“Sorry for the messy rollout”: OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, but developers are locked out
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on Thursday, but many developers hoping to give it a test drive are still waiting for The post “Sorry for the messy rollout”: OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, but developers are locked out appeared first on The New Stack .
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, but many developers are still waiting for access. CEO Sam Altman apologized for the "messy rollout" and said the broader rollout would start with ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the near future. OpenAI has published Astra's API documentation and pricing, but the endpoint is still being rolled out. OpenAI's engineering lead, Thibault Sottiaux, said the rollout will take a few days and that new systems and additional compute are being brought online.
Developers are encountering new safety-triggered interruptions in the API that may impact production workflows. OpenAI is offering banked resets to paying ChatGPT subscribers for each day they remain without access to Astra.
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