Dots Pricing: What's Included and What Isn't Published Yet

Dots do not have their own price list yet, and that is the single most useful thing to know. OpenAI launched Dots by bundling the first Dot into eligible plans at no extra cost, then leaving future scaling and extra-Dot pricing unannounced. This page lays out what is actually included, the one usage rule that matters, and the figures OpenAI has not published — clearly labelled so you do not mistake a guess for a price.

What is included

On eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium plans in eligible markets, you get your primary Dot included at no additional cost. That first Dot has its own cloud computer and browser, can write and test code, connects to more than 4,000 apps through OpenAI's plugin ecosystem, learns from feedback, and works 24/7. Your plan also includes an allowance for "deeper work", with extended limits during the first month.

Put differently: the entry price of Dots is not a Dots price. It is the price of the ChatGPT plan you already have, provided your plan and market qualify.

Plans and access

Eligibility has two parts — plan and market. A qualifying plan in a market OpenAI has not switched on yet still will not show Dots.

What is NOT published

We are deliberately explicit here, because vague pricing pages are how bad numbers spread. As of the launch announcement, OpenAI has not published:

• The price of additional Dots. OpenAI says you will be able to add more Dots in the future, but gives no price.
• The cost of scaling speed or monthly work. The ability to scale is mentioned; the price is not.
• The size of the "deeper work" allowance. Extended first-month limits are mentioned, but no number is given.
• A date for wider rollout. "Soon" is the only provided timing.

This page does not estimate Dots prices, and neither should any guide you trust. If a figure is not in OpenAI's own materials, treat it as invented. The launch announcement is the authoritative source: OpenAI, Introducing Dots.

The usage-limit rule that actually affects cost

Because the first Dot is bundled, the practical "cost" of using a Dot is about limits rather than a line item. One distinction matters:

In other words, talking to your Dot is separate from your ChatGPT usage limits, but work you kick off through Codex or ChatGPT Work still draws on them. If you plan to route a lot of work through those surfaces, account for it in your plan choice.

How to think about cost vs value

Without a published extra-Dot price, the honest way to evaluate Dots is value-first:

• What is the hourly equivalent? If a Dot reliably handles a recurring slice of work, compare that against what the work costs you today — not against a price OpenAI has not set.
• How much of your plan are you using? Since the first Dot is included, the question is whether you are getting enough from the plan you already pay for.
• What is the cost of a mistake? A Dot with real access can affect real systems, and consequential work should be reviewed. Budget the review time.
• Leave room for future pricing. When extra Dots and scaling get prices, your cost model will change. Decide now what you would be willing to pay, then compare when OpenAI publishes figures.

Our free Dot cost comparator is built for exactly this: it compares what each plan includes and marks extra-Dot pricing as unpublished, so your comparison stays honest until OpenAI releases numbers.

Where to watch for changes

Extra-Dot pricing, speed and work scaling, and deeper-work allowance figures are the three numbers most likely to move first. We track them in our news and changelog and update this page — and its Dots explainer — whenever OpenAI publishes something new. Until then, "not published" is the accurate answer, and we will keep saying so.