Comparison

OpenAI Dots vs GPT-6.1 Sol

People have published 126 builds with OpenAI Dots and 44 with GPT-6.1 Sol, overlapping in 7 use cases. OpenAI Dots has more agents, productivity examples; GPT-6.1 Sol has more coding.

Always-on personal agents inside ChatGPT, announced at DevDay 2026. Each dot runs on GPT-6 Astra with its own cloud computer and browser, connects to 4,000+ apps, and is reachable via ChatGPT, Slack, Teams or voice. First dot included with Pro and Business Premium.

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Successor to GPT-6 Sol, announced at OpenAI DevDay on 2026-09-29 with near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price: $2 input and $10 output per million tokens, a 1.05M-token context window and five reasoning levels. Rolled out in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API.

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Entries: 42
Creators: GitHub, YouTube, X
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Same use case, side by side

Use caseOpenAI DotsGPT-6.1 Sol

Agents

OpenAI Dots · 37 entriesOpenDots: CopilotKit's self-hostable dots template for any agent harness

GPT-6.1 Sol · 4 entriesCodex skill: Sol leads and delegates to Sol or Astra

Productivity

OpenAI Dots · 35 entriesSam Altman on using a dot to clear the tasks he dreads

GPT-6.1 Sol · 1 entryWindows ChatGPT navigation rail built with Sol

Coding

OpenAI Dots · 13 entriesChatGPT Just Changed A LOT (Here’s What’s New)

GPT-6.1 Sol · 15 entriesGPT-6.1 Sol Is So Weird

Games

OpenAI Dots · 1 entryopenaiGame - Browser game created entirely by a dot

GPT-6.1 Sol · 9 entriesCan GPT-6.1 Sol create a scary third-person horror game?

Research

OpenAI Dots · 5 entriesawesome-dots - Curated list of architectures

GPT-6.1 Sol · 4 entriesArtificial Analysis on X: Sol replaces GPT-6 Sol after seven days

Design

OpenAI Dots · 2 entriesAsking a dot to paint him, then clicking through the dot's own computer

GPT-6.1 Sol · 3 entriesChronograph: Anime.js 3D scroll demo

Education

OpenAI Dots · 2 entriesdot-green-book - Chinese-language handbook for learning ChatGPT Dot step by step

GPT-6.1 Sol · 1 entryShutterLab: pinhole and fisheye camera physics study

Top builds with OpenAI Dots

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OpenAI launch video: your dot is ready to meet youon X:@OpenAI· 17.9K likes17.9K likes
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open-dots: self-hosted agent workspaceon GitHub:Anil-matcha· 5.2K stars5.2K stars
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Sam Altman on using a dot to clear the tasks he dreadson X:Sam Altman· 8.8K likes8.8K likes
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OpenDots: CopilotKit's self-hostable dots template for any agent harnesson X:Atai Barkai· 6.1K likes6.1K likes
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ChatGPT Dots Finally Clicked When I Learned Thison YouTube:Paul J Lipsky· 172.7K views172.7K views

Top builds with GPT-6.1 Sol

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GPT-6.1 Sol Is So Weirdon YouTube:Can It Code?· 94.3K views94.3K views
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Artificial Analysis on X: Sol replaces GPT-6 Sol after seven dayson X:Artificial Analysis· 2K likes2K likes
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GPT 6.1 Sol or Opus 5.5? One Got Gappedon YouTube:Can It Code?· 41.7K views41.7K views
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I Tested NEW GPT-6.1 Sol on Coding. I'm Shocked.on YouTube:AI Coding Daily· 27.1K views27.1K views
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GPT-6.1 Sol builds the same 3D scene at every effort levelon YouTube:Code Bear· 24.6K views24.6K views