See it in practice: our weekly ticket themes digest is the recipe-style version of what a Dot would own — same outcome, but every step here is inspectable and copyable.
Grok Bot vs Dots
Dots are ChatGPT's always-on agents — proactive, memory-fed, app-connected; Grok Bot is the narrower, more transparent pick for xAI-side operator workflows.
updated 2026-10-24
▦Side by side
| dimension | grok bot | Dots |
|---|---|---|
price | Free tier for manual runs; Pro adds scheduling and connectors | Lives inside a ChatGPT subscription — check OpenAI's current tier |
permission | Scoped per-agent memories and connector permissions | You choose which apps it can access and when it needs approval — permissions managed in ChatGPT |
automation | Configured agents you define: prompt + memories + schedule | Proactive always-on agents that own a responsibility and keep working between conversations |
mcp | MCP connectors for operator tools like Sheets | Uses your connected ChatGPT tools — including Codex — rather than a fixed connector list |
audience | Operators who want to see and control exactly what the agent does | ChatGPT power users who want a persistent agent to own projects end-to-end |
⇄When to pick them
- You already live in ChatGPT and want an agent that proactively keeps projects moving between sessions — owning a responsibility, not just running tasks — that's Dots' design.
- Your work needs coding ability in the loop — Dots can lean on Codex where Grok Bot can't.
migration cost: Low to medium. Prompts and memory content port; Grok Bot's advantage is that each agent is a readable, inspectable recipe — a Dots workflow is more of a black box you delegate to.
?FAQ
Are Dots and Grok Bot the same kind of thing?
Adjacent, not identical. Both are persistent agents on a subscription platform; Grok Bot is per-task configurable and inspectable, Dots are always-on and delegated.
Which is better for a weekly digest?
Either can do it. Grok Bot gives you the explicit prompt+schedule recipe to copy; a Dot would own the outcome with less visible machinery.
Can I move my Grok Bot templates to Dots?
The prompts port fine — the deps don't. Memories, connectors, and scheduled runs are Grok Bot constructs you'd re-create inside ChatGPT.
New templates as they land. No hype.
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