OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, its new flagship large language model, which has reached the “Critical” cybersecurity risk level under the company’s Preparedness Framework. This classification triggers additional deployment restrictions for the model. Astra is rolling out to a limited set of organizations and will soon be available to various ChatGPT users and through the OpenAI API and AWS.
Enterprise administrators must manually enable Astra for their workspaces, as access is off by default upon launch. Developers can access Astra in the API as gpt-6-astra or through Amazon Bedrock. The model is priced at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens. Pro, Business, and Enterprise users also receive a variant named Astra Pro, and OpenAI indicates Astra supports Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers.
Evaluating Advanced Cybersecurity Capabilities
OpenAI conducted extensive testing on Astra to assess its cybersecurity capabilities, particularly its ability to identify and develop exploits. These tests included specialized benchmarks designed to measure the model’s proficiency in finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities. The results indicate a significant advancement in Astra’s capacity compared to its predecessors.
