Perplexity uses GPT-6 Astra for end-to-end systems

Perplexity says it is using GPT6 Astra to support work across its systems, including drafting communications, editing software, and monitoring production environments. The company says the model has become useful not only for search and summarization, but also for operational tasks that affect realworld systems. According to Perplexity cofounder and chief strategy officer Johnny Ho, the model can help build testing programs that simulate outside services and check how applications behave from start to finish. He said this has reduced how often the team needs to manually review the model's work compared with earlier generations. The company describes the use case as part of its broader focus on search accuracy and efficient information processing. The article is presented as a customer story from OpenAI and highlights how startups are applying the API in production settings.