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GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot
Fri, September 4, 2026
2 mo ago
GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks.
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