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OpenAI’s Dots assistant is live for Pro users, still limited in Europe

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Dots, OpenAI’s always-on ChatGPT assistant, is out for Pro subscribers, while personal accounts in Europe remain locked out.

OpenAI’s Dots is an always-on assistant framed as one ongoing conversation rather than separate chats. Alexander Embiricos said at TechCrunch Disrupt that it shipped at the company’s late-September developer day and is in ChatGPT desktop and mobile apps for Pro subscribers and above, with plans from $100 a month; much of it overlaps the Codex coding app. Proactive research runs on a cadence using prior context and granted access. OpenAI says Dots uses ChatGPT’s privacy controls, including an option to turn off model training, but controls are not granular and the app refuses read-only cloud-drive access. At DevDay Exchange in Berlin, Romain Huet said wider availability in Europe should follow in a few weeks after regulator talks; personal Pro accounts in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK remain locked out, while some business accounts already have access.

Key facts
  • Available in ChatGPT desktop and mobile for Pro plans from $100 a month.
  • Uses ChatGPT privacy controls; training opt-out exists, but permissions are not granular.
  • The app refuses read-only cloud-drive access and launched with conservative prompts.
  • Embiricos said early conflict alerts sometimes arrived three minutes ahead.
  • Personal Pro accounts in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK are still locked out.
  • Some business accounts already have Dots; wider European access is expected in weeks.
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Timeline

dated events in the reporting · oldest first
  1. Oct 27, 2026Embiricos describes Dots at TechCrunch Disrupt. · TechCrunch
  2. Oct 28, 2026Huet says wider European Dots access should follow regulator talks. · The Decoder

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • TechCrunchPricing, privacy limits, proactive research and three-minute conflict alerts.
  • The DecoderEuropean lockout for personal Pro accounts and some business access.
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  1. · 3d ago TechCrunch · AIFirst report

    OpenAI’s dots assistant packages coding agents for Pro users

    It is in ChatGPT desktop and mobile apps from $100 a month and can research proactively.

  2. · 2d ago The Decoder

    OpenAI says Dots should reach more of Europe within weeks

    Personal Pro accounts in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK remain locked out, while some business accounts already have access.