ChatGPT
AI Assistants & LLMs
The all-rounder assistant with images, voice and web search built in.
GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI's top model, built to take on long multi-step jobs like editing a video for you.
Paid
Visit website What is it?
GPT-6 Astra is the model behind the newest ChatGPT and Codex. OpenAI's pitch is less about chatting and more about doing: it can reason through long tasks, control software on your computer and keep going across many steps without hand-holding.
The reason it shows up in video-editing circles is computer use. Give it access to an editor like Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or an online tool such as invideo, and it can import footage, grade colour, sync clips and build cuts from a plain-English brief. It is not a video editor itself; it drives the one you already have.
It is on paid ChatGPT plans only, and because it works through other tools, results depend heavily on what you connect it to. For everyday writing and questions the standard ChatGPT models are more than enough.
Who it's for
Power users and editors who want an assistant that can operate their software, not just answer questions.
Best for
- Driving editing software by instruction
- Long, multi-step research and build tasks
- Computer-use automation
- Coding through Codex
Why it made the list
The first mainstream model that can sit in the driver's seat of a video editor and do the tedious parts for you.
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