GPT-6 Astra launch called a nothingburger: limited preview gates most users for weeks
ns123abc · x · 2026-09-04
Developer ns123abc calls the GPT-6 Astra launch a nothingburger: the 'limited preview' only reaches a handful of organizations — supposedly to keep them from switching to Fable 5.1 — while the majority of OpenAI users won't get access for another 1-3 weeks.
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