SPIRITTSPIRITT vs Dots: a whole workspace vs one agent
Dots is OpenAI's persistent agent inside ChatGPT, launched September 29, 2026, with its own cloud computer and browser. You get one dot, it runs only GPT-6 Astra, and it requires a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan. SPIRITT is a whole workspace: many computers and agents in one account that build, host, and operate real apps and keep working 24/7, with the best model mix alongside, including OpenAI models through the ChatGPT subscription you already use.
Where SPIRITT and Dots each win
Both are always-on agents with a cloud computer that keep working when you log off. The differences are access, model choice, how many agents you get, and whether the work ends at a chat reply or a live, hosted product.
| Capability | SPIRITT | Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Always-on agent that keeps working between conversations | ||
| Own cloud computer and browser | ||
| Computer use on your local computer and on cloud computers | ||
| Many agents on the same computer, or across many computers | ||
| Scheduled follow-ups and recurring jobs | ||
| Long-term memory across sessions | ||
| Approval rules for sensitive actions | ||
| Full voice conversation with the same agent | ||
| Desktop and mobile apps | ||
| Runs coding agents like Codex from the same agent | ||
| Self-serve sign-up open to every plan and region | ||
| Choose between models from many labs | ||
| Use OpenAI models through your own ChatGPT subscription | ||
| Connect several ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok accounts in one place | ||
| Multiple computers and agents in one account | ||
| Build and share your own agents | ||
| Builds, deploys, and hosts full-stack apps on real URLs | ||
| Ready-made app integrations | ||
| Builds missing integrations for itself | ||
| Access to folders on your own computer | ||
| Live control of your own logged-in browser | ||
| Clear view of usage, limits, and reset times | ||
| Makes real phone calls and runs AI call centers | ||
| Customize the UI, tools, and harness | ||
| Enterprise controls generally available | ||
| White label under your own brand and domain | ||
| Forward-deployed engineers, localization, BYOC, and air-gapped options |
DotsCapability by capability: SPIRITT vs Dots in detail
Dots is a capable agent with real strengths in persistence and permissions. Here is where the two differ in practice, as of October 2026.
| Feature | SPIRITT | Dots | What this means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | An autonomous AI workspace: each workspace is a dedicated agent with its own cloud computer, UI, memory, tools, and services. | A persistent agent inside ChatGPT with its own cloud computer and browser, reachable in ChatGPT, Slack, and Teams. | Dots lives inside ChatGPT; SPIRITT is a full workspace you shape around your work. |
| Computer use | Computer use on your local computer (SPIRITT Desktop and your own Chrome) and on cloud computers, with many agents working on the same computer or spread across many computers. | One cloud computer per dot, plus one connected local computer that must stay online with ChatGPT open. | SPIRITT gives you many agents across many computers, not one dot on one machine. |
| Access | Self-serve sign-up with no sales gate. You try the real product, not a demo. | Requires a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan. Not available on the entry ChatGPT plans. | You can put SPIRITT to work today; Dots access depends on which ChatGPT plan you hold. |
| Models | Model fusion across frontier labs plus SPIRITT's own Kay 1.5 agents, routed per step. GPT-6 Astra, Claude, Gemini, Grok and more are in the picker. | GPT-6 Astra only. Delegated work runs on ChatGPT Work and Codex. No option to pick another model. | SPIRITT gives you OpenAI's model and every other leading model, not just one. |
| Subscriptions you already use | Connect multiple ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok accounts and use their limits inside the workspace, with usage and reset times on one page. | Works only within your ChatGPT plan. Delegated Work and Codex tasks count against those products' limits. | SPIRITT turns your existing AI subscriptions into one shared pool of capacity. |
| Usage transparency | A single page showing usage, provider limits, remaining capacity, and reset times. | The 'allowance for deeper work' has no published numbers. Users report an unexplained 'Your dot is on a break' cooldown. | With Dots, work can stop when an undisclosed allowance runs out. With SPIRITT you see what you have left before you plan a big task. |
| Agents and computers | Multiple computers and agents in one account, sub-agents in parallel, and your own agents you can build and share. | One primary dot per user at launch. OpenAI says more dots may come in the future. | SPIRITT scales to a team of agents now, not someday. |
| Building and hosting | Builds production-grade full-stack apps with databases, APIs, auth, and jobs, deploys them on real URLs, then monitors and maintains them. | Can hand coding to Codex, but has no documented hosting or deployment for the apps you build. | SPIRITT ships live products and keeps them running. |
| Availability | Self-serve sign-up with no sales call required. Enterprise and white label come with deployment teams, forward-deployed engineers, localization, and BYOC or air-gapped options. | Pro users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland are excluded at launch with no date. Enterprise access is a beta that is off by default. | SPIRITT is open to sign up today; Dots access depends on your plan and where you live. |
| Reach | Web, mobile, and SPIRITT Desktop, live control of your own Chrome, plus real phone calls from purchased numbers. | ChatGPT desktop, web, and mobile apps, voice in ChatGPT, Slack, and Teams. SMS is listed as coming soon. | Dots shines inside chat tools; SPIRITT also reaches your browser sessions and the phone network. |
| Bottom line | Real end-to-end work across departments: research, build, market, sell, support, and operate. | A strong personal agent for ChatGPT power users who are happy on OpenAI only. | Pick Dots if you already live in ChatGPT Pro and only want OpenAI. Pick SPIRITT to run the whole job. |
Based on OpenAI's launch post, ChatGPT Learn docs, and OpenAI Help Center pages, checked October 11, 2026. Dots is rolling out gradually and changes weekly; check OpenAI's current docs for the latest plans and availability.
Why SPIRITT is better than Dots over a single dot
Open access, delivered for enterprise
As of October 2026, Dots needs a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan and is off by default for Enterprise. SPIRITT is self-serve with no sales gate, and for larger rollouts it brings deployment teams, forward-deployed engineers, localization, and BYOC or air-gapped deployment.
Every model, including OpenAI's
Dots runs only GPT-6 Astra. SPIRITT routes each step across frontier labs and its own Kay 1.5 agents, and you can bring the ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok subscriptions you already use, so you keep OpenAI and gain everything else.
A team of agents, not one dot
Dots gives each user one primary dot at launch. SPIRITT runs multiple computers and agents in one account, runs sub-agents in parallel, and lets you build and share your own agents, and run Claude Code and Codex in the same place.
Ships and runs real products
Dots coordinates tasks but has no documented app hosting. SPIRITT builds full-stack apps with databases, APIs, and auth, deploys them on real URLs, and keeps maintaining them, so the work ends live, not in a chat thread.
An open, always-on AI workspace
Model freedom
GPT-6 Astra, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and SPIRITT's Kay agents, routed per step.
Bring your subscriptions
Use multiple ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok accounts with limits tracked on one page.
Many agents
Multiple computers and agents in one account, plus agents you build and share.
Ship and host
Full-stack apps deployed on real URLs, monitored and maintained for you.
Any integration
Thousands of ready-made integrations, and SPIRITT builds the ones that are missing.
Always on
A 24/7 heartbeat and durable scheduled jobs that act between your requests.
Frequently asked questions
01What is the difference between SPIRITT and Dots?+
02Is SPIRITT a good Dots alternative?+
03Can SPIRITT be deployed for an enterprise in a way Dots cannot?+
04Can I use OpenAI models in SPIRITT?+
05Is Dots available in Europe and the UK?+
06Why do users say their dot is 'on a break'?+
07Can Dots build and host apps like SPIRITT?+
08Can I run more than one agent?+