OpenAI's Thibault Sottiaux (@thsottiaux) said on X on 11 2 that the team is expanding the family of frontier models powering dots, including GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Terra, with more models to come; Terra brings faster speeds and a "personality upgrade," which will help bring dots to more people. dots is a persistent agent within ChatGPT: according to official documentation, it is currently powered by GPT-6 Astra, has its own computer and browser in the cloud, can continue working even when your computer is turned off, and can be reached via ChatGPT, Slack, Teams, and phone. GPT-6.1 Terra was released via the API on 10 26, officially positioned as fast and efficient, excelling at visual reasoning, precise computer operation, and natural writing.
Confidence: High (80) · Event time 2026-11-02
Reasoning
- dots is currently being rolled out gradually only to Pro 100 / 200 / 500 (adult users outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), Business Premium, and Enterprise; introducing the faster and cheaper Terra means the operating costs of persistent agents could come down, which is a prerequisite for expanding the rollout scope.
- Compared to Grok Bot tightening quotas due to costs in the same week: the key to popularizing agent products is finding more cost-effective models to handle most daily tasks.
Usage
- Existing dots users: use it on the ChatGPT mobile app, desktop app, or desktop browser; conversations with dots do not count toward ChatGPT usage limits, but tasks it initiates in Work or Codex do count as usual. Documentation is available at developers.openai.com/codex/dots.
Risks
- Currently, this is only a teaser in an employee's tweet: there is no official statement on when Terra will be integrated, whether users can choose their model, or which plans it will be opened to; whether "bringing it to more people" refers to lower-priced plans is speculation.
- TestingCatalog separately claims that some users have seen GPT-6.2 Astra in Codex usage statistics; this is an unverified leak and is outside the scope of facts in this entry.
Open · OpenAI Docs: Meet dots · OpenAI API Changelog (GPT-6.1 Terra)