Overview
- OpenAI announced a beta that lets selected U.S. ChatGPT Pro subscribers message their persistent Dot agents directly from iMessage or RCS without opening the ChatGPT app.
- Dots can receive text, photos, and voice notes and will send proactive updates in the same message thread so users can assign tasks and get status messages by default.
- To start texting a Dot users must enable the new 'Texting' setting in the Dot profile inside the ChatGPT app and verify a phone number before messages begin routing to the agent.
- The rollout is gated as a U.S.-only beta for select Pro accounts; reporting says the first Dot is included on eligible Pro plans and that Pro has been priced at about $100 per month.
- Putting agents into native inboxes expands reach to devices like smart watches and raises follow-up questions about billing for metered integrations and how OpenAI will manage privacy and safety controls.