# OpenAI reports an unreleased model scoring 0.875 on BenchCAD 2.0, against 0.594 for GPT-6 Astra

The benchmark's maintainers have not listed the result, OpenAI has not published its evaluation settings or named the model, and the best public score remains Astra's 0.59.

- Published: 2026-11-06T10:11:19.661Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-11-06/openai-reports-an-unreleased-model-scoring-0-875-on-benchcad
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [BenchCAD Blog](https://benchcad.com/blog/benchcad-2), [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/openai-says-gpt-6-astra-designed-a-hardware-device-from-scratch-in-under-a-week/), [Klu.ai](https://klu.ai/benchmarks/benchcad)

OpenAI disclosed first details of an unannounced model specialized for engineering and hardware tasks, according to a Russian-language AI channel that tracks lab releases. The figure that spread fastest is a BenchCAD 2.0 average of 0.875 fo…

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