**[OpenAI Prepares to Launch New Model Series "Astra," Focused on Multi-Agent Long-Term Task Collaboration]** BlockBeats News, August 1 — According to three sources familiar with the matter, OpenAI is preparing to release a new model series, tentatively named "Astra," which will enhance capabilities in completing long-term tasks. OpenAI founder Sam Altman has reportedly showcased Astra to policymakers and regulators in Washington this week. It is said that OpenAI is promoting Astra's ability to enable multiple agents to collaborate over extended periods to solve particularly challenging problems, which could be applied to projects or advanced mathematical problems. Astra will become a new class of models following OpenAI's previous models Sol, Terra, and Luna. Currently, it remains unclear when OpenAI plans to release the model. OpenAI has also yet to decide whether Astra will be labeled as GPT-6 or as an additional model in the GPT-5 series (e.g., GPT-5.7). According to one of the sources, while these models are already undergoing testing, they are expected to be among the first submitted under the new framework proposed during the Trump administration, which requires AI models to be submitted to the federal government before public release. The government has set a self-imposed deadline for this framework by the end of this week, aiming to finalize it before then. Additionally, OpenAI reportedly plans to release a report in the short term detailing how it has solved 10 previously unsolved mathematical problems to demonstrate the capabilities of its most advanced AI. *(The Information)*