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OpenAI takes aim at the legal market with Astra for Law

AnnouncementProductSep 18, 2026

OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, a legal-focused version of its GPT-6 Astra model paired with a search index covering US case law, statutes, and regulations. Using Free Law Project data, it passed 54 percent of Vals AI's Legal Research Bench questions versus 38.7 percent for GPT-6 Astra with web search. API customers including Harvey and Legora can build on it, with 26 plugins for tools like Relativity and Clio. Anthropic is also expanding in legal AI.

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