Hands-on with GPT-6 Astra: browser use, hardware hacks and one-shot features in first deep review
lennysan · x · 2026-09-04
Early tester Claire Vo published a deep hands-on review of GPT-6 Astra, calling it "so, so good" — browser/computer use lets it build anything with any software, coding broke through her hardest data and hardware problems, and it's "delightfully not annoying," making her 100x more ambitious.
Demoed scenarios:
- Browser use to manage CRM workflows
- Flora thumbnail generation
- Browser-driven QA
- One-shotting a product intelligence feature
- Hardware hack: live-streaming mini computer
- Building an AIM-style codex app
- Barbie Bench and a 3D kids game
Related event: OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra, Declaring 'Welcome to the AGI Era'(375 posts)→
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