OpenAI's 3 Sep 2026 flagship. API list $10 / $50 per 1M tokens, 1.05M context, 128K output, knowledge cutoff 30 Apr 2026. Vals Index 66.61% on the live board; AA Intelligence Index v4.2 is 55 at max effort. ChatGPT ships it as GPT-6 Pro on eligible plans.
Current OpenAI flagship for long-horizon coding, computer use, research, and document work. Prefer Vals and AA ledger rows over vendor FrontierMath / ARC-AGI-3 / ExploitBench headlines.
#8 of 24 on Vals Index · current snapshot
67 Vals Index · 4 benchmark rows · 2 sourcesPosition is benchmark-specific — not a cross-family or cross-source ranking.
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Editor's note
Recorded from the 3 Sep 2026 OpenAI launch post, the API model page, the live AA model page (v4.2 index 55 at max), and the live Vals Index (66.61%). OpenAI's FrontierMath Tier 4, ARC-AGI-3, and ExploitBench figures stay vendor-claimed — not ledger rows. Editorial depth still needs a desk pass.
Benchmark placements
Per-benchmark positions
Where GPT-6 Astra places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.