# Microsoft — GPT-6 Astra: Frontier intelligence for work, now generally available in Microsoft Foundry

- Company: Microsoft (microsoft.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-03T18:15:00+00:00
- Category: availability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/gpt-6-astra-frontier-intelligence-for-work-now-generally-available-in-microsoft-foundry/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/8496-gpt-6-astra-frontier-intelligence-for-work-now-generally-available-in
- Subject: Azure AI
- Models affected: GPT-6 Astra

Microsoft announced general availability of OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model in Microsoft Foundry for all customers. The model is designed for enterprise use with capabilities including deliberate planning, polished output, and execution across applications. It supports software engineering, business intelligence, professional work, and application workflows.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/gpt-6-astra-frontier-intelligence-for-work-now-generally-available-in-microsoft-foundry/:

> GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI’s newest frontier model, is now generally available for all customers in Microsoft Foundry.

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