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DorkOS vs ChatGPT Space

ChatGPT Space vs DorkOS, in plain words: what each one is for, and how to pick.

The short answer

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.

Made by
OpenAI
What it is
Shared workspace with always-on cloud agents
Price
Space comes with ChatGPT Pro, Business and Enterprise. Your first dot, the always-on agent, needs Pro (from $100 a month) or a Business Premium seat ($125 a person a month, billed monthly). The price of extra dots is not published yet.
Source code
Closed, you cannot read it
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Which one is for you

Use DorkOS if

  • you want every coding agent you run on one screen, not one company’s
  • you want to keep paying your own Claude or ChatGPT plan, with nothing added on top
  • you want agents that can book repeating work, but only with your say-so
  • you want agents that can hand work to each other instead of working alone
  • you want a limit that stops your agents answering each other all night
  • you want your projects and history to stay on your own computer
  • you want to read the code, run it yourself, and never make an account
  • you want to open your agents from any screen you are near, not just the one they run on
  • you want to say yes or no from your phone or your chat app, not just your desk
  • you want one list of everything waiting on you, instead of hunting through tabs
  • you want a tool that costs nothing, so you only pay for the model plan you already have

Use ChatGPT Space if

  • you want an agent that keeps working with your laptop shut, on a computer OpenAI runs
  • you want nothing to install, inside an app your team may already use every day
  • you want shared pages, slides and spreadsheets your people and agents edit together
  • you want to reach your agent from Slack or Microsoft Teams as well as ChatGPT

Side by side

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 thisChatGPT 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 AccountsChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 TunnelWorkspacesChatGPT 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 InterfaceNotificationsChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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 thisChatGPT 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.CLIChatGPT SpaceNoPaid only, and closed. A dot needs Pro, from $100 a month, or a Business Premium seat.

More than one company’s agents

DorkOSYes

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.

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Work that runs on a schedule

DorkOSYes

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.

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Agents that book their own work

DorkOSYes

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.

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Agents that work together

DorkOSYes

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.

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Limits on agents talking to agents

DorkOSYes

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.

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Runs on your machine

ChatGPT SpaceNo

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.

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Saying yes from anywhere

DorkOSYes

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.

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One list of what needs you

DorkOSYes

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.

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Adding your own tools

DorkOSYes

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.

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Questions people ask

Can ChatGPT build me a tool too?
Partly. Pages hold spreadsheets, slides and simple sites, and there is a command for interactive visuals. The difference is where the tool lives. In DorkOS your agent builds a mini app that opens inside DorkOS, on your computer, next to your files, once you say yes.
Does a dot keep working when my computer is off?
Yes, and that is a real edge. A dot has its own cloud computer and keeps going. DorkOS runs on your computer, so it has to be awake for your agents to work.
Can I use Claude Code in ChatGPT Space?
No. Space and dots run on OpenAI’s models, and the agents inside are ChatGPT and your dots. DorkOS runs Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode, each on the plan you already pay for.
Is ChatGPT Space available everywhere?
Not yet. It is rolling out gradually to Pro, Business and Enterprise. On Pro, dots are not offered in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland at launch, and on Enterprise an admin has to switch them on.

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How we checked

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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Terminal

~ $ curl -fsSL https://dorkos.ai/install | bash

Run in your terminal

Checks Node.js, installs via npm, offers setup wizard.

Desktop app for macOS
Other ways to install
  • Windows — download the alpha installer, or use the terminal today.
  • Linux — install with the one-liner or npm; the web app runs the same everywhere.
  • Server — running DorkOS somewhere other than your own machine? Run it in Docker.
Open SourceMIT LicensedRuns on Your Machine

One person. A team of agents. Work that runs while you sleep.