OpenAI dots vs. OpenDots

Side by side, with sources. Checked Oct 3, 2026.

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). Running it needs a CopilotKit Intelligence project (free Developer tier) and a model API key you pay for.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.

Pages and settings in a SQLite file on your server; conversation history in your CopilotKit Intelligence project.

Getting started

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Difficulty: Advanced There is no installer or hosted version: you run it from a terminal (Node.js or Docker) and connect API services yourself.

Hosted version

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NoneCopilotKit says OpenDots is an alpha template, not a hosted product.

Latest release

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Last checked

Oct 3, 2026What we could verify

Our take

An early, developer-only way to try the dots idea without a ChatGPT Pro plan. Treat it as an experiment, not a product.

Best for

Developers exploring agents

People who want to see how always-on agents work and adapt the code to their own tools.

Check first

Alpha status and costs

It is only days old, has no releases, and still needs paid model API keys.