Perplexity has adopted OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to handle a range of end-to-end operational tasks, according to an OpenAI announcement. The company is relying on the model to write communications, make changes to software, and monitor production systems.
Notably, Perplexity checks in on the model's work "much less frequently than with earlier models," the announcement states, suggesting a higher level of trust in Astra's autonomous output.
The disclosure highlights how AI models are increasingly being embedded directly into core engineering and operations workflows, rather than being used only for assistive or experimental purposes.