# The Rundown AI — OpenAI launches dots, bringing GPT-6 Astra to 24/7 agents

- Company: The Rundown AI (therundown.ai)
- Announced: 2026-09-30T15:21:19.685000+00:00
- Category: product-launch
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://www.therundown.ai/news/openai-dots-chatgpt-astra-agents
- Record: https://forck.live/items/15412-openai-launches-dots-bringing-gpt-6-astra-to-24-7-agents
- Subject: Reporting
- Models affected: GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Luna
- Pricing: GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, a fifth of Astra’s standard prices.

OpenAI launched dots, persistent agents that run 24/7 on cloud computers within ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. The first dot is included with Pro and Business Premium plans, with beta access for Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare workspaces. OpenAI also introduced GPT-6.1 Sol at reduced pricing and the Decisions API with GPT-6 Luna in limited preview.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://www.therundown.ai/news/openai-dots-chatgpt-astra-agents:

> OpenAI introduced dots on September 29, bringing agents that work 24/7 on their own cloud computers to ChatGPT. Dots run on GPT-6 Astra, connect through plugins to more than 4,000 apps, and reply in ChatGPT, Slack or Teams.

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