~65 SYCAsk, then approve
Ask Syzzy in plain language. Agents prepare the work and wait for your go-ahead: on every action in Ask mode, and always on payments.
Back to the overview
Syzygia vs dots
dots are OpenAI’s always-on agents, announced at DevDay on September 29, 2026: each person gets a dot that lives in OpenAI’s cloud with its own computer and browser, takes on ongoing responsibilities and can be reached in ChatGPT, Slack, Teams or a call. Syzygia is the Agentic Operating System (Agentic OS) for companies: role-based agents work in departments under a CEO agent, with approvals and a cost cap on every execution. A dot suits a person who wants one capable agent across their apps; Syzygia suits companies that want specialists for each department.
Reviewed October 2026
How it’s organized
Who does the work, and how it’s organized
Syzygia: a staffed department
Syzzy, your CEO agent, coordinates specialists in each department. They work on schedules, delegate to each other and ask before anything important.
Always on · its own cloud computer
dots: one always-on agent per person
Your dot takes on ongoing goals, works in the background on its own cloud computer and reaches you in ChatGPT, Slack, Teams or a call.
Inside Syzygia
What the work looks like in Syzygia
Not a blank chat and not a flowchart: agents with a role, a schedule and a person approving what matters.
Briefs on WhatsApp and email
Scheduled tasks run on their own — like a daily “bills due” report at 08:00 — and land where you already are.
The cost of every execution
Each execution shows the credits it used, and the agent’s tier caps what a single execution can spend.
Point by point
| Topic |  Syzygia | dots |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The Agentic OS for companies Companies hire AI agents into departments, coordinated by Syzzy, a CEO agent — each agent with its own chat, scheduled tasks, live pages and files. | Always-on agents in ChatGPT Agents that take on ongoing responsibility, each with its own computer and browser in OpenAI’s cloud. |
| Typical customer | Small and mid-size companies Companies that want ongoing work in finance, sales, marketing or operations handled by role-based agents. | Eligible ChatGPT subscribers People who want one agent working toward their goals across their apps. |
| Structure | Yes: An org chart of specialists Departments, managers and specialists. Agents delegate to each other and report back. | Partly: One dot per person Your dot can use background agents to work on several things in parallel, and its notes carry forward across conversations. |
| Specialists included | Yes: 40+ ready-made roles Agents in the marketplace (most in early-access beta), plus custom agents built for your company. | Partly: General-purpose One general agent per person that works across the apps you connect. |
| Who signs off | Yes: You sign off on what matters Ask or Auto mode per conversation; approval steps on payments and optional approval before publishing; every execution logged with its cost. | Yes: Reviews each action Each action can proceed, needs your approval, or is a step you must do yourself; background research can’t send messages or change content. |
| The first week | Yes: No workflows to build Book a demo, hire agents from the marketplace and connect your accounts once. | Yes: Create it in ChatGPT In the ChatGPT mobile or desktop app, or a desktop browser, on an eligible plan. |
| Where it lives | Yes: A managed web app Nothing to install or host: you work in the Hub, and agents report back on WhatsApp and email. | Yes: Its own cloud computer Lives in OpenAI’s cloud; you reach the same dot in ChatGPT, Slack, Teams or a call. |
| How you pay | From $99/month, credits included Personal $99 or Ramp-up $400 per month with Syzygia Credits included, or a Custom plan; each execution is capped by the agent’s tier. | Included in eligible ChatGPT plans Pro plans (outside the EEA, the UK and Switzerland) and Business Premium; on Enterprise an admin must turn on the beta. |
OpenAI is rolling dots out gradually, and the Enterprise setting is labeled beta; check OpenAI for current availability.
Which one, for which job
Both are good tools. They are built for different jobs.
Pick dots if…
- You want one agent that keeps working toward your goals across your apps.
- You already work in ChatGPT, Slack or Teams.
- You already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium.
Pick Syzygia if…
- You want departments staffed by specialists, coordinated by a CEO agent.
- You want specialists that keep business records: a ledger, payables, a CRM.
- You want briefs on WhatsApp and email, and a cost cap on every execution.
Running both? A personal always-on agent and a company of department specialists can coexist; they cover different work.
Other comparisons
Same format, same honesty: dated facts, and when the other tool wins.
Questions we hear
Which teams get more out of Syzygia than out of dots?
When you want specialists organized in departments under a CEO agent, approvals on payments (and on publishing, if you turn them on), briefs on WhatsApp and email, and a cost cap on every execution.
Are dots ever the better pick?
When you want one agent that keeps working toward your own goals across your apps, and you already use ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium.
What does each one cost?
dots are included in eligible ChatGPT plans — Pro (outside the EEA, the UK and Switzerland) and Business Premium; on Enterprise an administrator has to turn on the beta. Syzygia has two monthly plans with Syzygia Credits included — Personal $99 and Ramp-up $400 — and a Custom plan for larger teams; each execution is capped by the agent’s tier.
Do they work side by side?
Yes. A personal always-on agent and a company of department specialists cover different work.
How do approvals work in Syzygia?
Each conversation runs in Ask or Auto mode; in Ask mode the agent waits for your OK before every action. Payments always wait for a person to approve them in the Hub, and publishing can too: each publishing agent has an “Approval before publishing” setting. Every execution is logged with the credits it used.
Sources
- OpenAI — Introducing dots (DevDay, Sep 29, 2026)
- OpenAI — Meet dots (ChatGPT docs)
- OpenAI — dots controls and approvals
- OpenAI — dots admin guide (Enterprise)
Sources checked on October 11, 2026.
Information about other products comes from their public websites and press coverage as of October 2026, summarized in good faith; products change, so check the vendor’s site for current details. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners and are used only to identify them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at support@syzygia.io and we’ll correct it.
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