This comparison uses OpenAI’s Dots documentation and Meta’s Muse subscription page, checked on September 29, 2026. It covers documented access and pricing; it is not a hands-on performance comparison.

#Who each product is for, as of September 29, 2026

Dots (OpenAI). Always-on agents in ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra, with their own cloud computer and plugin access to over 4,000 apps. OpenAI's examples are a developer shipping PRs, a product launch, a scientist updating figures, a sales lead revising a proposal, and a creator cutting an interview. Rollout is on Pro and Business Premium in eligible markets, with an admin-enabled Enterprise beta that starts off. The first dot is included in Pro or Business Premium. Pro access excludes the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the UK at launch. Users must be 18 or older. You create a dot on desktop ChatGPT. See how to get Dots.

Muse (Meta). Meta calls Muse a personal AI agent that can take actions with your direction and connect to apps and services. Its help page offers subscriptions through the mobile app and muse.ai.

Meta's help center, fetched for this article, now lists:

Plan (USD prices on Meta’s help page)

Monthly price

Weekly usage Meta lists

Free Muse

$0 with a usage limit

Refresh when the free limit resets

Power

$20

500 million Muse tokens per week

Maximum

$100

3 billion Muse tokens per week

Meta says subscriptions are in limited testing and are not available in all locations. You must be 18 or the age of majority, located where Muse is available, and logged in with a Meta account.

The documented subscription difference is that Muse offers a free usage allowance, while the Dots launch lists paid ChatGPT plans.

#Models, computers, and apps

OpenAI is explicit: Dots run on GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI's frontier model as of September 2026, with a cloud computer, a browser, optional access to your laptop, and plugins. You can inspect the dot's computer. OpenAI lists messaging in ChatGPT, Slack, and Teams; its Enterprise admin guide limits Teams to an invite-only alpha. Voice calls are in ChatGPT. The Help Center describes a limited US Pro texting beta, while the launch post says texting is coming soon.

Meta’s subscription page does not specify a model, virtual-computer architecture, or safety-review system. Those details are not compared here.

#Purchases, messages, and approvals

OpenAI says Dots can make purchases using a card already saved on a merchant's website, and that those purchases require your approval. Sending a message or sharing a file is supposed to seek authorization tied to the information and the recipient. Health data requires a named recipient. Auto-review checks planned emails. Changing a password or transferring money is handed back to you.

Meta’s subscription page does not detail purchase approvals. OpenAI says Dots can still make mistakes and users should review consequential work.

#What this comparison does not settle

The checked vendor pages do not provide a head-to-head quality benchmark. Meta’s subscription page does not list every supported country. Dots availability remains subject to plan, region, and workspace enablement.

#What to watch next

Watch the vendors’ availability and subscription pages for changes to eligible plans, countries, and usage allowances. This comparison does not establish which agent performs better.