GPT-6 Astra guide ships an official prompt to curb the model's excessive test-running habit
JeremyNguyenPhD · x · 2026-09-05
OpenAI's model guide for GPT-6 Astra includes an official prompt telling the model to run only meaningful and necessary tests — addressing the tendency (noted in GPT-5.6 Sol) to run far too many tests. A practical, vendor-blessed fix worth knowing for anyone using the API.
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