OpenAI dots

dots are OpenAI's always-on AI agents (announced DevDay, Sept 29 2026): persistent agents with their own cloud computer and browser that work toward a goal across 4,000+ connected apps and report back. Powered by GPT-6 Astra; available to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium.

dots are OpenAI's always-on AI agents, announced at DevDay on September 29, 2026. Unlike a chat session that ends when you close the tab, a dot is persistent: it runs on its own cloud computer and browser, keeps working toward a goal you set without constant prompting, and brings results back for you to review. OpenAI reports dots are powered by its GPT-6 Astra model, and you can reach a dot from the ChatGPT app, the web, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or a phone call, with text messaging planned. Setup follows a permission model: you give a dot a goal, connect the accounts it needs (dots can use the 4,000-plus apps that already work with ChatGPT, such as Slack and Google Drive), and set what it may do on its own, what needs your approval, and what it must never do. By default, significant actions wait for approval. For example, a dot can draft a message but should not send it to a person or another agent unless you asked it to. Reported example tasks range from booking a table to monitoring customer feedback, implementing and testing minor code fixes, and submitting pull requests with video documentation. On safety, OpenAI layered in extra monitoring: a system publicly called Auto-review (internally Guardian) that can pause or stop a dot if it appears to misinterpret an instruction, on top of existing ChatGPT and Codex safeguards. OpenAI itself cautions that dots can still make mistakes and that its prompt-injection protection is not perfect, so you should review consequential work. dots are rolling out in ChatGPT to Pro and Business Premium subscribers in eligible markets, with the first dot included at no extra cost and the Pro rollout initially excluding the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK. Because the product is days old, treat capabilities, pricing, and availability as a fast-moving snapshot and confirm current details with OpenAI.