Posted Sep 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTCTYoutubeGPT-6 Astra beat Portal, and it only cost $571.18The latest model from OpenAI proved its mettle by tackling Valve’s iconic first-person puzzler. User cozyblaze got the AI to beat the full game in under 24 hours for less than $600! And it probably only required a small swimming pool’s worth of water to boot. There’s a video of a condensed version of the run.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'Brien
GPT-6 Astra beat Portal, and it only cost $571.18
The latest model from OpenAI proved its mettle by tackling Valve’s iconic first-person puzzler. User cozyblaze got the AI to beat the full game in under 24 hours for less than $600! And it probably only required a small swimming pool’s worth of water to boot. There’s a video of a condensed version of the run. [Media: https://youtu.be/g5u2y0BwRJ0]
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