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OpenAI dots pricing: what a dot costs on each ChatGPT plan

By the AgentMsgr team · Updated November 9, 2026 · 5 min read

OpenAI dots pricing is simpler than it looks: a dot has no price of its own. Your first dot comes free inside ChatGPT Pro, which costs $100, $200 or $500 a month, and inside a ChatGPT Business Premium seat, which costs $100 a month billed annually or $125 monthly. Free, Go and Plus don't include one. Enterprise workspaces pay through flat rates or usage, and their billing starts November 18, 2026.

Dots are OpenAI's always-on agents, launched on September 29, 2026: each one has its own cloud computer, connects to over 4,000 apps and keeps working between conversations. Here's what each plan costs, what the included allowance covers, the cheapest way in for one person and for a team, and how the price compares with Meta Muse and Grok Bot. Prices come from OpenAI's pricing and help pages, checked November 8, 2026.

OpenAI dots pricing by ChatGPT plan

OpenAI doesn't describe a better dot on the higher Pro tiers. What grows is the plan's included usage, and Pro 500 adds Ultrafast versions of GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol. Business plans are for teams of 2 to 200, and you can mix seat types, so only the people who want a dot need a Premium seat.

Is OpenAI Dots free?

No, not on any personal plan. The nearest thing to free is for big organizations: Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces could use dots at no charge during an admin preview from November 4 to November 18, 2026, and billing begins for every enabled dot on November 18. Starting that day, dots are switched on by default in those workspaces unless an admin opts out.

For everyone else, "free" means free on top of a plan you already pay for. If you're on Pro or a Business Premium seat, your first dot costs nothing extra.

What a dot's allowance covers, and what counts against your limits

Two rules decide how far your plan stretches:

• Talking to your dot is free of limits. OpenAI says conversations with your dot don't count toward your ChatGPT usage limits.
• Work it hands off does count. When your dot starts or manages tasks in Codex or ChatGPT Work, those tasks use your plan's usage as usual. On Enterprise, work a dot delegates there is billed separately at the standard rates.

Your plan also includes an allowance for deeper work, and OpenAI extended those limits for the first month after launch, so the first few weeks may feel roomier than what follows. On Pro 500, Ultrafast uses your included allowance at 8 times the standard rate, then draws on purchased credits at 6 times the standard credit rate. If you run out on any tier, credits can extend Codex and ChatGPT Work, but not every feature.

The cheapest way to get a ChatGPT dot

For one person: Pro 100 at $100 a month, or $1,200 a year, since Pro has no annual billing. It replaces your current plan, so a Plus subscriber pays $100 instead of Plus, not on top of it.

For a team: Business Premium seats at $100 a month each on an annual plan. Because Business starts at two users and seat types can be mixed, the smallest workspace with one dot is one Premium seat plus one Standard seat: $120 a month on annual billing, or $150 monthly. That's our reading of OpenAI's published seat prices and two-user minimum, so check the sign-up screen before you buy.

OpenAI dots cost calculator

Choose how you'd pay and how many people each want a dot. Every number comes from OpenAI's published prices.

OpenAI dots pricing next to Meta Muse and Grok Bot

Dots are the priciest way into an always-on agent. Both rivals have a cheaper first step:

The comparison isn't quite like for like. Pro's $100 also buys the rest of ChatGPT Pro, including Codex and ChatGPT Work, while Muse's and Grok Bot's plans are mostly about the agent. If you already pay for Pro, the dot is the cheapest of the three. If you don't, a free Muse or a $30 Grok Bot is a much smaller bet. Our Meta Muse vs ChatGPT comparison covers what each agent does better, and our guides to Meta Muse pricing and how much Grok Bot costs break down the other two.

OpenAI dots pricing that isn't announced yet

Three things are announced without a price. OpenAI says that in the future you'll be able to add more dots beyond your first, and scale each one by making it faster or raising how much work it can take on per month. It's also piloting specialist dots for companies, with their own identity and access, through focused enterprise pilots. Until those prices appear, any monthly figure you see for extra dots is a guess.

Who can buy a ChatGPT dot today

Dots on Pro are for people 18 and over, in eligible markets outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the UK. Business Premium users get dots in supported ChatGPT regions, subject to workspace eligibility. Both are rolling out gradually, so a new subscription can take several days to show a dot. In the UK and Europe, a Business Premium seat is the only route.

Sources: OpenAI, Introducing dots; OpenAI Business pricing; OpenAI Help Center, About ChatGPT Pro tiers and Getting started with your dot; Meta Help Center, Muse subscriptions; x.ai/bot. Checked November 8, 2026.

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