GoKawiilOpenAI is now rolling out ChatGPT Astra, its most powerful model to date, to those with a $20 Plus subscription, but there's no word on when free users will get access.
The rollout appears to be happening gradually, and Astra may show up inside ChatGPT Work before it becomes available in regular Chat.
In my $20 Plus account, Astra is already available in the Work section of ChatGPT, while the normal Chat model picker still doesn't offer it.
Here's what it looks like when I go to ChatGPT Work and click on the model picker:
ChatGPT Astra
Source: BleepingComputer
So, if you have ChatGPT Plus and don't see Astra in regular Chat yet, it's worth checking Work.
OpenAI previously confirmed that it's rolling out Astra to Plus users, but it'll be a while before it shows up for everyone.
"GPT-6 Astra is now available to all Pro, Enterprise, and Business Premium users in ChatGPT Work and Codex. It's also live in the API," OpenAI wrote in a post on X.
"It might take a few days to roll out to our Plus and Business users."
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