Astra makes ChatGPT computer use nearly 2x faster, harness gains boost old models too
dhruv2038 · x · 2026-09-04
AriX reports that with Astra, ChatGPT's computer use is nearly 2x faster than before.
Beyond the new model, the team optimized the harness so computer-use tasks run much faster. These optimizations also carry over to existing models, speeding up tasks by roughly 60% on GPT-5.6 Sol.
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