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Alternatives to GPT-6 Astra

For writing marketing and blog copy, GPT-6 Astra scores 55 and costs $68.00 per 1,000 drafts. Here’s what beats it on price, on quality, or on privacy.

Overall 74$20.00 / 1M
85% similarGPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI
Overall60−14
Blended / 1M$4.50−77%
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GPT-5.6 Terra vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−14Coding−28Writing−2Support+1Value−6Context1.1M
84% similarClaude Sonnet 5Anthropic
Overall53−21
Blended / 1M$4.00−80%
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Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−21Coding−27Writing−2Support±0Value−13Context1M
83% similarGPT-6.1 SolOpenAI
Overall74±0
Blended / 1M$4.00−80%
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GPT-6.1 Sol vs GPT-6 AstraOverall±0Coding−4Writing+3Support+2Value+8Context1.1M
79% similarGPT-5.6 SolOpenAI
Overall68−6
Blended / 1M$8.00−60%
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GPT-5.6 Sol vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−6Coding−15Writing+12Support+10Value−2Context1.1M
75% similarOpen weightsKimi K3Moonshot AI
Overall65−9
Blended / 1M$6.00−70%
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Kimi K3 vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−9Coding−8Writing+14Support+17Value−4Context1M
72% similarOpen weightsDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek
Overall53−21
Blended / 1M$1.98−90%
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DeepSeek V4 Pro vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−21Coding−26Writing+6Support+3Value−9Context1M
68% similarGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Overall29−45
Blended / 1M$0.85−96%
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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−45Coding−46Writing−5Support−10Value−29Context1M
67% similarClaude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic
Overall79+5
Blended / 1M$4.00−80%
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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6 AstraOverall+5Coding+5Writing+19Support+13Value+13Context1M
67% similarGPT-6 SolOpenAI
Overall52−22
Blended / 1M$4.00−80%
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GPT-6 Sol vs GPT-6 AstraOverall−22Coding−20Writing−19Support−19Value−14Context1.1M

Similarity is closeness in writing marketing and blog copy score and in price. Cheaper means at least 30% less for within 5 points. Scores are provisional.

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