# OpenAI developer claims Astra boosted productivity so much it pulled some plans forward by six months > Source: > Published: 2026-09-06 10:15:17+00:00 # OpenAI developer claims Astra boosted productivity so much it pulled some plans forward by six months By Matthias BastianSource: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) developer Thibault Sottiaux calls Astra the company's "biggest competitive advantage" while it wasn't publicly available. Internal use boosted productivity so much that some plans got pulled forward by six months. The article [OpenAI developer claims Astra boosted productivity so much it pulled some plans forward by six months](https://the-decoder.com/openai-developer-claims-astra-boosted-productivity-so-much-it-pulled-some-plans-forward-by-six-months/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.