GPT-6 Astra hits Perplexity, tops WANDR eval at 0.682 and $11.98 per task
andrewgwils · x · 2026-09-05
Perplexity announced that GPT-6 Astra is now available in Perplexity Computer for Pro and Max subscribers. Cited WANDR benchmark results put GPT-6 Astra at 0.682 — the highest score of any model tested — at $11.98 per task: 13.5% above Fable 5.1 at 6.1% lower cost, and 27.0% above Opus 5 at 3.3% higher cost.
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