OpenAI is working on a new model family tentatively called "Astra" that's meant to be far more capable at long-running tasks than anything the company has shipped so far.
CEO Sam Altman demoed Astra to politicians and regulators in Washington, D.C., this week. OpenAI stressed the system's ability to coordinate multiple agents over extended periods to tackle especially hard problems. The company pointed to complex projects and advanced math as potential use cases. The Information reported the details, citing three people familiar with the plans.
According to the report, Astra would form a new model class alongside OpenAI's existing Sol, Terra, and Luna families. Whether it ships as GPT-6 or as a variant within the GPT-5 line, something like GPT 5.7, hasn't been decided yet. There's no release date either.
OpenAI also plans to publish a report soon showing how the company used its most advanced AI to solve ten previously unsolved math problems. The goal is to show what its current models can already do.
Astra would be the first model tested under a new US regulatory framework
