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OpenAI claims internal Astra model solved ten long-stalled mathematical problems

simonwillison.net · 2026-08-03

OpenAI reports that an internal version of its next major model produced novel results on problems with no progress for at least a decade, with formal Lean 4 proofs published. The company estimates each solution cost under $2,000 in GPT-5.6 Sol token prices.

“seen no progress on the main result for at least a”

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