Viktor vs OpenAI dots: Which Fits Your Team (2026)

TL;DR: Viktor fits a whole team: he’s one shared AI employee anyone can delegate to in Slack and Microsoft Teams, priced per workspace with no per-seat fee. An OpenAI dot fits one person: a personal always-on agent in ChatGPT, also reachable in Slack and Microsoft Teams, directed only by its owner, with the first dot included in ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium seats. Pick by how many people hand off work.

Facts and prices checked October 2026.

How do Viktor and OpenAI dots compare at a glance?

OpenAI introduced dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra, on 29 September 2026, and lists them in its DevDay 2026 Recap.

Where does each one work?

• Viktor: He works in Slack and in Microsoft Teams, in shared channels and direct messages, and anyone on the team can delegate to him. A media buyer can @Viktor in #paid-social while the finance lead DMs him about Stripe, and he keeps context about the whole team. He has been generally available in Microsoft Teams since 18 June 2026, and he also answers in web chat at viktor.com, open to all users since 6 August 2026.
• OpenAI dots: A dot lives in ChatGPT, where you can reach it on desktop, web and mobile and voice-call it, and you can also reach it in Slack and Microsoft Teams. OpenAI’s admin guide says Microsoft Teams access for dots is currently limited to an invite-only alpha. You create it on desktop. Voice calls suit a founder who briefs work between meetings. Today each user starts with one primary dot; OpenAI says more can be added later, and specialist dots for organizations are in preview, starting with focused enterprise pilots. OpenAI says it is working with Microsoft to integrate specialist dots with Microsoft’s enterprise governance and security controls in Agent 365.

A dot posting in your Slack channel still takes instructions from one person, according to OpenAI’s Enterprise admin article: messages or mentions from other people don’t start work. With Viktor, the person who installed him and the person asking for a report don’t have to be the same person. If several people in one channel need to hand off work, that difference settles the choice.

What can each do on its own?

At 9 a.m. on Monday, a recurring Viktor Task can pull Stripe revenue and post it to #finance. He runs unattended work in three ways:

• Recurring Tasks let him repeat on a schedule anything he can do once.
• Event triggers start work when something happens in a connected app. When a HubSpot deal is won or a webhook arrives, he starts the next step.
• Proactive check-ins run twice a day, and he proposes new automations.

Sensitive actions such as sending email or deploying to production wait for human approval, and admins choose which action types need it.

A dot keeps working between conversations:

• It runs what OpenAI calls proactive research, in the background and with read-only tools, and it runs reminders and recurring scheduled tasks and posts updates.
• Built-in action rules decide when it has to ask, and the owner can add Custom Rules per action: act without asking, act if pre-approved, ask first, or hand off to the owner.
• The most sensitive actions, such as changing a password, have to be done by the owner.
• Access to your own computer is optional and off by default.
• It has its own cloud computer and browser, so it can browse and run work without borrowing your laptop.

OpenAI’s Auto-review system checks certain planned actions, such as sending an email, before they run. Activity View in the desktop app shows a dot’s ongoing and delegated tasks.

OpenAI says dots can make mistakes and that consequential work should be reviewed, and Viktor can make mistakes too. Set approval rules on either one before the first scheduled job goes live.

Which tools does each connect to?

Viktor connects to 3,200+ tools, most through one-click OAuth, plus any REST API or a remote MCP server, so in-house tools work too.

OpenAI says dots reach over 4,000 apps through its plugin ecosystem.

For a wider view of AI agents in Slack, see the roundup of the best AI agents for Slack. If your team relies on in-house tools, list them before choosing.

How does each remember your work?

• Viktor: He records what he learns about your team, such as the Monday Stripe report, as skills. His memory is scoped to the workspace, encrypted at rest, never used to train models, and exportable or deletable on request. Admins can delete conversations, skill memory and files.
• OpenAI dots: A dot shares memory with ChatGPT in both directions and keeps context across ChatGPT, Slack and Microsoft Teams. For one person, that shared memory saves re-briefing.

Users can’t yet view, edit or delete individual dot memories; to delete a dot’s own context, you delete the dot.

What does each cost?

• Viktor: His pricing is usage-based per workspace with no per-seat fee. The $0 plan includes up to $100 in free credits with no credit card, and paid plans start at $50 a month per workspace. Adding another person to the workspace adds no seat fee, and his cost tracks the work he does, so a workspace that runs more audits and reports pays for more work.
• OpenAI dots: OpenAI lists no separate price for dots; the first dot is included in ChatGPT Pro and in ChatGPT Business Premium seats. Dots aren’t included in Free, Go or Plus. ChatGPT Pro costs $100, $200 or $500 a month depending on the tier. A Business Premium seat costs $100 per user per month billed annually or $125 billed monthly, and a ChatGPT Business workspace needs at least two seats. On Enterprise, dots are a beta that stays off until an admin enables it.

OpenAI’s help article gives no figures for dot usage: the plan includes an allowance for deeper work, with extended limits for the first month after launch. Budget for dots by the number of people who need one, and for Viktor by the amount of work he does.

How does each handle security and data?

Viktor’s security page lists SOC 2 Type 1, with SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. He never trains on customer data, and each workspace runs in its own sandboxed environment. He is hosted in the US by default, with EU data residency on Enterprise contracts. He treats untrusted content as data, not commands, and admins can put high-risk tools behind human approval.

OpenAI sets the dots training policy by plan: content from ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu workspaces is not used for training by default; on personal plans, including Pro, a user setting controls this. Each dot’s cloud computer is sandboxed, and content is encrypted at rest and in transit. OpenAI says its prompt injection protections reduce but do not eliminate the risk of an unwanted action.

Where and on which plans is each available?

Every Viktor plan, including the $0 plan, includes all integrations and scheduled Tasks.

OpenAI ties dots to plan and region: dots are included with Pro and Business Premium, and on Enterprise they are a beta that an admin has to enable. On Pro, dots are not available in the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the UK at launch, while OpenAI says Business Premium users get dots in all supported ChatGPT regions. Dots are for users aged 18 and over.

Which should you pick?

For a team, choose Viktor. For one ChatGPT user, choose a dot.

• Choose Viktor if: You’re choosing for the whole team and want one AI employee anyone can delegate to in Slack and Microsoft Teams, with work that runs as recurring Tasks and event triggers while sensitive actions wait for approval. His pricing is usage-based with no per-seat fee, and he starts on a $0 plan with up to $100 in free credits and no credit card.
• Choose a dot if: You want a personal always-on agent for one ChatGPT user, you’ll use voice calls in ChatGPT, and you’re already on Pro or Business Premium, so the first dot costs nothing extra. Its own cloud computer and browser suit one person’s work, as do shared ChatGPT memory and over 4,000 apps through plugins.

The two can run side by side: a founder keeps a personal dot in ChatGPT while the team delegates to Viktor in Slack. For more comparisons, read Viktor vs ChatGPT and Viktor vs OpenAI Presence.

What do teams ask about Viktor and OpenAI dots?

Can anyone on my team delegate work, or only one person?

Viktor is shared: anyone on the team can delegate to him in shared channels and direct messages. Only a dot’s owner can direct it, and messages or mentions from other people don’t start work.

Will either one act without asking?

Viktor runs recurring Tasks and event triggers unattended, but sensitive actions wait for human approval, and admins choose which action types need it. A dot follows built-in action rules and any Custom Rules its owner sets, plus Auto-review on certain planned actions. Viktor can make mistakes, and OpenAI says dots can too, so consequential work should be reviewed.

Are OpenAI dots available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK?

On Pro, dots are not available in the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the UK at launch. OpenAI says Business Premium users get dots in all supported ChatGPT regions. Dots are limited to users aged 18 and over.

What does each cost for a team?

Viktor is usage-based per workspace with no per-seat fee, so the team shares one plan and the cost tracks the work he does. Dots have no separate price; the first dot is included with ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium seats, so each person who needs a dot needs Pro, a Business Premium seat, or Enterprise with the beta enabled.

How do you set up a dot in ChatGPT?

You create a dot in the ChatGPT desktop app or on desktop web by following the onboarding prompts; it cannot be created on mobile. You name it, connect the apps it needs through ChatGPT’s plugins, and set Custom Rules for what it may do on its own. Reminders and recurring checks are set by asking the dot and are managed under Scheduled in its profile, and rollout is gradual, so access may take several days to reach an account.

Which model powers dots?

Dots are powered by GPT-6 Astra, and OpenAI’s admin article says Enterprise model controls and default model settings do not apply to dots. Viktor runs on models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google and has a public API with an MCP endpoint.

How are dots different from ChatGPT agent mode, Codex and Tasks?

A dot is an always-on agent in ChatGPT that can take on ongoing responsibility and keep making progress between conversations. When a dot starts or manages tasks in Codex or ChatGPT Work, those tasks count toward your usage limits as usual. Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT let ChatGPT run one-time or recurring tasks, and OpenAI’s help page says ChatGPT agent is no longer available and says to use ChatGPT Work for longer, multi-step tasks.

What are the current limits?

Viktor can make mistakes, his cost tracks the work he does, and SOC 2 Type 2 is in progress, not complete. For dots, OpenAI’s help article describes a plan allowance for deeper work, with extended limits for the first month after launch, without giving figures, and individual memories can’t yet be deleted.

Start with Viktor: up to $100 in free credits, no credit card required.