Tibo Sottiaux announced that the company has begun rolling out GPT-6 Astra, aiming for a steady and rapid pace, and emphasized the need to cover all Plus users, not just Pro, business, and enterprise tiers. The rollout will take several days, with multiple new systems operating at scale for the first time and increased computing power. He also mentioned that all tiers will include Astra in their regular usage quotas, which can be fully utilized for Astra.

According to OpenAI's official website: Astra will first be available to a limited number of organizations on the same day, followed by a rollout to all Plus, Pro, business, and enterprise users, as well as interfaces with Amazon Cloud in the following days; usage will be included in existing subscription quotas, with additional points available for purchase. Pro, business, and enterprise users will also receive GPT-6 Astra Pro. The enterprise workspace is disabled by default and must be enabled by administrators. The website states that the Codex runtime framework will be upgraded to enhance computer usage speed, and when combined with Astra's efficiency, the Mind2Web task completion speed will be approximately 1.9 times that of the current GPT-5.6 Sol experience. Sottiaux currently oversees the core products of ChatGPT and Codex, having previously led the growth of programming agents and facilitated the merger of the two. Astra's release was delayed in August due to cybersecurity capabilities reaching critical framework levels, and advanced utilization capabilities are still undergoing limited testing.

Who is buying and who is selling: The event is driven by placing the flagship model into the 20 million Plus pool, rather than just selling to enterprise seats. Buyers are individual developers who have paid the $20 tier and want to fully utilize the new model, while sellers are laboratories switching and scaling computing power within their quotas. Beneficiaries include the unified entry point for Codex and ChatGPT, while those under pressure include usage-based interface clients and administrators who have not yet enabled the enterprise switch. Funds are flowing from Plus renewals and excess points into the newly scaled reasoning stack, while network capabilities remain separately gated.

Source: Public Information