Short answer
GPT-6.2 Astra has not been released. As of November 3, 2026, OpenAI has not announced it, and gpt-6.2-astra is not in OpenAI's API model list. The only evidence is screenshots of Codex usage analytics.
- What people saw: from November 1, several Codex users posted usage breakdowns that list
gpt-6.2-astranext togpt-6-astra, while the Codex model picker still says GPT-6 Astra (TokenPost, FourWeekMBA, TestingCatalog). Other users don't see it in their own records. - GPT-6.1 Astra is off the table: OpenAI shelved it on September 28, 2026 after it missed the company's safety and alignment bar (The Verge).
- What you can use now: GPT-6 Astra (
gpt-6-astra), OpenAI's most capable GPT-6 model, released September 3, 2026. It works with a TeamoRouter key in Codex, in Claude Code and over the API (model page).
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What the Codex usage screenshots show
- The label appears in Codex usage analytics, not in the model picker or the API. Users can't select
gpt-6.2-astrathemselves. - In every breakdown TestingCatalog saw,
gpt-6.2-astrashows up only on the October 31 bar. Its share varies by account: 1.6% of one user's week, 19.8% of another's, and 37.7% of a single day for a third. - That pattern looks like some Codex requests being routed to a new model as a test, but OpenAI has not said so, and the same handful of screenshots is behind every report.
- OpenAI's own model docs still list GPT-6 Astra, with no 6.2 model, as of November 3, 2026.
Timeline
| Date (2026) | What happened |
|---|---|
| September 3 | OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra (gpt-6-astra) |
| September 28 | OpenAI says it won't release GPT-6.1 Astra after safety and alignment tests |
| September 29 | At DevDay, OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol instead |
| October 26 | OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra |
| October 31 | The only day gpt-6.2-astra appears in the shared Codex usage breakdowns |
| November 1–2 | TokenPost, FourWeekMBA and TestingCatalog report the screenshots; OpenAI has not commented |
What isn't known yet
Whether GPT-6.2 Astra will be released, under what model ID, at what price, with what context window, and whether it would reach the API on day one. We are not going to guess. When OpenAI publishes a model page, we will update this article; the models live on TeamoRouter are always listed on the models page.
Use GPT-6 Astra today
From OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model page: text and image input, a 1,050,000-token context window, 128,000 max output tokens, and reasoning.effort from low to max. OpenAI's price is $10 per million input tokens, $1.00 cached input and $50 output, with 2x input and 1.5x output for prompts over 272K input tokens. TeamoRouter's current price is on the pricing page.
Codex CLI. Put this in ~/.codex/config.toml and set your TeamoRouter key in OPENAI_API_KEY:
model_provider = "teamorouter"
model = "gpt-6-astra"
[model_providers.teamorouter]
name = "TeamoRouter"
base_url = "https://api.teamorouter.com/v1"
env_key = "OPENAI_API_KEY"
wire_api = "responses"
Claude Code. Point it at TeamoRouter and pass the model name:
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.teamorouter.com"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="sk-teamo-your-key"
claude --model gpt-6-astra
Claude Code shows a notice that gpt-6-astra isn't in its built-in model catalog and keeps the session within 200K tokens of context. That is expected; requests still go to GPT-6 Astra.
We sent both setups to the TeamoRouter gateway on November 2, 2026 with Codex CLI 0.166.0 and Claude Code. Codex calls /v1/responses; Claude Code calls /v1/messages in the Anthropic format. More setup detail: GPT-6 Astra in Codex, Cursor and Claude Code.
If GPT-6.2 Astra ships: if it becomes available on TeamoRouter, change only the model name in the configs above to the ID OpenAI publishes. The base URL and key stay the same.
Astra, Sol or Terra today
| Model | OpenAI's description | OpenAI price (input / output per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
GPT-6 Astra (gpt-6-astra) |
Most capable, for the most demanding work | $10 / $50 |
GPT-6.1 Sol (gpt-6.1-sol) |
Near-Astra performance for complex coding, at lower cost | $2 / $10 |
GPT-6.1 Terra (gpt-6.1-terra) |
Fast and efficient: visual reasoning, computer use, writing | $1 / $5 |
All three are on TeamoRouter with the same key. In Codex, start a session with codex -m gpt-6.1-sol to switch.
Paying for usage
No subscription: you top up a balance from $5 and pay only for the tokens you use, by card or with USDT, USDC or ETH from any exchange app or wallet (how to pay with USDT). The same key also works for Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek.
FAQ
Is GPT-6.2 Astra out?
No. As of November 3, 2026, OpenAI has not announced it and it isn't in the API. It has only been seen as a label in some Codex usage breakdowns.
Can I use GPT-6.2 Astra on TeamoRouter?
Not yet, because OpenAI hasn't released it. GPT-6 Astra (gpt-6-astra), GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6.1 Terra are available now.
What happened to GPT-6.1 Astra?
OpenAI shelved it on September 28, 2026 after it fell short of the company's safety and alignment bar, and launched GPT-6.1 Sol the next day. There is no GPT-6.1 Astra model to use.
Why do I see gpt-6.2-astra in my Codex usage?
Codex chose which model served some of your requests; you didn't select it, and OpenAI hasn't explained the label. Your configured model is still the one in the picker.