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GPT-6 Astra has a million-token window and a price cliff at 272,000

OpenAI's newest flagship advertises a 1,050,000-token context window. Cross 272,000 input tokens by one token and the entire request reprices at 2x input and 1.5x output. The worked example, the multiplier stack, and the four things that actually cut the bill.

Ahmad J · Sep 5, 2026 · 6 min read