OpenAI launches Dots agents and a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6 Astra powers every Dot, and each gets a cloud computer of its own plus links to over 4,000 apps, Decrypt reports. Owners talk to it by text in ChatGPT, Slack or Teams, or by phone. The rollout starts with Pro and Business Premium subscribers in eligible markets.

Sol costs a fifth of Astra per token, and OpenAI puts it near Astra on agentic coding and office work. It is live in Codex and the Work app.

Pricing moved too, Engadget reports. A new Pro 500 plan costs $500 a month. It includes Ultrafast, a speed tier that writes up to 300 tokens per second in Codex and Work.

The $200 Pro plan loses half its Codex and Work allowance, from 20 times the Plus allowance to 10 times. Its weekly GPT-6 Pro messages fall from 200 to 100. People already on the plan get a grace period on the old limits and a one-time credit, according to Engadget.

The launches came a day after OpenAI dropped the October release of GPT-6.1 Astra, which fell short of its safety standards, Decrypt notes.

Teams on the old Pro plan now choose between a smaller agent allowance and the dearest plan OpenAI sells.