dots pricing and usage limits: what is confirmed, and what is not
Your first dot is included with ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium. Here is exactly what OpenAI has published about credits, limits, and what counts against your plan.
Updated September 30, 2026
OpenAI dots, documented properly
dots are OpenAI's always-on agents in ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. Every claim on this site carries a source link, and anything OpenAI has not confirmed is labelled as unconfirmed instead of guessed.
Start with what dots actually are, then check availability and what it costs.
The core explainers
GPT-6 Astra explained: the model behind OpenAI dots
GPT-6 Astra powers dots. It is also available in ChatGPT work, Codex, and the API. What OpenAI claims, what it costs, and where press coverage of the model gets confusing.
How to set up your first dot (and fix it when you can't)
Create a dot in ChatGPT desktop or desktop web, connect apps, set the rules that decide when it can act alone, and know what to check when dots are missing.
What is OpenAI dots? The always-on agents explained
dots are OpenAI's always-on agents in ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra, each with its own cloud computer. What OpenAI has confirmed, and what it has not.
Everything we have verified so far
- OpenAI dots FAQ: 16 questions answered from OpenAI's own docs
Is dots free with Pro? Can you use it on mobile? Is it the same as Dots Studio? Straight answers, each traced to an OpenAI source and dated.
- dots for enterprise: dedicated agents, admin controls, and what is still beta
How dots land in an organisation: admin-enabled beta, dedicated dots with their own identity, Microsoft Agent 365 integration, and the governance controls that ship with GPT-6 Astra.
- dots limitations and risks: what OpenAI itself documents
OpenAI's own pages say dots make mistakes, that prompt injection is not eliminated, and that some steps always come back to you. The full list, with sources.
How this site works
DotsWatch is an independent, English-language reference for OpenAI dots. We timestamp every fact, link to the primary source, and keep a public source index. Where OpenAI has published nothing — credits, add-on pricing, whether dots reach the EEA and UK — we say so rather than filling the gap with speculation. Read our editorial policy.