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OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
At its DevDay in San Francisco on September 29, 2026, OpenAI announced Dots, always-on personal agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that proactively complete tasks in the background. Each Dot runs on its own cloud compute with 4,000+ app connections, launching for Pro and Business Premium users. The launch, positioned against Meta's free Muse agent, came less than 24 hours after OpenAI scrapped a model launch over safety concerns.
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Gemini 4 has been added to the API docs, per an X post shared on Reddit.
Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:09 PM
Gemini 4 Argon appears in Google's API docs, and a YouTube review covers both it and the DevDay announcements.
Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:09 PM
Wired and a reporter's hands-on describe early usage: Dots work reliably but raise trust and data-access concerns; open-source rival 'Thursday' appeared.
Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 07:30 PM
AI Overview
- Dots are always-on assistants powered by GPT-6 Astra that use a cloud computer to browse the web and access 4,000+ apps
- Users chat with a Dot via a text interface or voice call from ChatGPT on web, desktop, or mobile
- Sam Altman unveiled Dots at OpenAI's annual San Francisco developer showcase, calling it 'more ambitious' than ChatGPT and a 'whole new way to work with AI', weeks after Meta introduced Muse
- Dots launch Tuesday for ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium users in eligible markets, launchable from ChatGPT or Codex
- Users message Dots through Slack, Teams, and other organizational platforms, with text message support coming soon
- OpenAI is working with Microsoft to integrate Dots into Agent 365 security controls
- OpenAI envisions specialist Dots provisioned with specific identities, credentials, and tools through existing systems
- OpenAI frames Dots as a shift from 'chat with AI' to 'assign work to AI', with agents pursuing a goal autonomously while the user is away
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OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots agents, GPT-6.1 Sol, Ultrafast mode, and ChatGPT Spaces to counter app store model
OpenAI's fourth annual DevDay (September 29, 2026, Fort Mason, San Francisco) shipped Dots — always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that each run on their own cloud computer and connect to 4,000+ apps — alongside a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol model, an Ultrafast speed tier, a Decisions API, ChatGPT Spaces/Pages/slides, and a B2B app Marketplace. The announcements turn ChatGPT into an app-discovery and collaboration surface challenging both app stores and Google Workspace, and parallel Anthropic's Claude Cowork consolidation.
OpenAI's fourth annual DevDay (September 29, 2026, Fort Mason, San Francisco) shipped Dots — always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that each run on their own cloud computer and connect to 4,000+ apps — alongside a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol model, an Ultrafast speed tier, a Decisions API, ChatGPT Spaces/Pages/slides, and a B2B app Marketplace. The announcements turn ChatGPT into an app-discovery and collaboration surface challenging both app stores and Google Workspace, and parallel Anthropic's Claude Cowork consolidation.
Updated Wed, Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 AM — Independent evals landed: Artificial Analysis and planted-bug tests score 6.1 Sol near Astra at a fraction of the cost.
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Releases·Agent Release
OpenAI introduces Dots, a new always-on AI agent, at Dev Day 2026
At Dev Day 2026, OpenAI announced Dots, always-on AI agents described as "built to handle everything." It was the largest of more than 20 announcements at the company's annual developer conference.
At Dev Day 2026, OpenAI announced Dots, always-on AI agents described as "built to handle everything." It was the largest of more than 20 announcements at the company's annual developer conference.
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Can you trust Meta’s Muse or OpenAI’s Dots to run your life?
The Verge's Hayden Field joins Decoder to compare Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots, two consumer AI agents pitched as animated mascots. Both descend from Peter Steinberger's OpenClaw, which inspired the industry's default design: a model in a harness driving a web browser on a computer. Meta gives Muse away free to flood the market, while OpenAI charges via subscription tiers and targets enterprise knowledge workers, raising shared questions about handing agents sensitive personal data.
The Verge's Hayden Field joins Decoder to compare Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots, two consumer AI agents pitched as animated mascots. Both descend from Peter Steinberger's OpenClaw, which inspired the industry's default design: a model in a harness driving a web browser on a computer. Meta gives Muse away free to flood the market, while OpenAI charges via subscription tiers and targets enterprise knowledge workers, raising shared questions about handing agents sensitive personal data.
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Releases·Model Releasefeatured
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra at one-fifth the price
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay 2026, positioning it as a major upgrade over GPT-6 Sol that approaches GPT-6 Astra on coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard API token prices. The model is available to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex, and is generally available on Amazon Bedrock. OpenAI also launched a $500/month ChatGPT Pro 500 plan, and Simon Willison live-blogged the keynote.
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay 2026, positioning it as a major upgrade over GPT-6 Sol that approaches GPT-6 Astra on coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard API token prices. The model is available to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex, and is generally available on Amazon Bedrock. OpenAI also launched a $500/month ChatGPT Pro 500 plan, and Simon Willison live-blogged the keynote.
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No single AI assistant will win as OpenAI ships Dots, Google moves to Gemini 4 Argon, and instruction formats converge
A Reddit post argues the past few weeks of releases show the AI-assistant market won't consolidate around one winner: frontier leadership changes every few months, and vendors are adopting shared formats (AGENTS.md, SKILL.md) that lower switching costs. The author, who builds a cross-assistant extension called AI Toolbox, predicts the valuable layer will be whichever product keeps users' history and work portable across assistants.
A Reddit post argues the past few weeks of releases show the AI-assistant market won't consolidate around one winner: frontier leadership changes every few months, and vendors are adopting shared formats (AGENTS.md, SKILL.md) that lower switching costs. The author, who builds a cross-assistant extension called AI Toolbox, predicts the valuable layer will be whichever product keeps users' history and work portable across assistants.
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