OpenAI launches Astra for Law with a dedicated legal index

OpenAI combines GPT-6 Astra, legal-analysis instructions and a legal index covering more than 230 million URLs. On 200 private legal-research questions, it reports 54.0% correctness versus 38.7% for Astra with ordinary web search. Selected firms receive Trusted Access in ChatGPT and Codex; the gpt-6-astra-law API is not yet available. The launch includes 26 partner plugins and 47 adaptable skills.

For legal AI teams, domain retrieval and workflow packaging appear to add more value than a base-model swap alone. Treat the result as a limited-access product trial because the benchmark is private and vendor-reported. API integration work should wait for documented availability and data-governance terms.