScoreValueSourceChecked
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index56.9indexAs of 7 Nov 2026Artificial Analysis via OpenRouter
Artificial Analysis Coding Index77.1indexAs of 7 Nov 2026Artificial Analysis via OpenRouter
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index51indexAs of 7 Nov 2026Artificial Analysis via OpenRouter
LMArena text rating (Elo)1,441EloAs of 7 Nov 2026LMArena (CC-BY-4.0), published 2026-11-06
LMArena web development rating (Elo)1,770EloAs of 7 Nov 2026LMArena (CC-BY-4.0), published 2026-11-06
LMArena vision rating (Elo)1,280EloAs of 7 Nov 2026LMArena (CC-BY-4.0), published 2026-11-06
Apex agents (best-across-versions)64.7percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Arc agi (best-across-versions)98.5percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Arc agi 2 (best-across-versions)95percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Balrog (best-across-versions)68.3percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Chess puzzles (best-across-versions)76percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Dtbench (best-across-versions)97.3percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Show 18 more scores
ScoreValueSourceChecked
Ebr bench (best-across-versions)76.2percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Frontiercode (best-across-versions)53.3percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Frontiermath tier 4 v2 private (best-across-versions)97.6percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Frontiermath tiers 1 3 v2 private (best-across-versions)93.7percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Frontierswe (best-across-versions)65.5percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Furniture assembly (best-across-versions)80percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Gpqa diamond (best-across-versions)95.8percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Gso bench (best-across-versions)79.4percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Lmca (best-across-versions)64.4percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Mirrorcode (best-across-versions)46.7percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Mystery game puzzles (best-across-versions)84percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Otis mock aime 2024 2025 (best-across-versions)Saturated100percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Proofbench (best-across-versions)99percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Remote labor index (best-across-versions)20.8percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Simpleqa verified (best-across-versions)75.6percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Spireclimb (best-across-versions)25.7percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Weirdml (best-across-versions)93.6percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Weirdml v3 (best-across-versions)54percentAs of 3 Sept 2026Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)
Saturated
Top models score close to the maximum, so this test no longer separates them.

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Sources

Where this comes from

A source shows what was published when we checked it. It does not certify security, performance or a working installation. Read our method.

Changelog

What changed

  1. Price changed

    cached input per mtok: 1.1 to 1

    Source: OpenRouter models API

  2. Price changed

    output per mtok: 55 to 50

    Source: OpenRouter models API

  3. Price changed

    input per mtok: 11 to 10

    Source: OpenRouter models API

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USAGE / OPENROUTER

How much GPT-6 Astra is used

Tokens processed through OpenRouter each day. It shows what developers actually run, not every company's private traffic.

Tokens, last 7 days
342B ▼23.2%
Requests, last 7 days
30.9M
Tool calls, last 7 days
3.9M
Intelligence score
56.9
People's vote
1441
Average cost per request
$15.13
Price per million tokens
$10 in · $50 out
0250B500B19 Sept: 140B tokens, 1.7M requests20 Sept: 109B tokens, 2.1M requests21 Sept: 162B tokens, 9.5M requests22 Sept: 145B tokens, 2.1M requests23 Sept: 173B tokens, 2.1M requests24 Sept: 140B tokens, 1.6M requests25 Sept: 143B tokens, 2.3M requests26 Sept: 182B tokens, 2.2M requests27 Sept: 88.4B tokens, 1.8M requests28 Sept: 113B tokens, 2.3M requests29 Sept: 83.2B tokens, 1.8M requests30 Sept: 157B tokens, 2.2M requests1 Oct: 460B tokens, 5.5M requests2 Oct: 429B tokens, 4.6M requests3 Oct: 83.8B tokens, 1.4M requests4 Oct: 83.3B tokens, 1.9M requests5 Oct: 92.3B tokens, 1.5M requests6 Oct: 74B tokens, 1.4M requests7 Oct: 86.8B tokens, 1.8M requests8 Oct: 84.4B tokens, 1.6M requests9 Oct: 98.7B tokens, 1.7M requests10 Oct: 82.1B tokens, 1.2M requests11 Oct: 64.7B tokens, 886K requests12 Oct: 74.2B tokens, 1.1M requests13 Oct: 61.4B tokens, 1.1M requests14 Oct: 45.8B tokens, 931K requests15 Oct: 49.9B tokens, 860K requests16 Oct: 61.8B tokens, 1.2M requests17 Oct: 38.7B tokens, 689K requests18 Oct: 38B tokens, 633K requests19 Oct: 61.6B tokens, 1.1M requests20 Oct: 78.8B tokens, 1.9M requests21 Oct: 90.7B tokens, 1.5M requests22 Oct: 80.5B tokens, 1.7M requests23 Oct: 83B tokens, 1.9M requests24 Oct: 61.9B tokens, 912K requests25 Oct: 39.5B tokens, 629K requests26 Oct: 51.4B tokens, 887K requests27 Oct: 61.3B tokens, 6.4M requests28 Oct: 75.9B tokens, 2M requests29 Oct: 86.7B tokens, 2.1M requests30 Oct: 77.7B tokens, 2M requests31 Oct: 52.3B tokens, 890K requests1 Nov: 39.4B tokens, 792K requests2 Nov: 49.4B tokens, 1.2M requests3 Nov: 46.4B tokens, 2.7M requests4 Nov: 50.7B tokens, 3.3M requests5 Nov: 71.9B tokens, 7.8M requests6 Nov: 51.5B tokens, 9.5M requests7 Nov: 32.3B tokens, 5.7M requests19 Sept3 Oct17 Oct31 Oct7 NovSee where it ranks on the leaderboard →

MODEL FIELD GUIDE / SOURCE EVIDENCE

What you can do with GPT-6 Astra.

Specifications reviewed; no EDNA task evaluation has been run. Sources checked 2026-11-07. Hosting routes and app features can differ.

DeveloperOpenAI
Exact model identifieropenai/gpt-6-astra
Inputfile, image, text
Outputtext
Tool calling
Listed support
Structured output
Listed support
Reasoning controls
Listed support
Availability
available
Price basis
token
Licence verification
Check the developer licence; the model name is insufficient
Context length
1.1M tokens
Knowledge cutoff
Not established
Developer release date
Not established
First seen in the catalogue
4 Sept 2026
Listed retirement date
Not established

Catalogue base token rates have additional pricing overrides. Context length, time window, caching, reasoning, tools or media can change total cost; the simple calculator is not a full quote.

Consider it for

  • Analysing competing technical constraints
  • Preparing a research plan from supplied source material

Watch for

  • Using a flagship model for every trivial task
  • Presenting uncited generated explanations as verified research

PRACTICAL EXERCISE / NOT RUN BY ENTERPRISE DNA

Try the model on a small, checkable task.

A queue handles 120 requests per minute but receives 150 for 20 minutes. Calculate backlog, then calculate clearance time at 90 incoming per minute. State assumptions.

Check the result: Backlog is 600 requests and clearance takes 20 minutes under constant service and arrival rates.

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Inspect the sources and their scope
provider source ↗

Developer documentation for model family or task. OpenRouter route-specific properties remain catalogue claims; EDNA has not executed a task evaluation.

Checked 2026-10-19
catalogue source ↗

openai/gpt-6-astra: listed route capabilities, availability and prices; provider endpoints can differ.

Checked 2026-11-07
openrouter.ai ↗

Source for reasoning controls, first seen, tool calling, context length, input, output, structured output.

Checked 2026-11-07
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What would it cost?

Pick a common job and how many times a month you run it. Token sizes are our assumption for a typical run, shown under the result.

Working out the cost...

Token prices only. Per-request, image, tool, storage and subscription fees are not included. One token is about three quarters of an English word. Real counts vary by model and language. How tokens are counted ↗

Check the source

Price date: 7 Nov 2026, from OpenRouter models API. Prices are USD API token rates. Your app subscription, uploads, browsing and tools are separate.

Model source & availability ↗

Understand the evidence

Listed capabilities and third-party benchmark scores do not establish Enterprise DNA task-test results. Validate accuracy and total cost on your own sample.

Intelligence Index: 56.9 (2026-11-06) ↗Coding Index: 77.1 (2026-11-06) ↗Agentic Index: 51 (2026-11-06) ↗
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