Astra Costs $2,000 for 10 Math Problems, Noam Brown Praises
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-08-01
OpenAI's next-gen model Astra demonstrates powerful scientific reasoning by solving 10 major math problems, though costing $2,000 at GPT-5.6 Sol API prices. Noam Brown calls it a major step for scientific reasoning.
The author notes Astra is a multi-agent system designed for long-horizon tasks. Its striking ability to recognize mistakes and change direction like an evolutionary process signals that machine intelligence will soon amplify humanity's ability to create explanatory knowledge across all scientific fields.
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