# OpenAI says paid users remain waiting for GPT-6 Astra access

_Friday, September 4, 2026 at 6:41 AM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said the company's GPT-6 Astra rollout has been "messy" after paid ChatGPT users were left without access shortly after launch. The source says Astra was initially made available to some enterprise customers with access to OpenAI's Daybreak cybersecurity platform, with wider ChatGPT, API, Azure and AWS Bedrock availability planned over the following days. OpenAI did not provide a firm timetable for subscribers.

## Sources

- [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/990060/altman-apologizes-messy-astra-rollout)

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