OpenAI launched its always-on Dots agents on September 29, 2026, at DevDay, rolling them out first to ChatGPT Pro subscribers (starting at $100/month) outside the EEA, Switzerland, and UK, plus Business Premium and Enterprise beta users. Free, Go, and Plus plans received no access at launch, with official documentation explicitly listing them as unavailable while noting plans to expand to more users. Conversations with Dots do not count against standard usage limits, but tasks in related tools like Codex do. This paid-tier gating reflects OpenAI’s focus on higher-revenue tiers amid competition from agents such as Grok Bot and Meta Muse, with traders watching for any near-term free-plan rollout signals in the coming weeks.