# ChatGPT Dots: OpenAI Launches Always-On Agents That Keep Working Between Chats > OpenAI launched ChatGPT dots, always-on agents with their own cloud computer. Who gets them, what they cost, and a 7-step practice for office teams. Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/news/2026-10-14-chatgpt-dots · Updated 2026-10-14 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com) By [Robert Breen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/about) · Published October 14, 2026 · ChatGPT news Recurring office checks, like new invoices or vendor follow-ups, can run every morning without anyone remembering to start them. ## What happened On September 29, 2026, OpenAI announced dots, always-on agents in ChatGPT that keep working on a goal between your conversations. Each dot is powered by GPT-6 Astra and has its own cloud computer and browser, and through plugins it can connect to over 4,000 apps. You can message a dot in ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, and in Slack and Microsoft Teams, and it can run reminders and recurring checks you schedule. OpenAI says dots start with built-in rules for when to act and when to ask, and Custom rules let you allow, require approval for or block specific actions. Rollout began the same day and is gradual, so access can take several days to reach an account. Source: [OpenAI: Introducing dots](https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/) (September 29, 2026). ## Who gets it, and what it costs - **Pro:** users over 18, outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the UK. - **Business Premium:** all supported ChatGPT regions. - **Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare:** a beta your workspace admin must turn on (off by default). - **Not included:** Free, Go and Plus. OpenAI says it plans to expand to more users but has not given a date. Your first dot is included in Pro or Business Premium at no extra cost, and chatting with it does not count toward your ChatGPT usage limits. Deeper work uses an allowance in your plan, and tasks a dot starts in ChatGPT Work or Codex count toward those limits as usual. OpenAI’s pricing page lists Pro from $100 a month. ## What it means for an office team The most basic use for an office team is a recurring check that ends in a short report. For example: every weekday at 8 AM, the dot reads new invoice emails in Gmail and posts one summary to #finance in Slack, with the vendor, amount and due date, and flags anything due this week. Nobody has to remember to look, and a person still approves every payment. Connect only the apps the job needs, write the limits into the job (read only, never reply or pay), and review the first few summaries against your inbox. ## Try it: the stepthrough Practice based on OpenAI’s published screens. Dots requires ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium. We can’t run a dot on our Plus accounts yet, so the screens follow OpenAI’s announcement and help center, and the steps say where the real screen may differ. [Start the 7-step practice](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/chatgpt-dots-invoice-digest) **Get a Morning Invoice Summary in Slack using ChatGPT Dots**, about 4 minutes. You do each step yourself in a practice copy; nothing touches your real accounts. [Open full screen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/chatgpt-dots-invoice-digest) · [Read the steps](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-dots-invoice-summary-slack) ### The 7 steps 1. Open your dot's profile 2. Connect Gmail 3. Connect Slack 4. Describe the job 5. Send it 6. Open Scheduled 7. Open the task [Can’t get Dots? Do this on Plus today: hand ChatGPT Work a multi-step job and make it a weekly scheduled task →](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-work-multi-step-task) ## Related lessons and courses - [Get a Morning Invoice Summary in Slack using ChatGPT Dots](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-dots-invoice-summary-slack) (the practice on this page) - [ChatGPT Dots for business: what they are, who gets them, and 5 office tasks to hand off](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/explainers/chatgpt-dots-for-business) - [ChatGPT Dots vs scheduled tasks vs agent mode](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/compare/chatgpt-dots-vs-scheduled-tasks-vs-agent-mode) - [ChatGPT Work: Have ChatGPT Do a Multi-Step Task](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-work-multi-step-task) - [AI Agent vs Chatbot vs Automation](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/ai-agent-vs-chatbot-vs-automation) - [Invoices from Your Inbox to Google Sheets, with Approval (n8n)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/invoice-inbox-to-google-sheets-approval-n8n) - [ChatGPT: Keep Client Data Safe with Your Team’s Data Controls](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/chatgpt-data-controls-protect-client-data) ## Sources - [OpenAI: Introducing dots](https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/) (September 29, 2026) - [OpenAI Help Center: Getting started with your dot](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001530-getting-started-with-your-dot) - [ChatGPT pricing](https://chatgpt.com/pricing) [All AI news](https://learn.ynteractive.com/news) · [RSS feed](https://learn.ynteractive.com/news/rss.xml) · [All free tutorials](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content)