Parallel cut research time and cost in half with GPT‑6 Astra

Parallel, a company that builds developer infrastructure for AI agents that perform knowledge work over the web, found that GPT-6 Astra (a newer AI model) completed research tasks in half the time and at half the cost compared to previous models while maintaining the same quality. The model made more focused search queries and required fewer steps to reach answers, enabling Parallel to divide research work among multiple agents simultaneously.