OpenAI says Astra demand is unprecedented, may pause new Pro sign-ups

OpenAI says Astra demand is unprecedented, may pause new Pro sign-ups

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2026-09-09 06:00:00
OpenAI may temporarily stop accepting new Pro subscriptions if demand for its GPT-6 Astra model keeps climbing, according to Tibo (Thibault Sottiaux), the company’s lead for Codex and ChatGPT. In a post on X, he said demand for Astra has reached an "unprecedented" level and that OpenAI is pulling in all available resources to keep supply steady. He added that the company has not faced a situation like this before. Sottiaux said OpenAI will keep existing users’ experience as its first priority. If the current pace of demand growth continues, new Pro subscriptions could be paused for a period of time. The remarks point to heavy usage pressure around Astra and suggest OpenAI is weighing access limits to preserve service quality for current paying users.

Demand for OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model has reached an "unprecedented" level, and the company is mobilizing all available resources to keep up, according to Tibo (Thibault Sottiaux), OpenAI’s lead for Codex and ChatGPT.

In a post on X, Sottiaux said OpenAI had not encountered a situation like this before. He added that the company would keep the experience of existing users as its top priority. If demand continues to grow, OpenAI may have to pause new Pro subscriptions for a period of time.

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