GPT-6 Astra (Max)
OpenAIProprietary
GPT-6 Astra (Max) is a vision-language model from OpenAI. It ranks 36 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1280±10 from 4,012 votes. Its best category is Homework (#7 of 118). License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
No data: Captioning, Entity recognition, Humor.
Who it suits
- Overall #36 of 167: upper half.
- Strongest category: Homework (#7 of 118).
- Proprietary; used through OpenAI’s apps or API.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic | 1283 | 27,408 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 34 |  Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT | +2 |
| 35 | GPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh) OpenAI | 1281 | 11,439 | Proprietary | +1 |
| 36 | GPT-6 Astra (Max) OpenAI | 1280 | 4,012 | Proprietary | |
| 37 |  Qwen3.7-Plus Alibaba | 1278 | 14,212 | Proprietary | -2 |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT | -2 |
| 39 |  Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 | -4 |
Alternatives · More from OpenAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GPT-5.4 (High) OpenAI | 1303 | 30,747 | Proprietary |
| 21 | GPT-5.5 OpenAI | 1297 | 28,781 | Proprietary |
| 25 | GPT-5.5 (High) OpenAI | 1293 | 27,067 | Proprietary |
| 27 | GPT-5.4 OpenAI | 1292 | 22,804 | Proprietary |
| 29 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) OpenAI | 1288 | 2,330 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 | Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 | Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 | Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does GPT-6 Astra (Max) rank among vision models?
Overall rank 36 (1280); OCR rank 32 (1292); Diagrams rank 36 (1297); Homework rank 7 (1337); Creative writing rank 27 (1286); English rank 39 (1280); Chinese rank 16 (1361) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is GPT-6 Astra (Max) at OCR?
GPT-6 Astra (Max) ranks 32 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1292 (2,740 votes).
Is GPT-6 Astra (Max) better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #16 of 128 (1361); English board: #39 of 167 (1280). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is GPT-6 Astra (Max) open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available through OpenAI’s apps or API.
How far is GPT-6 Astra (Max) from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); GPT-6 Astra (Max) has 1280, 45 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.