GPT 6 is way behind Anthropic on Artificial Analysis

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra (max), released on September 3, 2026, scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, well above the median of 36 for comparable reasoning models, but its pricing is expensive at $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens, with a total evaluation cost of $3013.30. The model, which supports text and image input with a 1M token context window, generated 42M output tokens during evaluation, more concise than the median of 62M.

GPT-6 Astra max Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis Model summary Speed GPT-6 Astra max is amongst the leading models in intelligence, but particularly expensive when comparing to other models of similar price. The model supports text and image input, outputs text, and has a 1M tokens context window with knowledge up to April 2026. GPT-6 Astra max scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among comparable models median: 36 . When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 42M tokens, which is fairly concise in comparison to the median of 62M. Pricing for GPT-6 Astra max is $10.00 per 1M input tokens expensive, median: $2.00 and $50.00 per 1M output tokens expensive, median: $10.00 . In total, it cost $3013.30 to evaluate GPT-6 Astra max on the Intelligence Index. | Reasoning | Yes This page shows the reasoning version of this model. A non-reasoning variant may also exist. | |---|---| | Input modality | Supports: text and image | | Output modality | Supports: text | | Knowledge cutoff | Apr 30, 2026 | | Context window | 1M ~1500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Metrics are compared against models of the same class: - Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models - Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning - Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class: - Tiny: ≤4B parameters - Small: 4B–40B parameters - Medium: 40B–150B parameters - Large: 150B parameters - Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio: - <$0.15 per 1M tokens - $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens - $1 per 1M tokens Highlights Speed Intelligence Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index /evaluations/artificial-analysis-intelligence-index Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary Intelligence Evaluations Agentic real-world work tasks, Elo-500 /2000 Agentic tool use Agentic coding & terminal use Coding Reasoning & knowledge Scientific reasoning Physics reasoning Knowledge 1 - hallucination rate Long context reasoning Agentic knowledge work, Elo Agentic SaaS workflows Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate Agentic business operations Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents Instruction following Long-horizon agentic tasks Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis Visual reasoning AA-Briefcase AA-Briefcase Elo AA-Omniscience AA-Omniscience Index Intelligence Index Comparisons Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task Token Use Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task Cost Cost per Intelligence Index Task Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output Context Window Context Window Frequently Asked Questions Common questions about GPT-6 Astra max GPT-6 Astra max was released on September 3, 2026. GPT-6 Astra max was created by OpenAI. GPT-6 Astra max scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier median: 36 . GPT-6 Astra max costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens at the higher end, median: $2.00 and $50.00 per 1M output tokens at the higher end, median: $10.00 , based on OpenAI's API. GPT-6 Astra max costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens based on OpenAI's API . For a blended rate 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio , this is $7.70 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing /models/gpt-6-astra/providers When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, GPT-6 Astra max generated 42M output tokens, which is better than average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier median: 62M . Yes, GPT-6 Astra max is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer. GPT-6 Astra max supports text and image input. GPT-6 Astra max supports text output. Yes, GPT-6 Astra max supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images. Yes, GPT-6 Astra max is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output. GPT-6 Astra max has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request. No, GPT-6 Astra max is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available. GPT-6 Astra max is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count. GPT-6 Astra max achieves a score of 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding. GPT-6 Astra max has a knowledge cutoff of April 2026. The model's training data includes information up to this date. Yes, GPT-6 Astra max is available via API through 1 provider. Compare API providers /models/gpt-6-astra/providers GPT-6 Astra max is available through 1 API provider. Compare providers /models/gpt-6-astra/providers