# GPT-6 Astra vs Magistral Small 2506

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads Magistral Small 2506 in 2 of 2 shared categories: Science and Abstraction (ARC).

GPT-6 Astra: $20 per 1M blended tokens.

Magistral Small 2506: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-6 Astra: closed weights.

Magistral Small 2506: closed weights.

- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads Magistral Small 2506 in Science at #2 against #116.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads Magistral Small 2506 in Abstraction (ARC) at #1 against #86.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra is state of the art in Math (since Sep 28, 2026; sources Humanity's Last Exam; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Magistral Small 2506 is ranked #86 in Abstraction (ARC) (since Oct 14, 2026; sources ARC-AGI; methodology v1.0).