John Rodriguez

Sales → Software. Building in public.

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

This is impressive! 👀

[Duncan Trussell @duncantrussell]

GPT 6 Astra is INSANE. It built the backrooms in blender and then added VHS effects etc. Took 30 minutes to make it and another 20 to export. This isn't AI generated video it's all in blender. It did the sound effects too. aprox 5 prompts.

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

Wow.

[Sharif Shameem @sharifshameem]

GPT-6 Astra recreated the Palace of Fine arts in Blender.

This is favorite building in San Francisco because it was built for the World's Fair in 1914 where the steam locomotive and telephone were showed off. It was a time when technology gave us all a deep sense of optimism for the future.

I feel like some of that sense has been lost since, but I hope models like astra can help restore it, and push us towards a more hopeful future.

[Sam Altman @sama]

it is obviously trivial relative to everything else, but the fact that astra can make me whatever fun little game i can imagine and i can be playing it a few minutes later is so cool

[Tibo @thsottiaux]

Astra was probably our biggest competitive advantage while it wasn’t generally available.

Since we’ve had it our productivity jumped so much that we shifted some of our plans 6 months ahead and will ship them at DevDay instead of mid next year.

[Theo - t3.gg @theo]

People keep asking for the prompt, harness, and other things I used to make this come out so good. You're all overthinking it.

1. Install Blender
2. Open Codex app
3. Paste prompt
4. Game appears in 30 minutes to 2 hours

[Tibo @thsottiaux]

Because we are beyond happy to have Astra rolled out today ahead of schedule and you have been super patient with us (not really, but it’s ok!)… we will do the full banked reset today too for all Plus, Pro and Business users. Lands end of day.

Happy Astra day and enjoy a phenomenal weekend.

PS: If you create the account or upgrade before 8pm PT you will get it too. Still time!

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

I’m speechless.

[AiBattle @AiBattle_]

GPT-6-Astra (Max) VS GPT-6-Astra (Medium) - Simple 3D Sonic Game In Godot

Astra on Max took 53 minutes and used 4% of my weekly usage on a Pro x5 Account. Astra on Medium took 25 minutes and used 1% of the weekly usage

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

@itssotsot Just noticed this last night. 😂

[Tibo @thsottiaux]

OK nevermind, the team and Astra did a good job and our systems are more scalable than we anticipated.

Astra is now rolled out to all Plus and Business users too. Hope you have a blast and let us know how it goes!

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

That’s incredible, huge leap in design! 👀

[Angel 🌼 @Angaisb_]

I asked GPT-6 Astra to make a portfolio inside a console similar to a Gameboy and LOOK AT THIS

It's so so so good, a huge jump from GPT-5.6

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

@jarrodwatts It’s outstanding so far.

[Tibo @thsottiaux]

We are progressing through the rollout of Astra. Pro and Business subscriptions get it first, some of you should start seeing it across ChatGPT Work and Codex.

And then we will proceed with rollout to all of Plus as fast as we can.

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

Just got access to GPT-6 Astra!! 🔥🔥🔥

[Sam Altman @sama]

first, sorry for the messy rollout.

second, when we screw up, we try to make it right.

third, we should be able to begin broad rollout to API customers and chatgpt subscribers in the near future. as usual we will start with pro subscribers.

[fouad @fouadmatin]

Alongside the launch of GPT-6 Astra, we're committing $1 billion to subsidize Daybreak access and frontier capabilities to help frontline defenders protect essential services and critical infrastructure.

Welcome to the AGI era for cybersecurity.

https://t.co/kwiH5rAEzY

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

@MaaSonder At least one or two. 😂

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

No kidding. 😂

[Qwinah @MaaSonder]

@thsottiaux It’s a great day to be a OpenAI user

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

@ConnorTalksAI @thsottiaux @ChatGPT Damn… just a solid post right here. 🫡💯

[John Rodriguez @OSDevSource]

@thsottiaux Freakin love you guys, thanks so much!! I’m at 4% right now, so it’s much appreciated!! 😂

[Matthew Berman @MatthewBerman]

Astra (GPT-6) is here!!!

I've had early access and tested it like crazy with things like games, code, writing, browser control, presentations and general knowledge work.

This is the best model I've ever used. Period.

(Incredible demos below in this thread ⬇️)

Here's my take on Astra:

> It's insanely capable. This feels like a massive improvement, not just an incremental change. This is especially true with zero-shot prompts.

> It's all about knowledge work. Slide creation, analysis, writing, and browser control. And oh my...it's so good at browser control. GPT-5.6 was already fantastic at doing things in the browser, Astra is another level and significantly faster.

> We're closer than ever (arrived?) at prompt-to-playable game. And I don't just mean only playable, these are actually fun games. I bet if someone with a great eye for games used Astra, they could create a viral game within 1-2 weeks.

> Astra is better at writing but not perfect. It removes much of the "AI Smell" we're all familiar with but some stink still survived.

> It has a tendency to use the same design colors and look/feel as GPT-5.6 (forrest green anyone?) but it is more steerable in design than previous models.

> It's highly steerable in general. A little nudge goes a long way. When I first started using Astra, almost every task I gave it would go for ~30 minutes. I wanted it to keep working. Adding more specifics to a prompt helped greatly with it's ability to work for a long time.

> Astra's 3D understanding is unmatched. 3D asset creation was consistent and easy and its spacial awareness while building complex 3D worlds blew me away.

I'm still getting familiar with Astra but this will now be my go-to model for any difficult work I have.

Check out the demos below: 👇