# GPT-6 Astra is the first model making OpenAI willing to declare the "AGI era"

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> Published: 2026-09-03 19:25:40+00:00

# GPT-6 Astra is the first model making OpenAI willing to declare the "AGI era"

By Matthias BastianSource:

[The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) has released [GPT](/glossary/gpt)-6 Astra, its most capable model yet. President Greg Brockman says it marks the start of the "[AGI](/glossary/agi) era." Astra tops benchmarks in math, coding, and cybersecurity and is the first model OpenAI rates as "critical" under its safety framework. During testing, it independently found two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities.

The article [GPT-6 Astra is the first model making OpenAI willing to declare the "AGI era"](https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-astra-is-the-first-model-making-openai-willing-to-declare-the-agi-era/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).

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