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GPT-6 Astra for math: our test runs

GPT-6 Astra ran our 5 math prompts in llmwise, through the same pipeline your messages take. Here's every reply as it came, whether it passed, what it cost and what it counts as on Pro, next to the other models.

Based on 5 of our test runs on , through OpenRouter with the app's own prompt and settings.

Short answer

In our test runs on September 27, 2026, GPT-6 Astra passed 5 of 5 of our math prompts (both hard ones): tied 1st of 15 models. Each reply counted as 1 message on Pro, where it has 31 a month, and cost $0.0085 to run on average.

Prompt by prompt

Each of the 5 math prompts, and how GPT-6 Astra's reply did.

GPT-6 Astra on each math prompt
PromptResultCostTime
A discount, then sales taxEverydayPassed: Final answer 66: right.$0.00631.9 s
Pens at 3 for $4EverydayPassed: Final answer Buy three groups of 3 and one single pen for 13.50.: right.$0.00822.4 s
Compound interest over three yearsEverydayPassed: Final answer 315.25: right.$0.00722.7 s
Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9HardPassed: Final answer 165: right.$0.01223.8 s
The highest of three dice is a 5HardPassed: Final answer 61/216: right.$0.00882.6 s

Every math reply from GPT-6 Astra

  1. A discount, then sales tax

    An everyday prompt: “A discount, then sales tax”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 66: right.

    After the 25% discount: $80 × 0.75 = $60.  
    Adding 10% sales tax: $60 × 1.10 = $66.
    
    Final answer: $66

    400 tokens in, 46 out · 1.9 s · $0.0063 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-astra via OpenAI ·

  2. Pens at 3 for $4

    An everyday prompt: “Pens at 3 for $4”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer Buy three groups of 3 and one single pen for 13.50.: right.

    A group of 3 costs $4, compared with $4.50 for 3 singles, so buy as many groups as possible.
    
    10 pens = 3 groups of 3 + 1 single.
    Cost = 3 × $4 + $1.50 = $13.50.
    
    Final answer: Buy three groups of 3 and one single pen for $13.50.

    402 tokens in, 83 out · 2.4 s · $0.0082 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-astra via OpenAI ·

  3. Compound interest over three years

    An everyday prompt: “Compound interest over three years”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 315.25: right.

    After 3 years, the balance is:
    \[
    2000(1.05)^3 = \$2,315.25
    \]
    
    Interest earned:
    \[
    \$2,315.25 - \$2,000 = \$315.25
    \]
    
    Final answer: $315.25

    402 tokens in, 64 out · 2.7 s · $0.0072 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-astra via OpenAI ·

  4. Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9

    A hard prompt: “Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 165: right.

    Let the digits be \(a,b,c,d\), where \(a\ge1\) and the others are nonnegative. We need
    \[
    a+b+c+d=9.
    \]
    Set \(x=a-1\). Then \(x+b+c+d=8\). By stars and bars, the number of nonnegative solutions is
    \[
    \binom{8+4-1}{4-1}=\binom{11}{3}=165.
    \]
    All solutions give valid digits, since \(a\le9\) and \(b,c,d\le8\).
    
    Final answer: 165

    378 tokens in, 169 out (35 of them reasoning) · 3.8 s · $0.0122 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-astra via OpenAI ·

  5. The highest of three dice is a 5

    A hard prompt: “The highest of three dice is a 5”, in full.

    Passed: Final answer 61/216: right.

    There are \(6^3=216\) equally likely outcomes. For the highest number to be exactly 5, all dice must show at most 5, but not all at most 4.
    
    Thus,
    \[
    P(\text{highest}=5)=\frac{5^3-4^3}{6^3}
    =\frac{125-64}{216}
    =\frac{61}{216}.
    \]
    
    Final answer: 61/216

    393 tokens in, 97 out · 2.6 s · $0.0088 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-astra via OpenAI ·

How it compares on math

GPT-6 Astra beside the job's picks among every model. 14 models share the hard-problems pick, GPT-6 Astra among them.

GPT-6 Astra beside other models on math
ModelPassedOn ProCost per reply
GLM 5.3Our pick: hard problems (shared), best value5 of 5250 a month on Pro$0.0004
GLM 5.3 FlashOur pick: hard problems (shared), everyday5 of 560 a day on Pro$0.0002
GPT-6 AstraOur pick: hard problems (shared)5 of 531 a month on Pro$0.0085
On Pro: Pro's count on each model. Cost: what OpenRouter charged us per reply, on average.

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How these runs were done

Final answer. Automatic. The reply's last “Final answer:” line must hold the right value.

How the runs were done, and every math prompt.

GPT-6 Astra, and math, elsewhere

Questions

Is GPT-6 Astra good for math?

In our test runs it passed 5 of 5 math prompts, tied 1st of the 15 models in llmwise. Every reply is on this page, so you can judge them yourself.

How many of my messages does a math reply from GPT-6 Astra use?

1 message each on Pro, where it has 31 a month on Pro. The price of a message is fixed and shown before you send it, however long the reply.

How were these runs done?

The same way for every model: each prompt sent through llmwise's own pipeline, each reply checked the same way. The methods page has every prompt and how each is scored.

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