OpenAI LifeVal Benchmark: GPT-6 Astra Records 80.6%

• OpenAI released the LifeVal benchmark, which measures the ability to perform everyday tasks
• GPT-6 Astra recorded the highest score at 80.6%, followed by GPT-5.6 at 80.0%
• GPT-5.6 achieved similar performance at approximately half the API cost of GPT-6 Astra
• LifeVal, consisting of 169 tasks, evaluates tasks centered on life in the United States

Performance and Cost Comparison

• GPT-5.6 max recorded 82.6% performance at a cost of $9.65 with a 22.2-minute latency
• GPT-6 Astra max recorded 82.5% performance at a cost of $20.04 with a 20.6-minute latency
• Increasing reasoning intensity does not always increase the score; at lower intensities, newer models may score lower than older models

Limitations and Reproducibility

• Reproducibility is low because the full task list, prompts, and dataset have not been released
• There is a lack of comparison data with third-party models or human baselines