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ChatGPT dotsOpenAI's always-on agent inside ChatGPT: you give your dot a goal and it keeps working on it between conversations, on its own cloud computer, and comes back for approval when it needs you. Grok BotxAI's AI teammates: named Bots with their own jobs that run on a persistent cloud computer, sign into your apps and websites, and finish tasks while your laptop is closed.

ChatGPT dots vs Grok Bot

A plain comparison: who each tool is for, where each one breaks, and when neither is the answer. No affiliate links.

Who this is for

The two always-on agents people are comparing right now: owners deciding whether a $100 ChatGPT Pro seat or a $30 SuperGrok (or X Premium+) plan gets them a working background agent.

Side by side

ChatGPT dots and Grok Bot, compared
Compared onChatGPT dotsGrok Bot
What it is forOne always-on agent in ChatGPT that owns ongoing goals and reports back.Several named Bots on a shared cloud computer that sign into your apps and sites.
Starting price (checked 2026-10-09)From $100/month (ChatGPT Pro); also in Business Premium.$30/month (SuperGrok); X Premium+ $40/month in the US; also in Cursor Pro and Teams.
Where it runs and how you reach itIts own cloud computer; ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, Slack, Teams.One persistent cloud computer per account; desktop apps and iOS/Android companion.
Control and approvalsCustom rules per action (act, act if pre-approved, ask, hand off); password changes always stay with you.Sensitive actions need approval by tool and risk; set Ask first rules for sending, publishing, deleting, purchasing.
Where it breaksPro not in EEA, Switzerland or UK at launch; disconnecting an app does not delete what the dot already took.All Bots share files, browser sessions and logins; weekly usage pool, then on-demand billing.
SetupNo-code; create it on desktop.No-code; signs in with a Cursor account.
A custom build beats it whenThe job is one fixed workflow a scheduled automation can run.The site has an API you can call directly.

The verdict

Both give you an agent with its own cloud computer that keeps working while you are away and asks before consequential steps. A dot comes only with ChatGPT Pro, from $100 a month, or Business Premium, and Pro access is not offered in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK at launch; you get one dot with an allowance and connect it to ChatGPT's 4,000+ app plugins, Slack and Teams. Grok Bot starts with SuperGrok at $30 a month (or X Premium+ at $40 in the US) and lets you run several named Bots, but they all share one computer and its logins, and it signs in through Cursor.

Pick a dot if you already pay for ChatGPT Pro and want one agent tied into Slack or Teams; pick Grok Bot if you want several cheaper agents for browser work on sites with no API.

Read the full take on each

ChatGPT dotsGood at, breaks when, priceGrok BotGood at, breaks when, price

Sources

  1. chatgpt.com/pricing
  2. openai.com/index/introducing-dots/
  3. help.openai.com/en/articles/20001530-getting-started-with-your-dot
  4. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview
  5. docs.x.ai/grok-bot/faq
  6. x.ai/pricing
  7. help.x.com/en/using-x/x-premium

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Checked 9 Oct 2026

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