AI NewsOpenAI Reportedly Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Release Due to Safety and Alignment Issues
OpenAI Reportedly Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Release Due to Safety and Alignment Issues
6:48 PM IST · September 29, 2026

OpenAI launched the GPT-6 Astra AI model earlier this month and followed it up with more cost-efficient GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models. Now, the company appears to be slowing down the GPT-6 rollout, as a new report claims it has cancelled plans to launch the GPT-6.1 Astra. The GPT-6.1 Astra AI model was supposed to launch in October and was reportedly being developed as a more capable successor to GPT-6 Astra. The model reportedly failed to follow the instructions during internal testing.
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