OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra and Specialized ChatGPT for Financial Services

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Financial Services, a product designed alongside Morgan Stanley and Evercore to assist with investment banking and equity research. [1] The tool aims to help teams develop research, financial models, and client materials while targeting the workflow of Wall Street junior bankers. [1][2] It features built-in premium data from providers including Daloopa, PitchBook, LSEG News, and Crunchbase. [1]

The service is powered by GPT-6 Astra, a new model that OpenAI recently rolled out across the API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work. [1][3] GPT-6 Astra offers practical computer use capabilities, allowing it to operate applications even without an application programming interface. [3] The model costs $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens. [3]

With GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI is positioning its models for demanding professional workflows by emphasizing cost efficiency and practical computer use alongside raw intelligence. By integrating Astra directly into a specialized tool for financial services, the company is moving beyond general-purpose chatbots to address specific enterprise verticals like equity research. The competitive landscape for enterprise AI is tightening, as Astra matches the output pricing of rival Claude Fable. Furthermore, OpenAI claims Astra reached 57.9% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 coding tests, edging out Claude Fable 5.1 and beating GPT-5.6 Sol. What the sources don't address: Whether other major financial institutions will adopt the platform given the strict data security requirements of the banking industry.