Crewaid vs Dots
A crew working together today, not one agent.
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| Crewaid | Dots | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A crew of AI teammates you chat with, each with a job | Always-on agents in ChatGPT that keep working on your goals in the background |
| Where the work happens | One sandboxed computer for your crew; each bot has its own screen and browser, and they share files and logins | Each dot has its own computer and browser in OpenAI’s cloud; you can also let it onto your laptop |
| More than one agent | Yes: start with a ready crew of eight, or hire your own; each has its own role, memory and screen | One dot per account at launch; more dots, and dots working as a team, are planned |
| Watch it, take over | Live view of every bot’s screen; take the mouse and keyboard any time | Open a dot’s computer to watch and take over; your rules decide what it may do and what it asks first |
| Teach by showing | Yes: record a task on its screen, review the skill it learns | Learns from your feedback and keeps its own memory; not taught by demonstration |
| Work on a schedule | Routines, and follow-ups a bot schedules for itself | Scheduled and recurring tasks, and background research while you are away |
| Agents working together | Bots message each other and share a task board | Works with you in ChatGPT, Slack and Teams; dots working together is planned |
| Models and keys | Models included on every plan, or your own key for OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible provider | OpenAI models (GPT-6 Astra) |
| Run it yourself | Yes, free | No |
| Where your data lives | In the region you choose when you sign up (the EU, the US or Asia-Pacific), or on your own servers; messages, keys and credentials encrypted before they are stored | OpenAI’s cloud; Pro is not available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK |
| Where you use it | Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Ubuntu; iOS and Android coming soon | ChatGPT on web, desktop and mobile, plus Slack and Teams; a dot is created on desktop only |
| Price | Starter $20/month (first 7 days for $1), Pro $100/month; self-hosting free | First dot included with ChatGPT Pro (from $100/month) and Business Premium |
Which to choose.
Dots are OpenAI’s always-on agents: each has a computer and browser of its own in OpenAI’s cloud, works on your goals in the background, and talks to you in ChatGPT, Slack and Teams. That is the same idea as a Crewaid bot. The differences: Dots start with one agent per account, while Crewaid is a crew of bots with their own jobs that message each other and share a task board today; you teach a Crewaid bot by showing it on its screen; and Crewaid runs on the model you choose or your own key, in your region or on your own infrastructure.
Choose Dots if
- You already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium, which include your first dot.
- Your team lives in Slack or Teams and wants the agent there.
- You want an agent on OpenAI’s newest models.
Choose Crewaid if
- You want a ready crew of eight bots with their own jobs, working in parallel and passing work between them.
- You want to teach a bot a task by doing it once on its screen.
- You are in the EU or the UK, want your own model or key, or want to self-host.
Sources.
Everything about Dots on this page comes from these pages, checked 2 October 2026. “Not described” means their materials do not say. Products change quickly; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
- OpenAI: Introducing dots
- OpenAI: How we build safety, security and privacy into dots
- TechCrunch: OpenAI launches Dots
- IT Brief: OpenAI launches dots, always-on AI agents for work
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Start with a ready crew.
Eight bots with jobs on day one, or hire your own in a minute. Watch every screen, bring your own key, or run it all on your own servers.
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