ChatGPT Dots
47 articles in series
Forty-seven articles on OpenAI's Dots — the always-on GPT-6 Astra agents announced at DevDay 2026, each with its own cloud computer and browser, wired into 4,000+ apps through ChatGPT Space. Mechanics, rollout, use cases, the first month's scorecard, and honest scrutiny of the permission model, pricing gaps, and how Dots stacks up against Grok Bot and Meta Muse.
Dots vs Grok Bot vs Muse: Reading the Permission Models Side by Side
Three always-on agents, three completely different answers to 'how does this thing know what it's allowed to do?' A close read of Dots, Grok Bot, and Muse's permission architectures.
Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare: The Slow Lane for Dots
Pro and Business Premium subscribers got dots on day one. Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare customers got an admin-enabled beta instead — and that gap is a sensible, if slower, rollout strategy.
Every Dot Gets a Computer: What That Actually Means
Each OpenAI dot runs on its own dedicated cloud computer and browser, separate from your machine. Here's why that architecture choice matters more than the headline.
Inside GPT-6 Astra: The Model Powering Dots
GPT-6 Astra drives every dot's judgment calls, but OpenAI has said remarkably little about it. Here's what's actually known — and what's still guesswork.
Naming Your Dot: Personalization as a Trust Mechanism
OpenAI's cartoonish avatars and personalization aren't just cute branding. They're doing real work to make an always-on agent feel accountable rather than alien.
One Year of Always-On Agents: What to Watch After Dots Ships
Dots, Grok Bot, and Muse all launched within the same three weeks. A year from now, the winners won't be decided by feature lists — here's what will actually settle it.
Pages, Not Documents: How Space Reimagines Collaborative Work
Pages let multiple people, each with their own ChatGPT instance, edit the same real-time document. That's a different collaboration primitive than a shared file.
Pricing the Unpriced: What Additional Dots Probably Cost
OpenAI gives Pro and Business Premium subscribers one free dot and says nothing about what a second one costs. Here's what's actually known, and what's a reasonable guess versus a guess dressed as fact.
Proactive Research: The Feature That Makes Dots Feel Like Employees
OpenAI's dots don't wait to be asked. Proactive research lets them scan connected tools in the background, read-only, and surface what matters before you know to look.
Slack, Teams, and Soon Your Phone: Where Dots Actually Talk to You
A Dot lives on its own cloud computer, but you reach it through Slack, Microsoft Teams, ChatGPT, and — soon — a phone call. Here's what's shipped and what's still 'coming soon.'
Specialist Dots: The Early Pilots Nobody's Talking About Yet
Before Dots ever reached consumers, OpenAI was quietly piloting Specialist Dots in procurement, invoicing, email marketing, customer support, and contracting. What's known, and what isn't.
Teams of Dots: What Multi-Agent Coordination Looks Like in Practice
OpenAI says users can run multiple Dots as a team. xAI's Grok Bot already lets agents message each other in group chats. Here's what's confirmed about each, and what isn't.