GPT-6 Astra hits record 169 on Epoch AI's ECI, sweeping math and continual-learning benchmarks
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-05
Epoch AI reports GPT-6 Astra scored a record 169 on its ECI capability index, up 6 points from the previous best of 163, while also setting new records on its math, continual learning, and game-puzzles benchmarks.
- ECI aggregates 50+ benchmarks into one capability scale, reducing reliance on any single saturated test
- Epoch estimates benchmark difficulty from overlapping model results, so hard-test scores carry more information
- The jump is large but within Epoch's uncertainty range for the reasoning-era ECI trend
- On the long-horizon coding benchmark MirrorCode, Astra ranks between Opus 4.7 and Fable 5
- OpenAI granted Epoch pre-release access; charts are in the thread
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