Nadella says early customers already use Astra on Azure as Altman responds
i_dg23 · x · 2026-09-04
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tweeted that early customers are already using Astra on Azure, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quote-posting "We are also excited!" Combined with recent signs of a "gpt-6-astra" slug in the OpenAI API, the public exchange between the two CEOs is widely read as indirect confirmation of an unreleased model — though neither disclosed details or timing.
Related event: Microsoft brings GPT-6 Astra to Azure Foundry with early customers(3 posts)→
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