How much longer can China afford cheap AI?
There are now nearly 1,000 large-language models on offer in China.
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GPT‑6 Astra
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GPT-6 Astra scores 62.7% on ARC-AGI-3 with the standard harness and 99.9% with a new provider adapter harness; Claude Opus 5 scored 30.2%, and GPT-5.6 Sol 7.8% (Greg Kamradt/ARC Prize)
GPT-6 Astra scores 62.7% for $26K on ARC-AGI-3 Semi-Private with our Standard harness, and 99.9% for $19K with a Provider Adapter harness.
- GPT-6 Astra scores 62.7% on ARC-AGI-3 with standard harness
- Astra achieves 99.9% with new provider adapter harness
- Claude Opus 5 scores 30.2%, GPT-5.6 Sol scores 7.8%
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OpenAI is rolling out Astra to cybersecurity partners first
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