Named ChatGPT agents that keep working between chats, with a cloud computer on Pro and Business Premium where the rollout has started.
OpenAI introduces Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra, as a new way to work inside ChatGPT. Announced on September 29, 2026, Dots learn what matters to you, keep working toward your goals around the clock, and return finished work for review. Each Dot has its own cloud computer and browser, learns from feedback, and can connect to more than 4,000 apps through OpenAI's plugin ecosystem. You can reach it in ChatGPT on desktop, web, and mobile, and also in Slack or Microsoft Teams, with texting planned later. Setup starts in the ChatGPT desktop app or a desktop browser. After that you can message the same Dot from the mobile app, but you cannot create one on mobile, and Dots are not supported on mobile web.
A Dot can take a project and keep going while it handles other tasks, so you do not open a new thread for every step. You can open its computer at any time and inspect the work. Access to your own laptop is optional and starts turned off. When you are away, proactive research uses connected apps in a read-only mode, so the Dot cannot send messages, change app content, or control your browser or computer. Custom Rules set what can run, what needs approval, and what stays blocked. Changing a password always stays with you. Chats with your Dot do not count toward ChatGPT usage limits, while tasks it starts in Codex or ChatGPT Work still count as usual.
The first Dot is included at no extra cost on Pro and Business Premium, with extra room for deeper work in the first month. Pro is rolling out in markets excluding the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, so Latvia is outside that Pro wave. Business Premium covers supported ChatGPT regions. Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare workspaces can try a beta after an admin turns it on. OpenAI is also previewing specialist Dots with their own identity for company systems, and it is working with Microsoft so those agents can be managed in Agent 365.
Read the announcement on the OpenAI blog.
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