AI industry insider ChrisGPT reported that OpenAI plans to release GPT-6, codenamed Astra, in August 2026, with an estimated 10 trillion parameters, approximately five times the scale of GPT-4's 1.8 trillion. OpenAI reportedly reassigned computing resources nine months ago after recognizing that competitor Anthropic had gained a lead in pre-training capabilities.
The model has been classified under OpenAI's Preparedness Framework as the first to be managed under critical level protocols, requiring comprehensive safety monitoring. OpenAI recently paused certain Astra development activities after internal assessments showed it may reach critical capability thresholds in cybersecurity and agentic programming.
A larger model codenamed Doug is reportedly planned for year-end release, potentially trained on Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin chips. Anthropic is preparing to counter with Fable 5.1, priced at the same level as Fable 5, in a direct competitive response to Astra's launch.
