How to use GPT-6 Astra when it rolls out to you

When Astra does arrive, there's another factor to keep an eye on: your usage allowance. According to OpenAI, Astra can use up your allowance more quickly than GPT-5.6 Sol, depending on the complexity of the task, the amount of context, the reasoning required and other usage settings. So a big coding assignment that requires more reasoning can use more of your allowance than a quick question. OpenAI estimates that Plus users can send approximately five to 45 local Astra messages per five-hour period.