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Retell uses OpenAI models to help power 100M monthly calls

SOURCEOpenAI
PUBLISHEDOctober 27, 2026
LAYERTools
SIGNAL SCORE28/100

SOURCE SUMMARY

GPT-6 Astra tops Retell’s voice agent benchmark, while Codex helps it reach a $1.6M annual revenue run rate per employee.

WHY IT MATTERS

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WHAT TO VERIFY

Check the baseline, sample size, task mix, model and effort settings, token or tool costs, evaluation harness, and whether the reported result comes from controlled testing or a single customer case study.

TOPICSOpenAI
MODELSGPT-6 AstraGPT-6