OpenAI launches Space collaborative workspace and slides feature, competing with Microsoft office suite

Sep 29, 2026

At its DevDay 2026 conference, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Space, a collaborative workspace featuring Pages documents and upcoming collaborative slides, positioning the company as a direct competitor to Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. OpenAI also introduced Dots, persistent AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that run on dedicated cloud computers to handle multi-step workflows. Alongside these features, OpenAI restructured its pricing with a new $500 monthly Pro tier and adjusted limits on its $200 tier.

ChatGPT Space and collaborative tools

▪OpenAI launched ChatGPT Space, a shared collaborative workspace where team members, ChatGPT, and Dots agents can work together on files, documents, and projects.
▪OpenAI announced collaborative slides, a feature coming in the next few weeks that lets multiple users and agents design, edit, and comment on presentations simultaneously inside ChatGPT.
▪OpenAI's ChatGPT Space is available on desktop and web for ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans, with mobile access planned for the future
▪OpenAI introduced Pages, a collaborative document format native to ChatGPT that allows humans and AI agents to write, research, generate charts, and edit content together in real time.

Office software competition

▪During his DevDay keynote, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman discussed the new collaborative tools but did not frame them as a Workspace competitor.
▪OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT Space, Pages, and collaborative slides directly competes with established office productivity suites like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.

OpenAI launches Dots AI agents

▪OpenAI is not rolling out Dots, its persistent AI agents, to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium subscribers in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom due to strict data privacy laws
▪To prevent unintended actions, Dots, OpenAI's persistent AI agents, require user permission for sensitive operations like changing passwords, and users can set Custom Rules to govern their behavior
▪Dots agents can connect to over 4,000 applications via OpenAI's plugin ecosystem and communicate with users across ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.
▪OpenAI launched Dots, always-on persistent AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that run on their own cloud computers to execute multi-step tasks autonomously.

Slack and Teams integration

▪OpenAI made ChatGPT available directly inside Slack and Microsoft Teams, allowing team members to mention @ChatGPT in channels, threads, and direct messages.
▪OpenAI's own teams use AI agents in Slack to investigate reported bugs right away and turn new designs into working applications.

New OpenAI developer products

▪OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, an affordable API model priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, designed for agentic coding and professional work.
▪OpenAI introduced Private Intelligence, a data access approval layer featuring Zero Data Retention with Private Safety Processing to enable automated safety reviews without exposing underlying content.
▪OpenAI announced over 20 new products at its fourth annual DevDay developer conference in San Francisco on September 29, 2026.

New developer integration features

▪OpenAI integrated the proposed Model Context Protocol (MCP) Events Specification, enabling plugins to trigger automated workflows when events occur in connected applications.
▪OpenAI introduced Plugin Extensions, allowing developers to build interactive panels inside the ChatGPT sidebar where users can work alongside conversations.

Updates to ChatGPT Pro plans

▪OpenAI reopened its $200 per month Pro plan to new subscribers but halved its included usage in ChatGPT Work and Codex from 20 times to 10 times the Plus allowance starting October 30, 2026.
▪OpenAI committed to not reintroducing the five-hour usage limit on the $200 per month ChatGPT Pro plan.
▪OpenAI launched a new $500 per month ChatGPT Pro plan that offers the highest usage limits and exclusive access to its Ultrafast speed tier.

Meta's new Enterprise AI tools

▪Meta launched the Meta Enterprise Platform and hired former MongoDB CEO Chirantan "CJ" Desai to sell its AI models, Muse agents, and coding tools to businesses.
▪Meta Platforms Inc. launched its own personal AI agent, Muse, on September 8, 2026, which reached over 3.4 million downloads by September 24, 2026.

Debatable claims

▪ChatGPT Space will successfully compete with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
▪Competing directly with Microsoft in office software does more harm than good for OpenAI
▪OpenAI's autonomous Dots agents pose an unacceptable security risk to businesses