OpenAI launches always-on Dots agents and cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay 2026, as delayed model and White House AI meeting shadow the event

OpenAI launched Dots, an always-on agent positioned against Meta's Muse, and the cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol with an Ultrafast tier, while Sam Altman did not address onstage the top-end model delayed over its own researchers' security concerns — on the same day tech…

At DevDay 2026, Sam Altman introduced Dots, an always-on, proactive AI agent positioned against Meta's popular Muse agent. Each Dot runs on GPT-6 Astra and has its own cloud computer and browser, able to research, write, and hand software work to Codex; plugins connect to more than 4,000 apps, and users can reach a Dot via ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. Guardrails: unattended proactive research is limited to read-only tools and sensitive actions require approval, while business or specialist Dots can be given separate identities, credentials, and computers. Availability starts with ChatGPT Pro in markets outside the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK, with broader Business Premium access and admin-gated betas for Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare. Alongside Dots, OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, a cheaper upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, plus a premium 'Ultrafast' speed tier (per SecurityWeek). The Decoder reports that the top-end GPT-6.1 Astra is being held back over safety problems; SecurityWeek reports that OpenAI said Monday it was delaying a new model over security concerns raised by its own researchers and that Altman did not mention the delay onstage — the two reports appear to describe the same situation but do not explicitly name the same model. The event coincided with a White House meeting at which Brockman, Amodei, Bezos, Huang, Musk, and Nadella met President Trump, who has pushed back against greater government oversight of AI.

• Dots are always-on, proactive agents running on GPT-6 Astra; each has its own cloud computer and browser and can research, write, and hand software work to Codex.
• Plugins connect Dots to more than 4,000 apps; users reach a Dot via ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.
• Unattended proactive research is limited to read-only tools, and sensitive actions require approval.
• Business or specialist Dots can be assigned separate identities, credentials, and computers.
• Pro access launches outside the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK; Business Premium is broader; Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare are admin-gated betas.
• OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, a cheaper upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, plus a premium 'Ultrafast' speed tier (SecurityWeek).
• The Decoder says top-end GPT-6.1 Astra is held back over safety problems; SecurityWeek says OpenAI stated Monday it was delaying a new model over its own researchers' security concerns and that Altman did not address it onstage — the…
• Dots is positioned against Meta's popular Muse personal agent.