A bug in ChatGPT released Dots agents into Europe. A technical error was behind it

  • Dots agents in ChatGPT appeared for some European users this morning as well
  • According to Federico Viticci, it was only a temporary bug
  • The Pro plan in Europe still does not include Dots agents

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Adam Kurfürst
Adam Kurfürst
13. 11. 2026 13:30
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European ChatGPT subscribers rejoiced this morning. Dots agents, which they have been waiting for for over a month and a half, unexpectedly appeared in their app. However, it seems it was just a technical error, and the official launch for Europe is not yet on the agenda.

Dots Agents Appeared in Europe for Only a Few Hours

Federico Viticci, editor-in-chief of MacStories, is behind one of the viral posts. This morning, he announced on X that Dots are finally heading to Europe, and similar reports quickly multiplied. The TestingCatalog account, which tracks AI tool news, wrote about many EU users seeing agents in ChatGPT. However, some of them, instead of a functional agent, only encountered a prompt to pay extra for the Pro plan.

A few hours later, however, the excitement subsided. Viticci wrote that he had heard that Dots were still not launching in the EU and that it was a temporary glitch. TestingCatalog updated its post with a note that it was a false alarm.

An Agent That Works Even When ChatGPT Is Closed

OpenAI introduced Dots agents at the DevDay conference at the end of September, and we discussed them in detail. Unlike a regular chatbot, they don’t wait for the next instruction. They receive a task and access to applications from you and work on the task even if you have long since closed ChatGPT.

Each dot has its own virtual computer in the cloud with a browser, connects to over 4,000 services, and remembers your preferences. It can prepare a presentation, repeat an analysis with new data, summarize your calendar every morning, or notice a forgotten invoice. You can communicate with it in ChatGPT, as well as in Slack or Teams. However, more sensitive steps, such as purchases or permanent data deletion, must always be approved by you.

Would you pay for Dots agents when they arrive in the Czech Republic?

Sources: Federico Viticci (X), TestingCatalog (X), OpenAI

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