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OpenAI expands GPT-6 Astra to ChatGPT Plus and Business, with API at $10/$50 and a banked Codex reset

September 5, 2026 at 04:47 EDT

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OpenAI has expanded GPT-6 Astra beyond Pro and Enterprise, rolling the flagship model out to all ChatGPT Plus and Business users and keeping the API live at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens. In ChatGPT, GPT-6 Pro is powered by GPT-6 Astra. Eligible Plus, Pro, and Business accounts also received a full banked Codex usage reset, with new or upgraded plans created before 8 p.m. PT on September 4, 2026 also qualifying.

Sept 5, 2026 · OpenAI

Astra reaches Plus and Business

GPT-6 Astra is no longer limited to Pro and Enterprise. The API is live at $10 input and $50 output per million tokens, and eligible paid plans received a full banked Codex reset.

Standard API price per 1M tokens

$10

Input

$50

Output

Output is billed at 5× the standard input rate. Cached input is $1; Fast mode is 2× those rates.

1.05M

Context window

128K

Max output tokens

8pm PT

Reset upgrade cutoff

Rollout path

1 Limited orgs

→

2 Pro / Enterprise

→

3 All Plus and Business

What opened

Astra on Plus and Business, live API, Azure and Bedrock listed, banked reset for paid Codex users.

What still binds

Tighter Plus message windows than Sol, GPT-6 Pro Chat limited to higher plans, Enterprise off by default.

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