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Essentials
ChatGPT Dots FAQ (OpenAI Dots): cost, Europe, setup, on a break and usage limits, and what to do when your Dot stops replying
Short answers to common ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) questions: what it costs (included in Pro $100–$500 and Business Premium), Europe, setup, apps and email, usage limits, what on a break and the preview limit mean, what to check when a Dot goes quiet or won't open, and when to Reboot rather than delete it.
EssentialsWhat is ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots)? The always-on ChatGPT agent: who can get it, how to set it up, and what to do when it gets stuck
ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) is an always-on agent inside ChatGPT with its own cloud computer, so it keeps working while your computer is off. It's included in ChatGPT Pro ($100, $200 or $500 a month, outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland) and Business Premium. Who can get it, eight setup steps, which jobs need your laptop online, why overnight work can stall on an approval, and a first message to copy.
EssentialsHow to set up and use ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots): setup steps, the first job to hand over, and what to do when a new Dot gets stuck
Set up ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) at chatgpt.com/dots, in the desktop app or in the ChatGPT mobile app. It comes with Pro ($100 to $500 a month, outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland) and Business Premium. Start with an access check and one read-only job, set custom rules before the first send, and see what fixed a new Dot that got stuck.
EssentialsHow do I get ChatGPT Dots? Pro, Business Premium or Enterprise, where to create your Dot, and fixes when it doesn't show (OpenAI Dots)
You get ChatGPT Dots with Pro ($100, $200 or $500 a month, 18+, outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland), a Business Premium seat in any supported region, or Enterprise once an admin turns the beta on. The first Dot is included. Create it at chatgpt.com/dots, in the desktop app or in the iOS or Android app. If the entry is missing, check the workspace, update the app, sign out and back in, and give the rollout a few days.
EssentialsChatGPT Dots pricing and usage limits (Oct 2026): included in Pro from $100, what uses your allowance, 16 real readings
ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) has no separate price: the first Dot is included in Pro ($100, $200 or $500 a month) and Business Premium. What counts toward your limits (Dot chats don't, Work and Codex tasks do), the "on a break" limit, and what 16 early users saw on their meters. Checked October 2026. Includes one labeled single-user DevTools observation (GPT-6.1 Sol Low) that is not a confirmed A/B.
EssentialsWho can get ChatGPT Dots? Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise by region, why Plus can't, and what happens when you travel (OpenAI Dots)
ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) comes with Pro 100, 200 or 500 for users over 18 outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland, a Business Premium seat in every supported region, and Enterprise, Edu or Healthcare once an admin turns it on. Free, Go and Plus don't include it. Six checks for your own account, and what happens on a trip.
EssentialsChatGPT Dots not showing or not working? Plan and region checks, how to get a missing Dot back on desktop, and why not to delete it (OpenAI Dots)
Never seen Dots? Check plan, region and rollout first: eligible Pro outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Business Premium, or Enterprise with an admin switch. Dot gone from the desktop sidebar? It usually still works on the web; open it through search or a notification, and set a custom model provider back to OpenAI. Silent Dot? Answer pending requests, then Pause and Resume, then Reboot, and don't delete it.
EssentialsWhat does "Your dot is on a break" mean? Not your plan limit: how long it lasts and what to do, from 25 reports
It's an abuse-prevention pause on the Dot itself, not your ChatGPT plan limit: people hit it with 47% of a plan left and on Pro $500. Timed breaks lasted about 1 hour 30 minutes to 13.5 hours, and Reboot didn't end one early. Don't Reset; note the start time, check Activity, and email support if it lasts.
EssentialsCan you use ChatGPT Dots in Europe, the UK or Switzerland? Pro vs Business Premium, plus 7 real reports
Personal Pro has no Dot in the EEA, UK or Switzerland, and OpenAI has given no date. A Business Premium seat includes one in every supported region: buy at least two paid seats, put yourself on Premium (new members default to Standard), then create it at chatgpt.com/dots or in the app. Plus 7 first-hand reports on region blocks, Dots vanishing on trips, Slack still working and a Business Premium setup from Romania.
Integrations
How to connect Gmail to your ChatGPT Dot: setup, what it reads before you ask, and what to do when a send or mail watch fails (OpenAI Dots)
Connect the Gmail plugin and your ChatGPT Dot can search and read that account's mail and flag what you missed, often before you ask. Setup steps, what it reads on its own, how to keep sending in your hands, fixes for cancelled sends and quiet mail watches, and a copyable first message.
IntegrationsHow to connect Google Calendar to your ChatGPT Dot: setup, clash checks, and what to do when an edit fails or it checks only one calendar (OpenAI Dots)
Connect the Google Calendar plugin and your ChatGPT Dot can read your schedule, flag clashes it finds in your mail and chat, and create or move events when you allow writes. Setup steps, which custom rule stops a delete, fixes for Bad Request errors, stray Meet links and one-calendar checks, and a copyable first message.
IntegrationsHow to connect Google Drive to your ChatGPT Dot: setup, what it reads on its own, and what to do when a Sheet breaks or an upload is refused (OpenAI Dots)
Connect the Google Drive plugin in ChatGPT and your Dot can find, read and update Docs and Sheets with the same permissions. Setup, what it reads without being asked, fixes for broken Sheets, stalled transfers and refused uploads, and prompts to copy.
IntegrationsHow to connect Notion to your ChatGPT Dot: setup, board checks and 14 real Notion cases (OpenAI Dots)
Connect the Notion plugin in ChatGPT and your Dot reads, live, the pages that account can open, and creates or edits pages when the connection allows. 14 real cases, from a reporter's schedule checked for clashes within a minute to a Sprint Board worked every 15 minutes, and a delete that needed Chrome.
IntegrationsHow to add your ChatGPT Dot to Slack: setup, admin approval, reply times, and what to do when replies never arrive (OpenAI Dots)
Open your Dot's profile, choose Add and connect Slack, then DM it or mention it in a thread; on Enterprise an admin must allow dots in Slack first. Mention it again in every thread reply, test in a DM first, and don't remove the connection to rename it. Real ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) Slack setups, MCP -32603 reply failures and the fixes that worked.
IntegrationsHow to connect a ChatGPT Dot to Microsoft Teams: setup, admin approval, chat vs plugin and 7 real cases (OpenAI Dots)
Open your Dot's profile, select Add and choose Microsoft Teams; on Enterprise an admin has to allow it first. Reading your Teams chats, Planner and meeting transcripts needs the separate Teams plugin. 7 real cases with Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365.
IntegrationsHow to connect GitHub to your ChatGPT Dot: setup, PR reviews, stuck writes and 18 real repo cases (OpenAI Dots)
Install the ChatGPT app on GitHub for only the repos your Dot should see; it reads code on demand and hands fixes to Codex. 18 real cases, from a CI break caught before macos-14 runners retired to a read-only map of 415 files across three mixed systems, plus public bug reports on approvals, big files and the cloud shell.
Workflows
How to set up a ChatGPT Dot morning brief: schedule, delivery checks and 20 real daily-brief examples (OpenAI Dots)
Set up a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) morning brief in seven steps: name every calendar, ask for a fixed time with time zone and end date, deliver to chat first, then check the task under Scheduled. Eight places briefs get stuck, with fixes, and 20 real daily-brief setups.
WorkflowsHow to set up ChatGPT Dots for meetings: a brief before every call, scheduling rules, calendar-change alerts and follow-ups (25 real setups, OpenAI Dots)
Connect every calendar plus the mail or Slack where meetings get agreed, make sends and invite edits ask first, run one brief by hand, then add scheduling rules and a change watch. Copyable message, common fixes and 25 real ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) meeting setups.
WorkflowsHow to use a ChatGPT Dot as a project manager: setup, status boards and 19 real project follow-ups (OpenAI Dots)
Yes, a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) can follow a project for you. Start with the short version: what it does well, six setup steps, where it gets stuck and what worked, and one message to start with. Then 19 real project follow-ups, from an App Store review watched through to approval to boards the Dot keeps current, plus what to tell it before an overnight run.
WorkflowsHow to set up a ChatGPT Dots research watch: competitor, price and news alerts, with 50 real setups (OpenAI Dots)
What a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) watch is good for, seven setup steps (sources, a baseline, what counts as a change, a real end date, where alerts go) and eight places watches get stuck, with fixes. 50 real setups, from 30 competitor sites and hourly rounds over 4,891 inns to price and news alerts.
WorkflowsHow to set up a content pipeline with ChatGPT Dots: blog drafts, scheduled posts and 38 real examples (OpenAI Dots)
What a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) can do in a content pipeline, seven setup steps (one source, a short brief, drafts in a named place, publish rules, your own sign-ins, then a schedule) and eight places it gets stuck, with fixes. 38 real examples, from WordPress drafts approved before publishing to three Xiaohongshu posts a day.
Guides
What can a ChatGPT Dot do? Its own cloud computer, Codex and Work tasks, your apps and computer, Slack, Teams and calls, plus setup steps and fixes when a feature fails (OpenAI Dots)
A ChatGPT Dot works on its own cloud computer while your laptop is off, starts Codex and Work tasks, uses the apps you connect and, if you allow it, one of your computers. You reach it in ChatGPT, Slack, Teams or a call, but it can't call you yet. Seven setup steps, the blockers early users hit with a fix for each, and one message to start with.
GuidesChatGPT Dots vs Codex vs ChatGPT Work: which to open, how a Dot hands work to Codex, and what 93 real cases show
Codex writes and tests code, ChatGPT Work runs a delegated task, and your Dot owns an ongoing job and hands coding to Codex. Where each task runs, what counts toward Codex usage, and fixes from 93 real cases.
GuidesChatGPT Dots vs Grok Bot vs Meta Muse (OpenAI Dots)
Fair comparison of ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots), Grok Bot, and Meta Muse: platforms, routines, computer access, privacy, pricing, and best-fit scenarios—with pairwise deep-dives.
GuidesChatGPT Dots vs Grok Bot (OpenAI Dots)
ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) vs Grok Bot: entry surfaces, one agent vs a Bot roster, shared vs per-Dot computers, routines, privacy, pricing, and when to pick each.
GuidesChatGPT Dots vs Meta Muse (OpenAI Dots)
ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI Dots) vs Meta Muse: ChatGPT plugins and Work/Codex vs WhatsApp and Muse Secure VM / Sentinel—platforms, privacy, pricing, and best-fit scenarios.
GuidesHow do you use a ChatGPT Dot in ChatGPT Space? Setup steps, shared to-do and handoff pages, and fixes when @dot doesn't answer or files won't open
A ChatGPT Space page works well as a shared notebook with your Dot: a running to-do list, a project tracker, a handoff page with Codex or a handover note. Six setup steps, what to do when an @dot comment gets no reply or the Dot can't open Space or Library files, why schedules belong in chat, and one message to start with.
GuidesChatGPT Dots use cases (OpenAI Dots): ops, email, meetings, Slack, travel & Codex
ChatGPT Dots / OpenAI Dots use-case index: daily ops catch-up, email triage, meeting prep, morning brief, Slack assistant, travel planner, and Codex orchestration—each with real cases.
GuidesHow to build a website or app with a ChatGPT Dot: chatgpt.site hosting, games and 57 real projects (OpenAI Dots, Oct 2026)
Tell your ChatGPT Dot what to build and to host it on ChatGPT Sites: it writes and tests the site on its own cloud computer and publishes it at a chatgpt.site address (Sites is on Plus, Pro and supported Business and Enterprise workspaces, not Free or Go). 57 real projects: a recipe site in a few chats, a plane game in 20 minutes, overnight Godot demos, and where builds hit Docker, sign-in and data limits.
GuidesHow to use a ChatGPT Dot's cloud computer: take over, sign-ins, long renders, and what to do when the browser crashes, the disk fills or files go missing (OpenAI Dots)
Every ChatGPT Dot has its own Linux cloud computer that keeps working while your laptop is off. Open it from the Dot's profile, take over to sign in, then return control. Setup steps, owners' uses from overnight Blender renders to multi-day runs, and fixes for Error code 9 crashes, downloads that fill the disk, sites that never load, lost files and Windows MXC errors.
GuidesHow to use a ChatGPT Dot with Codex: delegating tasks, overnight PRs, approvals that don't go through, and what to do when tasks stall (OpenAI Dots)
A ChatGPT Dot can open Codex threads, follow them overnight and report to your phone, while merge and deploy wait for your yes. Setup steps, plus fixes for approvals that don't reach the task, a Dot that only says "in progress", CloudThreadNotFoundError, TaskComputerNotAuthorizedError, UNKNOWN on Codex Cloud, missing local tools and how much Codex allowance it uses.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot sort my Gmail? Yes: it finds missed replies, flags phishing, unsubscribes and drafts replies you approve (45 real inbox cases)
Yes. Connect Gmail and a ChatGPT Dot turns your inbox into a short list of what needs you, with drafts for the easy replies. 45 real cases: missed replies found, phishing flagged, 15 years of marketing mail unsubscribed, archiving without deleting, and the times it sent mail unasked.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot run my errands? Yes, up to the payment: bookings, refunds, subscriptions and 42 real cases
Yes, and you approve every payment. A ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) books appointments, chases refunds, finds vouchers in old email and cancels subscriptions. How sign-ins, captchas and purchases work, with 42 real cases and copyable asks.
GuidesHow can a ChatGPT Dot help with family and health? Calendars, appointments and home life: 30 real cases
Use a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) for family and health: shared calendar plans, dentist and vet reminders, dinners and groceries—with approvals still yours. 30 real cases from kindergarten sign-up and school portals to pet care, plus copyable asks.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot handle invoices and expenses? Yes, with your approval: 36 real finance cases
Yes for the admin pile: find, draft, chase and prepare invoices, receipts and expenses, with sends and payments waiting for your yes. 36 real ChatGPT Dots finance cases, from a forgotten freelance invoice and a QuickBooks match to receipts found before the request was read, a day of bookkeeping and a $10,000 sponsorship gap.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot help with your job search? Job lists, tailored résumés, trackers and 9 real cases
How people use a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) to find jobs, tailor résumés and cover letters, track applications and sort applicants. 9 real cases: three reviewed applications that led to an interview, 22 matched jobs, listings that failed verification, and where it fell short.
GuidesHow do I get a ChatGPT Dot to prep my meetings? A brief from calendar and mail before each call: 23 real cases
Name the call, point your ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) at the calendar event, docs and email threads, and have it list what it can reach before it writes. 23 real prep setups: scheduled sales briefs, last-minute phone prep, Meetings plugin notes and follow-ups after the call.
GuidesHow to get a ChatGPT Dot morning brief from calendar and Gmail — 42 real setups
Schedule a ChatGPT Dot morning brief from calendar and Gmail: Help's own example is a daily calendar check. Connect only what you need, ask before send or calendar changes, then copy from 42 real daily-digest setups—overnight reports, five decisions a day, and briefs the Dot wrote for itself.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot be your AI secretary? 36 real daily catch-ups by phone, Slack and overnight (OpenAI Dots)
Can a ChatGPT Dot work as an AI secretary? Yes: 36 real cases of phone check-ins, brain dumps turned into plans, inbox and calendar approvals, post-course follow-ups, things it caught before being asked and overnight handovers, plus copyable asks.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot shop for me? Yes, with your approval: orders, price watches, refunds and 41 real cases
Yes, a ChatGPT Dot can shop for you from its own cloud browser, but every purchase needs your approval and checkout often ends with you. 41 real cases: Walmart groceries ordered by phone, a risotto recipe turned into an Instacart cart, a price watch that speaks only below $95, an Uber fare refund won after three days and a $10K subscription audit.
GuidesHow do you use a ChatGPT Dot as a Slack assistant? DM it, forward a message or @ it in a thread: setup, reply times, and what to do when replies get stuck (OpenAI Dots)
Connect Slack from your Dot's profile, then DM it, forward it a message or mention it in a thread, and mention it again in every follow-up. Setup steps, admin approval, reply times, and what helped when channel posts failed, answers landed in the wrong place or a send was refused, plus weekday board summaries, partner questions answered with the email history checked first, and copyable asks.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot help run a small business? Lead lists, client follow-ups, overdue invoices: 49 real cases
Yes. Owners and freelancers use a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) to build lead lists, follow up clients, chase overdue invoices and prepare payroll. Which plan you need, which apps to connect, and 49 real cases.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot help teachers and students? Lesson decks, course follow-ups and tutoring calls: 27 real cases
Use a ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) for teaching and learning: lesson decks, course portals, post-course follow-ups, tutoring calls and morning review sheets, for adults and teachers only (Dots are not for under-18 accounts). 27 real classroom and tutoring cases with copyable asks.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot plan your trips? Bookings up to checkout, check-in, cancellations and 54 real trips
Yes, a ChatGPT Dot can plan a trip, take bookings up to checkout, check you in and catch booking mistakes from your email; you approve each purchase. 54 real trips: a Fiji stay booked in the wrong month, a missed connection rebooked across three airlines mid-flight, United award seats and a $1,397.28 Lufthansa delay claim.
GuidesCan a ChatGPT Dot make videos? Editing, Blender 3D, music videos and explainers: 43 real projects
Yes. A ChatGPT Dot (OpenAI Dots) makes video on its own cloud computer: Blender (preinstalled, no GPU), Remotion and Python run there, while generated footage, songs and voices come from your own Higgsfield, Suno, ElevenLabs or ComfyUI setup. 43 real projects, from a 26-second draft made in five minutes to a 2:51 music video built from a Suno song and old photos.
GuidesHow do you call a ChatGPT Dot, and can it call you? Setup, the iPhone shortcut, and what to do when calls won't connect or stall (OpenAI Dots)
Open your Dot's chat in the ChatGPT mobile app, desktop app or a desktop browser and tap the phone button. Your Dot can't call you yet. Work keeps going after you hang up only once a task has started, so have the Dot post each task link in the chat first. Setup steps, the iPhone widget and Action button, and what helped when calls stay on Calling, freeze on "I'm checking" or fade out after two hours.