Use GPT-6 Astra in Chrome
OpenAI describes GPT-6 Astra as state of the art on computer use, software engineering, science, and professional work. One shortcut on any page, your own OpenRouter key, provider prices.
Get it for $49
What GPT-6 Astra is good at
Three jobs it does well from the launcher, and what comes back when you run them.
Annual reports and filings
Open a long filing or report and ask what changed since the last one.
What it can read
Each tool only reads or calculates. History and copied text start off.
Research papers
Summarize a research paper without losing the caveats buried in its tables.
Questions that need the web
Ask whether the page is current, and it checks the web for a newer version.
What it costs in your browser
Pay OpenRouter per token. UtilEngine adds nothing.
OpenRouter lists GPT-6 Astra at $10 for a million input tokens and $50 for a million output tokens. A page of text is a few thousand tokens, so most of what you do in a browser costs cents, not dollars.
At list price a $20 month buys about 360 long-article summaries. You are not buying a month, though. You pay for the tokens each job uses, and the rest of your OpenRouter balance just sits there.
The extension asks OpenRouter for the fastest route, which can be a faster route at a higher rate than the one this receipt is priced on. When that route wins, the same three jobs cost about twice what you see here, and your OpenRouter activity page shows what you were actually charged.
GPT-6 Astra or GPT-6.1 Sol
Two models from the same list, side by side, with what each one is for.
Pick it for the long, open-ended questions
Pick it for most page work, at a fifth of the price
Switch between them per command.See how
Switch models mid-chat
Set a default for chat, another for Ask AI, and a different one for any command.
A model for every job
Match each job to the model that suits it.
85 models, one key
Seven providers in the same picker. OpenRouter bills each one at its own rate.
How to use GPT-6 Astra in Chrome
A free key, one paste, and the model shows up everywhere the AI runs.
Create an OpenRouter key
One free key reaches GPT-6 Astra and every other model in the list.
Paste it in AI Settings
Open AI Settings and paste the key once. It stays in this browser and never syncs.
Pick GPT-6 Astra
Set it for chat, for Ask AI, or for a single command. Switch again whenever you like.
GPT-6 Astra, answered
Is GPT-6 Astra available in UtilEngine today?
Yes. It is in the list as gpt-6-astra and calls openai/gpt-6-astra through OpenRouter with OpenRouter's :nitro speed routing.
What does GPT-6 Astra cost through UtilEngine?
Nothing beyond the one-time $49 for the extension. OpenRouter lists GPT-6 Astra at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output, which puts a long-article summary near six cents. The extension routes for speed, so a faster route can serve the request at up to $20 per million in and $100 out. Requests over 272,000 input tokens bill at a long-context rate, up to $40 in and $150 out on the fastest route. Each reply shows the tokens it used, not counting web searches.
Is GPT-6 Astra worth it over GPT-6.1 Sol?
For long, open-ended questions, yes. For most page work, GPT-6.1 Sol does the job at a fifth of the price, and OpenAI pitches it as close to Astra on coding and professional work. Set Astra on the one command that needs it and leave the rest on Sol.
Do I need ChatGPT Plus or an OpenAI account?
No. GPT-6 Astra runs on your OpenRouter key, not a ChatGPT plan. One key reaches it and the other 84 models in the list.
Does the AI act on pages?
No. Every tool it can call reads, from page text and your selection to your tabs and the web, and each call shows as a chip in the answer. It never clicks, types or submits a form.
GPT-6 Astra, one keystroke away
Chat, Ask AI, and your own commands on any page, in a launcher with 50+ built in.
Get it for $49One-time payment. 14-day refund, no questions asked.