GPT-6 Astra is a banger - here’s everything I’ve built

GPT-6 Astra is a banger - here’s everything I’ve built

From How I AI by Claire Vo

September 3, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Claire Vo discusses the capabilities and features of GPT-6 Astra, highlighting its advancements over previous models and its applications in various projects.

I got early access to GPT-6 Astra: when I say this model broke through tasks I couldn’t crack with 5.6 Sol or Fable, I mean it specifically: the ChatPRD product intelligence feature, building 3D games, the hardware hack, and a handful of one-shot coding projects I’d tried and failed on repeatedly. What you’ll learn: Why Astra’s computer use feels different, and which production tools I’m trusting it with The one feature I’d thrown every model at for six months, and what finally got it to 90% How I’m using browser use for QA, not building, and what it found that I would’ve missed Why I think UI is genuinely back, and what that means for SaaS and MCPs The hardware hack I’d been chasing since GPT-5.5, and how Astra finally cracked it What Astra built me in Blender in one shot, and why 3D is my new capability benchmark The AIM-style Mac app Astra made in one shot, and what it signals about desktop development now An honest take on speed, cost, and whether Astra is worth making your daily driver — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) GPT-6 Astra overview (03:44) Browser/computer use test on my CRM (09:08) Flora thumbnail generation (13:00) Browser use for QA (15:20) Coding: ChatPRD…

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