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According to OpenAI's Noam Brown, the model involved is similar in scale to GPT-5.6-level, is a model used solely for internal research and trained to be highly persistent and diligent, and is not the next-generation Astra series.
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9/16/2026
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Valid until: 12/15/2026
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