ASTRA COMMAND CENTER
Astra, tracked as a product—not a rumor.
The single source of truth for the facts that matter at launch.
This page is built to flip quickly when public access is real. Until then, every unknown stays visible and every update points to the exact field that needs evidence.
CONTROLLED SWITCH
The launch switch is ready. The public record is not there yet.
Preparation mode is active. Access-dependent instructions and commercial values remain gated.
PUBLIC_ASTRA_LAUNCH_MODE=prelaunch FACT LEDGER
One record, propagated everywhere.
The status table, guide, tools, and launch-day checklist all consume these structured fields. Update the record once; do not repair fifteen copies of the same claim.
Availability
Availability
The access questions that change first when a public entry point exists.
Public availability
ConfirmedNo public general availability announced
This does not establish whether any private access exists.
Update: Replace with the exact public access state and cite the announcement.
Public / private status
UnknownPrivate evaluator or partner access is not publicly documented
Do not infer private access from demonstrations, reports, or job listings.
Update: Record scope, eligibility, and geography separately.
ChatGPT availability
UnknownNot announced
Update: Cite the official ChatGPT or OpenAI product documentation.
API availability
UnknownNot announced
Update: Do not enable the code builder until official API syntax is verified.
Exact model identifier
UnknownNot announced
Update: Keep display name and machine-readable identifier separate.
Public product name
ConfirmedAstra is the public name OpenAI uses; commercial product branding is not announced
Update: Keep the public name separate from the API model identifier.
Pricing
UnknownNot announced
The announcement estimates research compute at Sol API rates; that is not Astra pricing.
Update: Populate the calculator only from a current official price table.
Access tiers
UnknownNot announced
Update: Do not extrapolate tiers from previous OpenAI launches.
Waitlist
UnknownNo public waitlist is known
Update: Do not turn an email alert on this site into an OpenAI waitlist claim.
Geographic restrictions
UnknownNot announced
Update: Store country or region restrictions as structured data, not prose only.
Capability and limits
Capability and limits
Fields that must come from product documentation, not research headlines.
Rate limits and quotas
UnknownNot announced
Update: Record units and reset windows exactly as documented.
Context window and max output
UnknownNot announced
Update: Do not infer product limits from research token counts.
Reasoning controls
UnknownNot announced
Update: Keep configuration options disabled until the docs name them.
Tools, browsing, code, files, and multimodality
UnknownNot publicly documented
Agentic coding and cybersecurity evaluations are not a public feature matrix.
Update: Use one boolean or structured record per capability.
Safety and operations
Safety and operations
Deployment, monitoring, and integration facts with visible attribution.
SDK and integration support
UnknownNot announced
Update: Link to the canonical docs for every code sample.
Safety and operational posture
ConfirmedOpenAI says Astra may meet its Critical cyber-capability threshold; strict safeguards and expanded monitoring apply, and some workloads remain paused
Update: Attribute safety claims to OpenAI and distinguish them from independent testing.
Evidence and freshness
Evidence and freshness
The source trail and the difference between an official record and an independent test.
Confirmed published capability record
ConfirmedTen published mathematical and theoretical-computer-science advances
Update: Keep research results separate from public product guarantees.
Latest official announcement
ConfirmedPacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities — August 18, 2026
Update: Keep the source URL and checked date beside the displayed title.
Independent product findings
UnknownNo public independent product-access test identified
The published mathematics and safety statements are official research records, not independent product tests.
Update: Do not call a benchmark or demo independent unless the method and access are documented.
Last verified
ConfirmedAugust 18, 2026
Update: Update the date whenever a launch fact is rechecked.
ACTIVATION GATES
What must be true before the switch moves.
These gates are intentionally operational. A page can be prepared without pretending the product is ready.
- Two authoritative signals.Confirm a launch or access change from at least two official surfaces, or one official source plus a working official entry point.
- Exact product documentation.Record model ID, endpoint, supported parameters, pricing, limits, and eligibility before activating dependent tools.
- Independent reproduction.Freeze the prompt, configuration, environment, cost, runtime, and evaluator before calling a result an independent finding.
- Production verification.Verify the served domain, key routes, forms, sitemap, analytics, headers, and rollback path after publication.
PRIMARY RECORD
Why the current state is cautious.
OpenAI currently describes Astra as an upcoming model, says it may meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold, and says strict safeguards and paused workloads apply. That is important launch context—not public API documentation.