dots Pricing: What OpenAI's Always-On Agent Costs in 2026
OpenAI's dots comes with ChatGPT Pro (from $100 a month) and Business Premium seats ($100 a seat billed annually, $125 monthly). What's included, what counts toward limits, and the alternatives.
Your first dot is included with ChatGPT Pro, which starts at $100 a month
On ChatGPT Business, dots come with a Premium seat: $100 a seat a month billed annually, or $125 billed monthly
Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces get a beta when their admin turns it on
Talking to your dot doesn't count toward ChatGPT usage limits; tasks it starts in Codex or ChatGPT Work do
Prices as listed on OpenAI's pricing page on October 28, 2026.
If you are pricing out OpenAI’s dots for yourself or a team, the answer depends on which ChatGPT plan you are on. dots is not sold on its own: it comes with two plans.
dots pricing at a glance
Plan
Price
dots
ChatGPT Pro (individual)
From $100 a month, three usage tiers
First dot included
ChatGPT Business, Premium seat
$100 a seat a month billed annually, $125 monthly
Listed for Premium seats
ChatGPT Business, Standard seat
$20 a seat a month billed annually, $25 monthly
Not listed
ChatGPT Plus
$20 a month
Not listed
ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare
Custom pricing
Beta, when the admin turns it on
From OpenAI's pricing page (chatgpt.com/pricing) and its dots announcement, checked October 28, 2026.
ChatGPT Business is for teams of 2 to 200 and lets you mix seat types, so a team can put Premium seats only on the people who need a dot.
Your first dot, at no extra cost. You name it, connect your apps, and it works toward the goals you give it, on its own cloud computer.
Conversations don’t count toward your limits. Talking with your dot is free of ChatGPT usage limits.
Tasks do. When your dot starts or manages work in Codex or ChatGPT Work, that counts toward your usage limits as usual.
An allowance for deeper work, with extended limits for the first month after launch.
More dots, and more work per dot, are planned: OpenAI says you’ll be able to add dots and scale each one’s speed or monthly workload in the future.
Who can buy it
dots is rolling out to Pro and Business Premium users in what OpenAI calls eligible markets. Enterprise users, including Edu and Healthcare, can try a beta once their workspace admin turns it on. You create your first dot in the ChatGPT desktop app or a desktop browser, then message it from ChatGPT on mobile, Slack or Microsoft Teams.
If what you need is client email that doesn’t slip
A dot is a general agent you point at your own goals. If the job is keeping up with client email, alfred_ is built for it, and costs less per person.
alfred_ is an AI assistant for client-facing teams. It reads your email across up to six Gmail, Outlook and IMAP accounts, flags the emails that need your answer, and keeps one list of the replies you owe and the replies you’re waiting on. It sends a morning brief by email or text, and nothing is sent until you approve it. Plans start at $29.99 a month with a 7-day free trial, and teams are $49.99 a seat on one bill.
Keep client work from slipping through the cracks
alfred_ is an AI assistant for client-facing teams. Each teammate gets help with email, calendar, replies and follow-ups.
No. dots comes with paid ChatGPT plans: Pro, which starts at $100 a month, and Business Premium seats, which are $100 a seat a month billed annually or $125 billed monthly. The first dot is included in those plans at no extra cost.
Does dots come with ChatGPT Plus or a Business Standard seat?
OpenAI lists dots under Pro and under Business Premium seats. Plus ($20 a month) and Business Standard seats ($20 a seat billed annually, $25 monthly) do not list it.
Do dots use up my ChatGPT limits?
Conversations with your dot don't count toward your ChatGPT usage limits. Tasks it starts in Codex or ChatGPT Work count as usual. OpenAI says plans include extended limits for deeper work in the first month after launch.
Can I buy more than one dot?
Not yet. OpenAI says that in the future you'll be able to add more dots and scale how much work each one can take on per month.
What does alfred_ cost?
alfred_ plans start at $29.99 a month with a 7-day free trial, and teams are $49.99 a seat on one bill. alfred_ is an AI assistant for client-facing teams: it flags the emails that need your answer and keeps one list of the replies you owe and the replies you're waiting on, across Gmail and Outlook.
About the authors
Written byPranav MishraAI/LLM Engineer at alfred_
Pranav builds the agents behind alfred_, the systems that watch your inbox and calendar, keep track of what is waiting on you, and surface what actually needs a response. He runs alfred_’s head-to-head field tests against other assistants.
Reviewed byConnor FataFounder & CEO of alfred_
Connor is the founder and CEO of alfred_, focused on making personal assistants accessible to business operators and individuals so they can focus on what matters and what’s important.
