OpenAI Dots guide
Find out who gets Dots, what it costs, how to set one up, and how its permissions and safety controls work.
Connect the apps it needs, set the rules, and let it take a first task off your plate.
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The $2,500 credit gift, its expiry date, and the Pro downgrade underneath.
Read guide02VIDEO & SCREENSHOTSOpenAI Dots demo: watch the video, skip the jargon
OpenAI’s launch video, with the useful bits pulled out and numbered.
Read guide03PLAN COMPARISONDots vs ChatGPT Plus: is the $80 upgrade worth it?
$20 Plus or $100 Pro: what the extra $80 buys, and who gets Dots.
Read guide04FIRST LOOKOpenAI Dots review: features, access, and limits
What Dots can do, what it costs, and whether it’s worth trying now.
Read guide05PLAN COSTSOpenAI Dots pricing: plans and extra costs
One Dot is included. Here’s what your plan actually costs—and what’s still TBD.
Read guide06ACCESS & DATAOpenAI Dots permissions: what your Dot can access
Which keys Dots gets, what it remembers, and how to take access back.
Read guide07PRIVACY & SAFETYOpenAI Dots privacy, security, and safety: what to know
Permissions, memory, approvals, and the safety checks behind them.
Read guide08SETUP GUIDEHow to use OpenAI Dots: setup, first task, and rules
Set it up on desktop and give it a first task that won’t surprise you.
Read guide09COMPARISONOpenAI Dots vs Meta Muse: what’s different?
Dots has the clearer controls today. Here’s where Muse may still fit.
Read guide10COMPARISONOpenAI Dots vs Grok Bot: the practical differences
A cloud desk versus a chat-first teammate. Compare the actual toolkits.
Read guide11ENGLISH TRANSLATIONdots vs Muse vs Grok Bot: AI Agents Battle Royale — Who Can Deliver More?
The supplied article’s AI-agent showdown, translated into English.
Read guide12BUYER’S GUIDEOpenAI Dots alternatives: Muse, Grok Bot, and OpenClaw
Ready-to-try, managed, or roll-your-own: pick your amount of tinkering.
Read guide13EVENT BRIEFINGOpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots features, access, and setup
The useful Dots news from DevDay, minus the stage lights.
Read guide14DEVELOPER GUIDEREA MCP: setup, fixes, and a tested example
Set up REA MCP for Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor. Check Node requirements, fix missing tools, and reproduce a JavaScript package analysis.
Read guide15AI VIDEO GUIDEUse FLUX 3 Max with an AI assistant
Find the official FLUX 3 Max API, check video pricing, and prepare a controlled first request with an AI assistant. Includes request recovery examples.
Read guide16FORECASTING GUIDETry Timestral against a simple forecast first
Find Mistral’s four Timestral model IDs, check local setup requirements, and compare a forecast with simple baselines using a downloadable example.
Read guide17MODEL GUIDEMiniMax M3.1 Flash: API, pricing, and token costs
One canonical model guide with current rates and a cache-aware calculator.
Read guide18SELF-HOSTED ROUTERFreeLLMAPI: setup, 429 troubleshooting, and failover
Set up the private router, diagnose 429s, and verify fallback safely.
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