Which plans include a Dot?

Dots are rolling out to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium in eligible markets, with the first Dot included at no extra cost. Enterprise plans, including Edu and Healthcare, can try the beta when a workspace admin enables it. OpenAI says Dots will reach more users "soon"; no date is published.

Can I create a Dot on mobile?

OpenAI describes creating your Dot from the ChatGPT desktop app or desktop browser. Once it exists, you can message it from mobile. Dots can also message you and are available in Slack and Teams.

How many Dots do I get?

You start with one primary Dot, included at no extra cost on eligible plans. OpenAI says you will be able to add more Dots in the future and scale speed and monthly work, but the price of extra Dots is not published . See Dots pricing .

Which apps should I connect first?

Start with apps that are safe and read-only — places where a Dot can read context without changing anything. Add write access only once you have seen how it behaves.

I do not see Dots. What should I check?

First confirm your plan is eligible and that your market is on OpenAI's list. Check the official eligible markets help page and the Dots help center . If your plan or market is not listed yet, availability is the reason.

How to Get a Dot: Plans, Markets and Setup

Getting a Dot is mostly a matter of being on the right plan in the right market, then walking through a short setup flow. There is no separate app to install and no separate subscription to buy: Dots live inside ChatGPT, and on eligible plans your first Dot is included at no extra cost. This guide covers who qualifies, how to create your Dot, and how to start it safely.

Eligibility at a glance

Availability is the first thing to check, because it explains almost every "I do not see Dots" situation.

Plan	Dot access	Notes
ChatGPT Pro	Included	First Dot at no extra cost, in eligible markets.
Business Premium	Included	First Dot at no extra cost, managed through your workspace.
Enterprise / Edu / Healthcare	Beta	Try the beta when a workspace admin enables it.
Other plans	Coming soon	OpenAI says Dots will expand to more users; no date published.

"Eligible markets" matters here. A plan can qualify while your country is not yet on OpenAI's list, so check the official eligible-markets page before assuming something is broken.

Setting up your first Dot, step by step

Confirm eligibility. Make sure you are on Pro or Business Premium in an eligible market, or that an admin has enabled the beta for your Enterprise, Edu, or Healthcare workspace.
Create your Dot from ChatGPT on desktop. OpenAI describes creating a Dot from the ChatGPT desktop app or the desktop browser. Mobile is for talking to your Dot afterward.
Name your Dot. Give it a name you will recognize at a glance, especially if you plan to add more Dots later.
Connect apps. Link the tools your Dot should use through OpenAI's plugin ecosystem, which connects to more than 4,000 apps. Start narrow.
Let it introduce itself. Let the Dot describe what it is and how it plans to help before you assign real work. It is a quick sanity check.
Message it from mobile. Once created, you can continue the conversation from ChatGPT on mobile. Dots carry context across channels.

The same Dot is reachable through ChatGPT on desktop, web, and mobile, and through Slack and Teams. Texting over iMessage/RCS is coming on a limited Pro waitlist.

What to connect first

The instinct is to connect everything and see what happens. Resist it. A Dot with read-only access to a few relevant tools is far easier to evaluate than one wired into your whole stack on day one.

Safe, read-only apps first. Connect sources a Dot can read from — documents, a knowledge base, a read-only view of a project tracker — so it can build context without changing anything.
One workflow, then more. Pick a single, low-stakes project and give the Dot a clear goal. Watch how it reports progress in the activity view.
Keep write access for later. Add apps that can send, post, or change things only after you have seen the Dot behave well on read-only work.

What to check before you give more access

Before expanding what a Dot can touch, confirm the safeguards are doing what you expect. Background proactive research uses read-only tools, so a Dot should not be able to send messages, change app content, or control your browser or computer while researching. Auto-review checks actions against your instructions, Custom Rules, and safety requirements, and some sensitive tasks — changing a password, for example — always stay with you. You can inspect progress in the activity view, and OpenAI can pause or stop a Dot if monitoring finds a concern. Read the full breakdown on our security and privacy page.

Dots can make mistakes, and a Dot with broad access can affect real systems. Review consequential work before relying on it.

Limits to know

There is one usage rule worth committing to memory, because it affects how you plan: conversations with a Dot do not count toward your ChatGPT usage limits, but tasks you start in Codex or ChatGPT Work do count. Your plan also includes an allowance for "deeper work", with extended limits in the first month. OpenAI has not published the size of that allowance or the price of additional Dots — see Dots pricing for the full picture.

If you do not see Dots

Work through this in order: confirm your plan type, confirm your market is eligible, and confirm that a workspace admin has enabled the beta if you are on an Enterprise-family plan. If everything checks out and Dots still are not available, you are most likely in a market or plan that OpenAI has not switched on yet. The official eligible markets page and the Dots help center are the authoritative sources; we do not estimate rollout dates.