OpenAI has finally launched 'ChatGPT Dots,' an always-on agent that works autonomously in the background 24/7! It’s not the typical ping-pong interaction where you ask a question and wait for a response. Instead, you give it a goal, and it uses cloud-based virtual computers and a browser environment to navigate sites, compile data, and report back via Slack or within ChatGPT. It’s essentially like having a virtual assistant that keeps working for you even after you clock out.

Unfortunately, it's not available to everyone. Free plans and the $20/month Plus plan are excluded; it’s only available to subscribers of the ChatGPT Pro plan (starting at $100/month) or Business Premium. While individual Pro accounts may have restrictions in regions like Europe and the UK, business users can reportedly bypass these limitations regardless of location. There's also a limit of only one default agent per account.

This agent is powered by the robust GPT-6 Astra model. Chatting with the agent is unlimited, but the tokens provided in your plan are consumed when it performs tasks in the background, such as operating a virtual browser. However, there's a launch promotion offering the first month with no background execution token deduction, so I highly recommend eligible users set it up and try it out now. You’ll feel the convenience immediately once you set it up to do something simple, like generating an automated daily trend report.