Octopus22 vs OpenAI Dots (2026): a personal agent or a team of AI teammates?
OpenAI's Dots give each person one always-on agent inside ChatGPT. Octopus22 gives a team several AI teammates that work together in shared conversations. Here's how they compare on features, team use, availability and cost.
By Tishant Sunil · Updated October 5, 2026 · We make Octopus22. Every claim about OpenAI Dots links to its source.
The short answer
A Dot is one always-on personal agent for each person, inside ChatGPT, Slack and Teams. Octopus22 is several AI teammates that a whole team can share, working together in shared conversations.
Choose OpenAI Dots if
- You already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium, so a Dot comes included
- You want one capable personal agent with 4,000+ apps and the ChatGPT ecosystem
- You want to reach your agent in Slack or Teams, or by voice call in ChatGPT
- You need SOC 2 Type 2 (ChatGPT Business and Enterprise)
Choose Octopus22 if
- You want several AI teammates, not one agent per person
- You want colleagues to direct and share the same teammates
- You're in the EU, UK or Switzerland and don't want a ChatGPT Business plan to get an agent
- You want to correct or retract individual memories
Checked October 5, 2026. Dots launched a week ago, and OpenAI has said limits and pricing will change after the first month. Some of OpenAI's own pages couldn't be loaded, so a few details come from launch coverage and are marked. Octopus22's details come from our own product.
Terms used: single sign-on (SSO) lets staff log in with their company account, and SAML and OIDC are two kinds of it. SCIM adds and removes users automatically from your company directory. MCP is a standard way to plug other tools into an AI.
At a glance
| OpenAI Dots | Octopus22 | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | One always-on personal agent per person | A team of AI teammates you hire by role |
| Where you use it | ChatGPT (desktop, web, mobile), Slack, Teams | Octopus22 web app |
| How many agents | One per person at launch | As many as you like; 3 work at once on Pro (6 on Max, 12 on Ultra) |
| Who can direct it | Its owner | Its owner, or the whole team if shared |
| Its own computer | A cloud computer and browser, plus your own computer if you allow it | A screen per teammate on a cloud computer |
| Apps | 4,000+ through plugins, remote MCP | 500+, plus custom MCP and any website |
| Started by | You, schedules, watched events | People, other teammates and its own schedules |
| Memory | Personal; individual memories can't be edited | Shared Company Brain; facts can be corrected or retracted |
| Pricing | Included with ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium | Per member, from $49/month |
| Regions | Pro not sold in the EU, UK or Switzerland; Business Premium there | No published regional limits |
What each one is
Dots are "always-on agents that keep work moving across your tools and projects" (OpenAI docs). OpenAI launched them at DevDay on September 29, 2026, alongside ChatGPT Space, a shared workspace (VentureBeat). Each Dot runs on GPT-6 Astra, has its own cloud computer, and keeps working after you close the chat.
Octopus22 lets a company hire AI teammates with names and roles that work in shared conversations with its people, share one Company Brain memory, and each work on their own screen of a cloud computer.
The biggest difference: personal agent or shared teammates
A Dot is personal (OpenAI docs):
- You get one, and by default only you can direct it.
- In Slack it can talk to others if you tell it to, and checks with you before sharing anything private.
- Colleagues can work with it through ChatGPT Space pages.
- Company-owned "specialist Dots" exist only as an enterprise pilot.
Octopus22 teammates belong to the team:
- A member can share a teammate with everyone, and each colleague gets a private chat with it.
- Several teammates work together in shared conversations with people.
- A shared teammate acts with its owner's connected accounts. Colleagues wait on the owner for every approval, and can open and drive its screen, which is signed in as the owner.
Where they work
Dots live in ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, with voice calls in the app, and in Slack. OpenAI lists Microsoft Teams as available, though some reports describe it as an invite-only alpha. Texting is "coming soon".
Octopus22 is a web app, with no Slack, Teams or mobile app presence.
If you live in ChatGPT, Dots fit naturally.
Capabilities
Dots:
- Computer: each Dot has its own cloud computer and browser, and can also use your computer while the ChatGPT app is open.
- Apps: connects to 4,000+ apps (SiliconANGLE).
- Work: starts Codex and Work tasks and runs read-only proactive research.
Octopus22:
- Computer: each teammate has its own screen with a browser that stays signed in, which you can watch and take over.
- Apps: 500+ apps plus custom MCP.
- Helpers: teammates can run helpers in parallel and hire new teammates.
Dots have a much bigger app catalog.
Memory
Dots remember through three layers: the conversation, your ChatGPT memory and the Dot's own notes. Reports say you can't edit or delete individual memories; deleting the Dot clears them (Flavio Copes).
Octopus22's Company Brain learns facts from your conversations, keeps their history, and lets anyone correct or retract a company fact. Facts are company-wide by default, even ones learned in a private chat. Only personal preferences stay private.
Approvals and control
Dots have four levels of custom rules: act without asking, act when you say so, ask first, or hand off to you. An auto-review checks consequential actions, and an activity view and pause button let you step in (OpenAI docs). Sensitive steps like changing a password stay with you.
Octopus22: Before a teammate sends, pays, deletes or cancels something through a connected app or in its browser, an AI check pauses it until the teammate's owner approves. Reading runs freely. Its own tools, like hiring a teammate or scheduling, and commands it runs on its own computer aren't checked. Owners can set each tool to "always allow", "always ask" or off.
Security and compliance
| OpenAI Dots | Octopus22 | |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type 2 for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise (not Dot-specific) | None yet |
| Data residency | Reported as not supported for Dots | Computers in Frankfurt; app, data and files in Singapore |
| Admin controls | Per-feature toggles; Enterprise in beta | Ultra plan: OIDC SSO, SCIM, audit log |
| Training on your data | Off by default for Business and Enterprise | Not used for training; model providers commit not to train on it |
The SOC 2 and data residency details come from secondary sources, because OpenAI's trust and help pages couldn't be loaded.
Pricing and real monthly cost
Dots come included with (OpenAI docs):
- ChatGPT Pro: $100, $200 or $500 a month, adults only, not sold in the EU, UK or Switzerland.
- Business Premium: $125 a month per seat, or $100 billed annually (The Decoder).
- Enterprise: in beta.
Chatting with your Dot doesn't count against ChatGPT limits, but tasks it starts in Codex or Work do. Extra Dots and more capacity will cost extra later, at prices not yet published.
Octopus22 is $49, $99 or $199 per member a month, with 40,000, 80,000 or 160,000 credits per member, and work pauses when credits run out unless you turn on auto-reload.
Estimated monthly cost:
| Team | OpenAI Dots | Octopus22 (Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $100 (Pro) | $49 |
| 5 people | $500 to $625 (Business Premium) | $245 |
| 20 people | $2,000 to $2,500 (all Premium, one Dot each) | $980, or $3,980 on Ultra with single sign-on |
ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium include much more than Dots: the whole ChatGPT product, Codex and more. Compare them as a bundle, not just as an agent.
What reviewers say about Dots
- Praise: easy, well-designed onboarding (MacStories), and strong results on website and video work (The Verge).
- Problems:
- websites blocking its browser
- frequent approval prompts
- only one Mac connected at a time
- one Dot per person
There are no independent reviews of Octopus22 yet.
Where Dots win
- They're included if you already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium.
- 4,000+ apps and the whole ChatGPT ecosystem, including Codex.
- You can reach them in Slack and Teams, and call them in ChatGPT.
- Detailed approval rules, and SOC 2 through ChatGPT Business.
Where Octopus22 wins
- Several teammates per company, not one agent per person.
- Shared teammates that colleagues can direct, in shared conversations.
- No ChatGPT plan needed: in the EU, UK and Switzerland, Dots need Business Premium or Enterprise.
- Correctable memory: fix or retract individual facts.
- Lower cost per member for teams that only need AI teammates.
Switching from Dots to Octopus22
- Memory: Dot memory can't be exported, so tell your Octopus22 teammates the key facts. The Company Brain will pick them up from your conversations.
- Schedules: recreate them by asking teammates.
- Connections: reconnect your apps.
- Your Dot: deleting it erases its conversations, memories and schedules, and can't be undone.
Frequently asked questions
What are OpenAI Dots?+
Dots are always-on agents in ChatGPT, launched on September 29, 2026. Each has its own cloud computer and browser, connects to 4,000+ apps, keeps working after you close the chat, and can be reached in ChatGPT, Slack and Microsoft Teams.
How is Octopus22 different from OpenAI Dots?+
At launch each person gets one Dot, and only its owner can direct it. Octopus22 lets a company hire several AI teammates with different roles, share them with the whole team, and put people and teammates in the same conversations.
How much do Dots cost compared with Octopus22?+
Your first Dot is included with ChatGPT Pro ($100, $200 or $500 a month) or Business Premium ($125 a month, or $100 billed annually), and Enterprise in beta. Prices for extra Dots haven't been published. Octopus22 is $49, $99 or $199 per member a month.
Are Dots available in the UK or EU?+
ChatGPT Pro, which includes a Dot, isn't sold in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland. Business Premium and Enterprise are rolling out worldwide. Octopus22 has no published regional limits.
Can I have more than one Dot?+
At launch you get one primary Dot. OpenAI describes teams of Dots working together as a future goal, and says extra Dots will be a paid add-on later.
Can I delete a Dot's memories?+
Reports say you can't edit or delete individual Dot memories; deleting the whole Dot clears them. Octopus22 lets you correct or retract individual facts in its Company Brain, though retracted facts are kept as history and personal facts can only be corrected by their owner.
Do Dots work in Slack and Microsoft Teams?+
Dots work in Slack, where you can DM one or mention it in a channel. OpenAI lists Microsoft Teams as available, though some reports describe Teams as an invite-only alpha. Octopus22 doesn't work inside Slack or Teams.
Does OpenAI train on my Dot's data?+
Business, Enterprise and Edu data isn't used for training by default. Personal plans follow your 'Improve the model for everyone' setting. Octopus22 doesn't train AI models on your data, and uses model providers that commit not to train on it.
