Bindu Reddy teases Opus 5.2 in testing, Grok 4.8 weeks away, OpenAI's Astra+ in testing
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-16
Bindu Reddy claims "literally no one is pacing the frontier," listing unverified model updates: Opus 5.2 is in testing, Grok 4.8 ships in a couple of weeks, Jev is a new ultra-fast classifier, and OpenAI already has Astra+ in testing. Her takeaway: the industry continues to accelerate. These are unofficial rumors, unconfirmed by the companies.
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