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OpenAI Introduces Dots, Always-On AI Agents Designed to Run Tasks in the Background

September 30, 2026 at 15:00 EDT

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OpenAI unveiled Dots, an always-on AI agent product available to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium subscribers at no additional cost, during its DevDay conference on September 29, 2026. The release marks the company's latest attempt to establish a viable agent platform and positions Dots directly against rivals including Meta's recently launched Muse agent and Anthropic's enterprise-focused agent offerings.

September 2026 • OpenAI DevDay

Dots Launch Into Crowded Agent Market

Always-on AI agents now built into ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium subscriptions, competing against Meta's viral Muse and Anthropic's enterprise-focused Claude agents.

4,000+

Connected apps via plugins

3.4M

Muse downloads in 3 weeks

$2/$10

Sol token pricing (M in/out)

Marketplace launch partners

Competitive Positioning

Dots

Embedded in ChatGPT

Meta Muse

Standalone app

Claude Agents

Enterprise-focused

Relative agent deployment scale and user acquisition pace

Dots advantage: No extra cost with existing Pro/Premium subscriptions; background operation without user prompts.

Challenge: Desktop-only creation; unavailable in EEA, UK, Switzerland at Pro tier launch; no public developer API for custom agents.

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