OpenAI’s Dots score well in hands-on test, but rank third among five agents

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OpenAI's always-on agents earned an 8.8 task average in an independent review, good for third place among five competitors OpenAI ’s new always-on AI agents, called dots, have had their first serious test outside the company. The results were strong, though not quite first place. An independent hands-on evaluation in October 2026 gave the dots an average score of 8.8 out of 10 across ten common business tasks. That put them third among five competing agents, behind Claude Cowork, which scored 9.3. OpenAI introduced the dots at its DevDay event on September 29, 2026.
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