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Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards

Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.

Why it matters

This matters to teams comparing model capability, API access, or migration timing. Check the source for availability and evaluation conditions.

What changed

The technical change sits in models. Check what is available now, how it was evaluated, and where the source's claim stops.

What to watch

The main uncertainty is scope: vendor claims still need workload, pricing, availability, and independent context.