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GPT-6 Astra vs MiniCPM-SALA

GPT-6 Astra leads the LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 14.4.

OpenAI · OpenBMB · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-6 Astra leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 14.4, ranking #1 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GPT-6 Astra

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.6 and ranks #1 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose MiniCPM-SALA

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
MiniCPM-SALA
OpenBMB
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.6
#1
14.4
#236
Reasoning
57.5
#1
15.7
#221
Coding
48.5
#1
21.0
#94
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$50.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,050,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
GPT-6 Astra
MiniCPM-SALA
Math
36.0#42
14.2#220
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for GPT-6 Astra · 24 for MiniCPM-SALA

No common benchmarks found

GPT-6 Astra and MiniCPM-SALAdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-6 Astra specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-6 Astra specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-6 Astra
Input1,050,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

GPT-6 Astra supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

GPT-6 Astra can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-6 Astra

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-6 Astra is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniCPM-SALA uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GPT-6 Astra

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-6 Astra was released on 2026-09-04, while MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11.

GPT-6 Astra is 7 months newer than MiniCPM-SALA.

GPT-6 Astra

Sep 4, 2026

2 weeks ago

6mo newer
MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-6 Astra has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-04-30, while MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-6 Astra's training data extends to 2026-04-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date.

GPT-6 Astra

Apr 2026

MiniCPM-SALA

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GPT-6 Astra and MiniCPM-SALA side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about GPT-6 Astra vs MiniCPM-SALA.

Which is better, GPT-6 Astra or MiniCPM-SALA?

GPT-6 Astra leads the LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 14.4. GPT-6 Astra is made by OpenAI and MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does GPT-6 Astra compare to MiniCPM-SALA in benchmarks?

GPT-6 Astra scores ExploitBench: 100.0%, ARC-AGI-3: 99.9%, ARC-AGI: 98.5%, FrontierMath Tier 4 (v2): 97.6%, GPQA: 96.0%. MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-6 Astra and MiniCPM-SALA?

GPT-6 Astra supports 1.1M tokens and MiniCPM-SALA supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GPT-6 Astra and MiniCPM-SALA?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.6 vs 14.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GPT-6 Astra and MiniCPM-SALA?

GPT-6 Astra is developed by OpenAI and MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB.

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