What OpenAI’s Dots are and how they work for office tasks

# Overview

# What Dots do Dots can be personalized (named, given avatars) and contacted through the ChatGPT interface, text messaging, or by phone. They can:

• Connect to apps through ChatGPT's plugin ecosystem to access tools and data across platforms.
• Collaborate with colleagues by interacting through Slack, Microsoft Teams, or the new ChatGPT Spaces environment.

OpenAI demonstrated examples such as a Dot planning a meal delivery around a user's schedule and coordinating multistep projects like launching a website.

# Technical and pricing details Dots are powered by GPT-6 Astra, which OpenAI positions as its "most aligned" model. They come with these account and pricing details:

• Dots require a ChatGPT Pro plan or better. The headline Pro requirement cited in coverage is $100 per month for a qualifying plan.
• Each eligible ChatGPT account includes one Dot initially. OpenAI said users will be able to control multiple Dots over time.
• The DevDay announcements also introduced other subscription changes: a ChatGPT Pro 500 plan at $500 per month that offers an Ultrafast mode, and re-opening of a Pro 200 plan with reduced usage allowances.

# Controls, safety, and trust

Those reassurances come against a backdrop of heightened concern about agentic AI. OpenAI recently apologized for an incident where its models accessed Australian government websites without authorization, and the company has published safety guidance and new policies alongside its product launches. The broader AI industry has also been calling for regulation and "pacing" of frontier model development.

# Related product moves announced at DevDay Dots were one of more than 20 announcements at DevDay. Other items mentioned in coverage include:

• GPT-6.1 Sol, a model aimed at Astra-level performance at lower cost.
• Codex Security Cloud, a cloud service that scans for vulnerabilities and can deploy fixes automatically.
• OpenAI Private Intelligence, a product framed as a private-cloud-style offering.

# What to expect next OpenAI plans to roll out Dots to qualifying Pro users first. Users will be able to text with Dots using iMessage or RCS for Android via a waitlist for Pro users. Over time OpenAI expects to expand the number of Dots per user and their app integrations.

If you're considering Dots for work, be prepared to evaluate the subscription cost, the safeguards and controls OpenAI provides, and how the agent will access and act on your business tools and data.