Available today: OpenAI GPT-6 Astra in Microsoft Copilot

Hi Bas Brekelmans​ 

This is a great addition to Microsoft Copilot.

However, one question from an enterprise administration and cost-management perspective: when will the new controls for Copilot Credit Policies become available that allow organisations to control which models users can access?

For our organization, we would likely choose not to enable GPT-6 Astra initially given that its Copilot Credit consumption is around 5x that of GPT-6.1 Sol, which we expect will be suitable for the majority of our users and use cases.

The concern is that if Astra is available without the ability for administrators to control model availability, users may naturally select it without being aware of the significant difference in Copilot Credit consumption.

It would be useful if Microsoft could clarify:

• When model-level controls are expected within Copilot Credit Policies.
• Whether users will have visibility of the relative Copilot Credit cost before selecting a model.

For organisations managing Copilot Credits at scale, having these controls available alongside the introduction of higher-consumption models will be increasingly important.

Hi, thank you for the announcement.

Is GPT-6 Astra limited to Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio, or is it also available in regular Microsoft Copilot Chat?

If it cannot be selected manually in regular chat, can Copilot Chat automatically route certain prompts to GPT-6 Astra?