GPT-6 Astra on OpenRouter

11 comments

• simonw7 minutes ago
  I posted this in the other Astra thread but it&#x27;s just fallen off the homepage, so...<p>Pelicans from Astra, plus 5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna for comparison: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static.simonwillison.net&#x2F;static&#x2F;2026&#x2F;gpt-6-and-5.6-pelicans.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static.simonwillison.net&#x2F;static&#x2F;2026&#x2F;gpt-6-and-5.6-p...</a><p>I think this is a genuinely interesting comparison grid. Astra may be more expensive, but if you have a budget of 10 cents for a Pelican Astra low gives you something SO much better than the other models.<p>Astra uses less tokens overall too, for better results.<p>Astra transcript here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tools.simonwillison.net&#x2F;markdown-svg-renderer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.github.com%2Fsimonw%2Ff789d2784fc6c5b870cc80f0b7cd9d01" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tools.simonwillison.net&#x2F;markdown-svg-renderer?url=ht...</a>
• gavinray30 minutes ago
  I have GPT-6 access in Codex and OpenAI API now<p>I&#x27;m a Business plan user with Cyber verification enabled, FWIW.
  • embedding-shape8 minutes ago
    Same just got access literally this minute, Pro user here, no Cyber verification but have passed my ID over to them back in 2024 or something, maybe at the ChatGPT 3 API launch or something?<p>Has there been anything published about if Astra uses different amount of usage from your subscription plan compared to Sol? Don&#x27;t recall coming across that in the press releases.
• kingstnap45 minutes ago
  Its also available finally to Pro users! Just took 24 hours.
  • InsideOutSanta33 minutes ago
    They gave out bankable resets for every day people on pro plans didn&#x27;t get Astra. Given that, I wish they&#x27;d waited a few more days before activating it on my account :-D
    • paxys13 minutes ago
      That&#x27;s a pretty genius internal incentive to move fast.
    • embedding-shape8 minutes ago
      &gt; They gave out bankable resets for every day people on pro plans didn&#x27;t get Astra.<p>Yeah, when I saw that Tweet I knew the person was saying it because they knew it&#x27;ll be available within 24h.
    • wincy27 minutes ago
      They haven’t activated Astra for me yet, I have two resets now. I’ve been using the opportunity to test out how good 5.6 Sol is at computer use asking it to generate stuff in Blender which has been… interesting
• algoth128 minutes ago
  Just got it. European plus user here. Only codex, no chatgpt
• cute_boi20 minutes ago
  I got it, but sadly no resets...
• vatsachak39 minutes ago
  Damn I am so hyped
• r_lee41 minutes ago
  is Azure for this actually ZDR?
• medlazik30 minutes ago
  Astra is ridiculously expensive, unusable
• Osama045657 minutes ago
  is it finally available on openrouter and what about fable 5.1
  • r_lee40 minutes ago
    that&#x27;s literally what the link is for...
• noob005313 minutes ago
  Yes, precisely why these models are useless, everyone will interact with an intermediary, models are just like chips.<p>s-1.site
  • taywrobel9 minutes ago
    You made an account just to post this?