OpenAI dots vs. OpenBot
Side by side, with sources. Checked Oct 3, 2026.
OpenAI dots
PaidOpenBot
Open sourcePrice
Included with ChatGPT Pro (from US$100 a month) or a Business Premium seat; not on Free, Go or Plus. Pro users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK do not get it yet.from $100/monthSource: help.openai.com
The template is free (MIT). It needs a CopilotKit Intelligence project (free plan available, or self-hosted) and a model API key.Source: github.com
Pricing model
Paid · No free plan
Open source · Free plan available
License
ProprietaryA proprietary OpenAI service inside ChatGPT, under OpenAI’s terms of use.
Open source · MITMIT licence.
Works on
- ✓ Windows
- ✓ Mac
- ✓ iPhone & iPad
- ✓ Android
- ✓ Web browser
- – Your own server
- – Windows
- – Mac
- – iPhone & iPad
- – Android
- – Web browser
- ✓ Your own server
Where your data lives
With OpenAI: each dot works on its own cloud computer run by OpenAI. Access to your own computer is optional and off by default.
On your own machine or servers: Docker Compose runs every part, and the data sits in your PostgreSQL.
Getting started
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Difficulty: Advanced No installer or hosted version: you need Docker, Bun, a CopilotKit Intelligence project and a model key, and you start it from a terminal.
Hosted version
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NoneCopilotKit calls it “a template, not a product”: there is no hosted version to sign up for.