GPT-6 Astra is a banger - here’s everything I’ve built

<p>I got early access to GPT-6 Astra: when I say this model broke through tasks I couldn’t crack with 5.6 Sol or Fable, I mean it specifically: the ChatPRD product intelligence feature, building 3D games, the hardware hack, and a handful of one-shot coding projects I’d tried and failed on repeatedly.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you’ll learn:</strong></p><ol><li>Why Astra’s computer use feels different, and which production tools I’m trusting it with</li><li>The one feature I’d thrown every model at for six months, and what finally got it to 90%</li><li>How I’m using browser use for QA, not building, and what it found that I would’ve missed</li><li>Why I think UI is genuinely back, and what that means for SaaS and MCPs</li><li>The hardware hack I’d been chasing since GPT-5.5, and how Astra finally cracked it</li><li>What Astra built me in Blender in one shot, and why 3D is my new capability benchmark</li><li>The AIM-style Mac app Astra made in one shot, and what it signals about desktop development now</li><li>An honest take on speed, cost, and whether Astra is worth making your daily driver</li></ol><p>—</p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><p>(00:00) GPT-6 Astra overview</p><p>(03:44) Browser/computer use test on my CRM</p><p>(09:08) Flora thumbnail generation</p><p>(13:00) Browser use for QA</p><p>(15:20) Coding: ChatPRD product intelligence feature, finally one-shotted</p><p>(18:36) Hardware hack: Divoom MiniToo CLI and live streaming display</p><p>(22:23) Building an AIM-style Mac app</p><p>(24:24) Blender and 3D assets: Barbie Bench and the kids’ family app</p><p>(28:52) Summary: what Astra is great at and what to try first</p><p>—</p><p><strong>Tools referenced:</strong></p><p>• GPT-6 Astra: <a href="https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/</a></p><p>• Codex: <a href="https://openai.com/codex" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://openai.com/codex</a></p><p>• Flora (node-based AI image/video editing): <a href="https://flora.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://flora.ai/</a></p><p>• Figma: <a href="https://www.figma.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.figma.com</a></p><p>• Blender: <a href="https://www.blender.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.blender.org</a></p><p>• GPT Image 2: <a href="https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-image-2</a></p><p>• Divoom MiniToo: <a href="https://divoom.com/products/minitoo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://divoom.com/products/minitoo</a></p><p>• cxo.dev: <a href="https://www.cxo.dev/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.cxo.dev/</a></p><p>—</p><p><strong>Where to find Claire Vo:</strong></p><p>ChatPRD: <a href="https://www.chatprd.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.chatprd.ai/</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://clairevo.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://clairevo.com/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/clairevo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/clairevo</a></p><p>—</p><p>Production and marketing by <a href="https://penname.co/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://penname.co/</a>. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email jordan@penname.co.</p>