# Amp — Plaid Speed

- Company: Amp (ampcode.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-29
- Category: capability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://ampcode.com/news/plaid-mode
- Record: https://forck.live/items/15070-plaid-speed
- Subject: Amp
- Models affected: GPT-6 Astra
- Pricing: cost 6× as much per token

Amp introduced Plaid speed for modes using GPT-6 Astra, offering up to 6× faster inference at 6× the cost per token. Users can select Plaid in the mode picker for compatible modes, and it works with both Amp-provided inference and linked ChatGPT subscriptions that support ultrafast.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://ampcode.com/news/plaid-mode:

> Plaid inference requests run up to 6× faster than normal requests and cost 6× as much per token.

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