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Codync vs Dots

Dots are OpenAI's always-on agents: one dot per person, on GPT-6 Astra, working from its own cloud computer, with a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan. Codync gives you a team of bots on your own computer that run Claude Code, Codex or any other agent you already use, for free.

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Price
$0, every feature included. MIT licensed.
Your first dot comes with ChatGPT Pro (from $100/mo) or Business Premium; deeper work draws on a plan allowance.
Where bots run
On your own computer: a Mac, a Windows PC, a Linux desktop or a headless server.
On its own cloud computer and browser, run by OpenAI. It can use your laptop if you allow it.
Agents and models
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot, OpenCode and about 40 more over ACP, on the plans and logins you already have.
GPT-6 Astra. A dot can start tasks in Codex.
Apps
iPhone, Mac, Windows and Linux apps, plus a terminal UI over SSH.
ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, plus Slack and Teams.
Your data
Stays on your computer. The phone connects directly, or through an end-to-end encrypted relay.
In OpenAI's cloud. Personal plans can opt out of training.
Source
Open source, MIT.
Not open source.
Account
Not required: pair by scanning a code. Signing in is optional.
Required: ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium, 18 or older, in eligible markets.
Approvals
Edits and commands come to your phone: allow once, always allow or deny.
Yes: auto-review, and Custom Rules to allow, require approval for or block actions.
Group chats and threads
Group chats where every bot answers in its own session, and threads on any message.
One primary dot per person for now; teams of dots are planned. It joins Slack and Teams conversations.
Memory and routines
Memory per bot, and routines that run on a schedule or from a webhook.
Yes: memory, recurring tasks and background "proactive research".
Connected apps and tools
Any connector from the MCP registry, your apps through Composio, and skills. Bots can also see and use the computer.
Over 4,000 apps through OpenAI plugins, and its own browser.
Voice and screen
Voice calls with a bot, and remote screen to watch and control the computer from the phone.
Voice calls. You can open its cloud computer to watch its work.

Pick Codync if

you want more than one bot, on your own machine next to your files, running Claude Code, Codex or any agent you choose, without a $100 a month plan.

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Pick Dots if

you already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium and want one always-on assistant in OpenAI's cloud that also works in Slack and Teams.

Sources, checked October 7, 2026

Dotsis a product of its owner. Codync is an independent project and isn't affiliated with it. Something out of date? Tell us on GitHub and we'll fix it.

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