Posted Sep 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTC
GPT-6 Astra beat Portal, and it only cost $571.18
The latest model from OpenAI proved its mettle by tackling Valve’s iconic first-person puzzler. User cozyblaze got the AI to beat the full game in under 24 hours for less than $600! And it probably only required a small swimming pool’s worth of water to boot. There’s a video of a condensed version of the run.
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