OpenAI builds ChatGPT and the GPT model line, now led by GPT-6 Astra — the model the company calls its most intelligent and most-aligned flagship. These are knowledge pages: models, vendor list prices (USD with an approximate RM) and recent news.
Astra was announced 3 Sep 2026; prices below are vendor list prices and change often — always check current pricing.
Who they are
OpenAI is a US AI research and deployment company. Its models set the pace on agentic work: computer use, software engineering, research and complex professional tasks. The company describes GPT-6 Astra as a major step toward general-purpose AI that can act for you.
Still on sale and fully supported — the lower-cost workhorse for agentic coding and professional tasks
US$4 / US$20 per 1M (≈ RM16.3 / RM82) — promo to 21 Nov 2026 (list US$5 / US$30)
GPT-5.6 Terramid-tier · GA 9 Jul 2026
Balanced work model for everyday agent and coding tasks
US$2 / US$12 per 1M (≈ RM8.2 / RM49.0)
GPT-5.6 Lunaeconomy · GA 9 Jul 2026
Fast, low-cost tier for high-volume and lightweight tasks
US$0.2 / US$1.2 per 1M (≈ RM0.82 / RM4.90)
GPT-Image-2 / GPT-Realtime-2.1multimodal line
Image generation plus realtime voice, transcription and translation models (Realtime 2.1, mini, Transcribe, Live-Transcribe, Realtime-Translate)
Per model on OpenAI’s pricing page
Last updated — Vendor list prices (Sep 2026): GPT-6 Astra US$10 /1M input (≈ RM41) and US$50 /1M output (≈ RM204) up to 272K input tokens — above that US$20 / US$75. Approx RM at 1 USD ≈ RM4.08 (spot, 19 Sep 2026); ChatGPT-side GPT-6 Pro is a separate consumer tier. Confirm current prices on OpenAI’s pricing page. Figures are vendor public list prices in USD per 1M tokens, standard tier — no batch, cache, promo or peak-hour discount applied. Vendors change list prices without notice: confirm on the vendor’s own pricing page before budgeting.
Historical models — for reference
Discontinued or fully superseded models, kept for historical reference. Active models — even previous-generation ones still on sale — always stay in the lineup above.
Model
Era & what it was for
Historic list price
o1reasoning · 2024
OpenAI’s first reasoning-model generation — deliberate, multi-step thinking for maths, science and coding
US$15 / US$60 per 1M (≈ RM61 / RM245) — historic list
GPT-4omultimodal · 2024
The 2024 multimodal workhorse behind ChatGPT — text, vision and audio
US$2.50 / US$10 per 1M (≈ RM10.20 / RM41) — historic list
Latest news
Recent announcements with outlet links (EN first, CN where available).
3 Sep 2026
GPT-6 Astra launches as OpenAI’s most-aligned flagship
OpenAI unveiled GPT-6 Astra, claiming the world’s most intelligent and most-aligned model, with strong results in computer use, software engineering and security work.
Two days after launch, Astra Max took the top spot on CodeArena WebDev, ahead of Claude Fable 5.1 Max. The 12 Sep board reads Astra Max 1,800 against Fable 5.1 Max 1,758, giving GPT a visible win among developers.