# OpenAI Fenced Astra’s Hacking And Left The C-Suite To Weigh Its Cost

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-i-3kur>
> Published: 2026-09-08 12:26:00+00:00

# OpenAI Fenced Astra’s Hacking And Left The C-Suite To Weigh Its Cost

By Sandy Carter, ContributorSource: 

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
[GPT](/glossary/gpt)-6 Astra beat 48 CAPTCHA levels and can hack hardened systems, so

[OpenAI](/glossary/openai)fenced it. Now users say it burns a paid plan in 20 minutes. What leaders should do now!

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