What is OpenAI Dots?

OpenAI Dots are always-on AI agents built to manage ongoing responsibilities and continue working on projects when the user is focused elsewhere. Powered by GPT-6 Astra, dots can proactively identify next steps, perform tasks, monitor developments, and return completed work or decisions requiring human judgment. Each dot can start with context from the user's ChatGPT memory and use Codex, connected tools, and its own cloud computer to perform work. Users decide which applications a dot can access, what responsibilities it should prioritize, and how tasks should be completed. A dot can be assigned an entire project or a smaller workflow and continue making progress between individual ChatGPT conversations. Example use cases include tracking product and revenue metrics while maintaining investor presentations, evaluating customer requirements for sales opportunities, managing API migrations, implementing software improvements based on customer feedback, and preparing content from transcripts. Dots can monitor new information as it arrives and update related work, allowing projects to remain current without requiring users to repeatedly restart the process. Users can inspect what their dot is doing, review details, provide feedback, redirect its work, or pause it whenever needed. Dots operate on independent cloud computers and support configurable permissions and Custom Rules that can allow actions, require approval, or block specific activities. Actions that could affect accounts or share information can go through Auto-review, which checks the proposed action against user instructions, Custom Rules, and safety requirements, while certain sensitive actions remain reserved for the user. Dots can be accessed through ChatGPT on web, mobile, and desktop, with availability across eligible Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise plans and administrative enablement available for Enterprise environments.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$20/month

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Company Facts

Company Name:
OpenAI
Date Founded:
2015
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
openai.com

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

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OpenAI Dots Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Senior Developer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Awesome AI agent platform

    Date: Sep 29 2026
    Summary

    Overall, Dots feels like one of the clearest steps toward AI agents becoming actual digital coworkers. It is most useful when I have work that needs persistence, tools, and follow-through rather than another one-off answer. Feels like OpenAI's answer to Grok Bot and OpenClaw/Hermes Agent.

    Positive

    What I like most is that it feels less like “using AI” and more like delegating work. I can give a Dot an ongoing objective, let it work across apps and the web, and have it come back when it needs input instead of babysitting every step. The always-on part is the biggest difference. Recurring research, follow-ups, monitoring, admin work, and multi-step workflows make a lot more sense when the agent can keep working after I leave the chat. I also like that each Dot gets its own cloud computer and browser. That gives it a much more complete working environment than a normal chatbot, especially when a task involves websites, files, tools, and multiple systems.

    Negative

    The downside is that something this capable needs careful permissions. I would be conservative about local computer access, sensitive accounts, external messages, and anything destructive until I was comfortable with the rules and approval flow.

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