OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra to power ChatGPT Work with desktop app control
OpenAI · youtube · 2026-09-10
OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT Work with GPT-6 Astra, billed as its best model for professional work.
Key capabilities:
- Better understanding of user intent, pulling information from connected apps and the computer to produce polished reports, presentations, and analyses with more natural writing that fits templates and requires less cleanup
- With permission, it can operate desktop apps and browser like a human—clicking, typing, and switching screens to fill out forms, update records and trackers, and schedule meetings, even in apps without ChatGPT integrations
Availability: Included in all paid ChatGPT plans via the desktop app and chatgpt.com.
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