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Lesson 1 of 6Stage 1: Know the tool

What Dots Are and Who They Fit

Set Up ChatGPT Dots 9 minFree

The problem

You keep hearing about AI agents, but you can't tell if ChatGPT Dots would help your business. You also don't know if your plan or country can use them.

You'll be able to

You'll know what a Dot is, which plans include it, and whether it fits your business today.

Why this matters

Picking a tool before you know who it's for wastes time and money. Maria runs a small cleaning company and her team already uses ChatGPT every day. For her, Dots could make sense. Her friend Tom lives in the UK, where Dots are not available yet, so he should wait.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Know what a Dot is

    Dots are agents that live inside ChatGPT. Each one gets its own cloud computer and browser. A Dot can connect to apps through ChatGPT's connectors. You can reach it from ChatGPT, Slack or Microsoft Teams.

  2. 2

    See who it fits best

    Dots fit teams that already live in ChatGPT. They are good for research and browser tasks. They also fit teams that work from Slack or Teams all day.

  3. 3

    Check the plan you need

    Dots need a ChatGPT Pro plan (from $100/month) or Business Premium ($125 per user/month). Enterprise is in a beta that an admin has to turn on. Free and Plus plans can't use Dots yet.

  4. 4

    Check where you are

    Dots have been rolling out since September 29, 2026. They are not yet available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK. If your business is there, bookmark this course and check back later.

  5. 5

    Expect change

    Pricing and features are new and changing. The screens you see may not match any guide, including this one. Re-check the plan details before you commit your team.

Prompt to copy

Replace the [brackets] with your details, then paste it into your AI tool.

Ask ChatGPT to help you decide
I run a [TYPE OF BUSINESS] with [NUMBER] people. Our team uses [TOOLS WE USE, e.g. Gmail, Slack]. List 3 small, repeatable tasks we do every week that a browser-based assistant could help with. For each one, say what it would need access to. Keep it to plain language.

Your exercise

Write down your current ChatGPT plan, the country your business is in, and one weekly task you would hand to a Dot if you could.

Before you call it done

  • You know whether your plan includes Dots.
  • You know whether Dots are available where you work.
  • You have one weekly task written down as a possible first job.

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