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ChatGPT dots vs Claude Duet
Both are always-on agents from the big chat assistants that keep working on their own cloud computer while you're away. ChatGPT dots lives inside ChatGPT on Pro and business plans; Claude Duet is a separate app in research preview for US Claude Pro and Max subscribers.
Price
Paid from $100/mo
Paid from $17/mo
Plans
- ProFrom $100/month
- EnterpriseCustom
- Pro$17/month
- MaxFrom $100/month
What it is
Always-on agents that keep working on your goals and projects between chats.
Anthropic's proactive agent app, in research preview: it briefs you each morning, takes tasks by message, keeps working while you're away and asks before it acts.
Made by
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Anthropic, PBC
Runs on
WebiOSAndroidmacOS
iOSAndroidWeb
Chat apps
SlackMicrosoft Teams
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Key features
- Always-on agent
- Works between conversations
- Custom Rules and permissions
- Auto-review for sensitive actions
- Runs on own cloud computer
- Morning brief, then messages only when something needs you
- Tasks by text or voice in one ongoing thread
- Own cloud computer and browser, keeps working while you're away
- Uses your Claude memory, skills and connectors
- Over 6,000 connectors and plugins from the Claude Marketplace
Best for
- Finance leads tracking projects
- Sales leads managing deals
- Engineers migrating APIs
- Professionals and small business owners with more than they can track
- Handing off inbox, calendar and follow-up work by message
Models
GPT-6 Astra
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Listed
Oct 12, 2026
Oct 21, 2026
Updated
Oct 16, 2026
Oct 21, 2026
Where they match
Free plan
No
No
Kind
Personal AI assistant
Personal AI assistant
Only what each maker states. A dash means not listed. Prices change, so check the official site before you buy.
Where they differ
- Price: ChatGPT dots comes with ChatGPT Pro (from $100/month), Business Premium or Enterprise; Claude Duet comes with Claude Pro (from $17/month billed yearly, $20 monthly) or Max (from $100/month).
- Access: ChatGPT dots is on those plans in the countries where it has launched; Claude Duet is a research preview by waitlist, US only.
- Where you use it: ChatGPT dots runs in ChatGPT on the web, phones and Mac, and in Slack and Microsoft Teams; Claude Duet is its own iPhone and Android app and opens on the web at claude.ai.
- Checking in: Claude Duet sends a morning brief, then messages you only when something needs a decision, and asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes; ChatGPT dots has custom rules, permissions and an auto-review for sensitive actions.
Which to pick
Choose ChatGPT dots if you already pay for ChatGPT Pro or a business plan and want the agent in ChatGPT, Slack or Teams.
Choose Claude Duet if you're in the US, pay for Claude Pro or Max, and want a morning brief and an agent that asks before it acts.
Keep looking
Facts from each maker's official pages, last verified October 26, 2026.