ChatGPT Space vs DorkOS, in plain words: what each one is for, and how to pick.
ChatGPT Space and DorkOS answer the same question: where do you, your people and your agents work together? OpenAI’s answer lives in its cloud. Your dot, OpenAI’s always-on agent, has a computer and a browser of its own and keeps working when your laptop is shut, and you reach it from ChatGPT on your desktop, Slack or Teams. That is a real lead, because DorkOS needs your computer awake. DorkOS answers with mini apps: ask for a tool and your agents build it, and it opens inside DorkOS once you say yes. It is built for founders, and it is yours. It runs on your computer with your real files, works with Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode on the plans you already have, and is free and open source.
| What you get | DorkOS | ChatGPT Space |
|---|---|---|
| More than one company’s agentsCan you run more than one company’s coding agent from the same screen? | DorkOSYesEach agent thinks with Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode, on your own planClaude Code, Codex, and OpenCodeChat DurabilityMore on this | ChatGPT SpaceNoNo. Space and dots run on OpenAI’s models, and the only agents inside are ChatGPT and your dots. |
| Runs on the plans you already pay forDoes it work through the plans you already pay for, or sell you the model use again? | DorkOSYesYour own Claude, ChatGPT and OpenCode sign-ins do the work, so DorkOS adds nothing to your bill. You can send one agent, or one chat, to a different Claude account.Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCodeClaude Accounts | ChatGPT SpacePartlyIt is the ChatGPT plan itself. Your first dot comes with Pro or Business Premium, past your allowance you buy OpenAI credits, and a Claude plan does nothing here.Where this comes from |
| Work that runs on a scheduleCan you hand over a job that runs at a set time without you sitting there? | DorkOSYesSchedule agents to run on their own, so they work while you don'tScheduled TasksNotificationsMore on this | ChatGPT SpaceYesYes. Scheduled tasks run in the background on a timetable, and a dot keeps working on its cloud computer while yours is off.Where this comes from |
| Agents that book their own workCan an agent set up a repeating job, with you approving it first? | DorkOSYesAn agent has to ask before it books itself a repeating jobSchedule ApprovalsScheduled TasksControl CenterMore on this | ChatGPT SpacePartlyChatGPT drafts a schedule from what you ask, and you confirm it. We found nothing on a dot proposing its own repeating job for you to approve.Where this comes from |
| Agents that work togetherCan several agents find each other and pass work along? | DorkOSYesYour agents can message you, and each other, wherever you already chatRelay MessagingRoomsAgent DiscoveryMore on this | ChatGPT SpacePartlyA dot can split a job across helpers that report back to it. We found nothing on two dots finding each other or handing work along.Where this comes from |
| Limits on agents talking to agentsWhen your agents talk to each other, can you stop the bill running away? | DorkOSYesAgents talk to each other without running up a billReply LimitsControl CenterRoomsMore on this | ChatGPT SpacePartlyOn Business, admins set monthly credit limits per person. Pro users buy credits themselves, and we found no limit per dot.Where this comes from |
| Runs on your machineDoes the tool run on your own computer, with your work staying there? | DorkOSYesDorkOS runs on your own machine: your projects, your chats and your history stay there, under your own accounts.CLIWorkspacesRemote TunnelMore on this | ChatGPT SpaceNoNo. A dot lives in OpenAI’s cloud. It can reach one of your computers while the ChatGPT app is open there, but the agent and its memory stay in the cloud. |
| Open, and yours to runCan you read the source, run it yourself, and skip making an account? | DorkOSYesFree and open source under the MIT licence. It runs on your own machine, and there is no DorkOS account to make.CLIRemote TunnelWorkspaces | ChatGPT SpaceNoNo. It is closed, run by OpenAI, and needs a paid ChatGPT account. |
| Where you can use itCan you open your agents and watch them work from any screen you are near? | DorkOSYesReal work from your phone, not just a screen to watchDorkOS on Your PhoneChat InterfaceNotifications | ChatGPT SpacePartlyMessage or call your dot from ChatGPT on a desktop browser or the desktop app, or from Slack and Teams. The phone app is coming, and phone browsers are not supported.Where this comes from |
| Saying yes from anywhereWhen an agent stops to ask permission, can you answer from wherever you are? | DorkOSYesAn agent asks before it does something you cannot take backAction ApprovalsTool ApprovalDorkOS on Your PhoneTelegram ConnectionMore on this | ChatGPT SpacePartlyRequests wait in the desktop app’s Activity view. We found no way to answer one from Slack, Teams or a phone.Where this comes from |
| One list of what needs youIs there one place holding everything waiting on your answer? | DorkOSYesOne list of everything waiting on you, and everything that happenedInboxNotificationsAlerts That Reach YouMore on this | ChatGPT SpacePartlyTwo places, not one. Scheduled works as an inbox for task runs, and each dot’s Activity view lists what is waiting on you.Where this comes from |
| Adding your own toolsCan you add your own tools and share the setup with other people? | DorkOSYesInstall a working agent, plugin, or skill in one commandMarketplaceMCP ServerConnectionsMore on this | ChatGPT SpaceYesYes. Plugins bundle skills, apps and MCP servers, Business teams share them, and admins can add plugin collections from GitHub.Where this comes from |
| Price and opennessWhat does the tool itself cost, and can you read its source code? | DorkOSYesFree and open source. You pay only for the model plan your agents already use.CLI | ChatGPT SpaceNoPaid only, and closed. A dot needs Pro, from $100 a month, or a Business Premium seat. |
Each chat picks its own agent tool. Start a job on Claude Code, run the next on Codex, keep a third on OpenCode, without leaving the tab or changing any setup. All three land in one list, and they keep running for as long as DorkOS does.
You write the job once and say when it runs: every night, every Monday, every hour. DorkOS starts the agent at that time on your own machine, then messages you when it finishes or needs a decision. Remembering is not your job.
An agent can propose a repeating job. It never starts one on its own. You get a card naming the agent, quoting its reason, and showing the next three run times and the exact instructions. One button runs it once, supervised, before you agree to it forever.
Your agents share rooms the way people share a group chat. They see each other, answer each other, and hand a job along. You set how often they may reply, per room, so a busy channel never turns into a runaway bill.
Four dials cap the replies your agents may trade: how many in a row, how much of one room’s talk a single agent may take, how many per room each hour, and how many across every room each hour. Set them once, or room by room. No room can skip the dial that covers everything.
This is the deepest difference, and each side pays for its choice. A dot’s cloud computer is why it keeps working with your laptop shut, and DorkOS cannot match that today. DorkOS keeps your work off anyone’s cloud: your projects, your files and your history stay on your own computer, and your agents work in the folders you already use.
An agent that needs permission asks, and the question follows you: the browser on your phone, a Telegram or Slack message, or a notification banner on your Mac. Only the person you name gets asked, so it is never broadcast to every chat you have connected.
One bell holds every question, approval and finished run, with the things waiting on you above the things that merely happened. What you have read stays read on your other devices. A question left unanswered for the few minutes you chose rings your phone.
DorkOS does not replace a marketplace of editor add-ons built up over years. It adds the other half: package a working agent, with its instructions and its tools, and hand the whole thing to someone else in one command. Signing those tools in to outside services is the part still finding its feet.
We last checked these facts on October 7, 2026. Tools in this space change fast. If something is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
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