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An OpenAI dots alternative, 7 days for $5
Like OpenAI’s dots, Sochen is an always-on personal agent with its own cloud computer that helps in the background, but it’s $5 to try for 7 days, priced in rupees in India, can ring you on an Indian or US number and call US businesses, and watches videos. Dots come with ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium.
7 days of Plus for $5, then a monthly plan if you want one. Nothing renews on its own.
Side by side
| Sochen | OpenAI dots | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ✓7 days for $5, then a monthly plan. Paid plans in rupees in India. | Comes with ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium. |
| Where | Anywhere, in the browser. Built in India; English, Hindi and Hinglish. | Not for Pro users in the EEA, UK or Switzerland. OpenAI doesn't list the other countries. |
| Its own computer | Yes: a cloud desktop with Chrome you watch live and can take over. | Yes: each dot has its own cloud computer. |
| Works in the background | Heads-ups: checks your memory, chats and apps twice a day, look-up only, and speaks up only when something needs you. | Looks for ways to help in the background with read-only tools, and learns your preferences. |
| Phone | ✓Indian and US numbers only: you can call it, it can ring you (a brief, a reminder, an urgent heads-up), and it calls US businesses for you. | You can call your dot. It can't call you, and texting is a US-only beta. |
| Watches videos | Yes: YouTube links and uploads, with timestamps. | Not described on OpenAI's dots pages. |
| Apps | One-tap sign-in to 9 apps (Notion, Linear, Stripe…), with a before-and-after preview and undo. | ✓4,000+ apps through OpenAI's plugins, and it lives in Slack and Teams too. |
| Getting started | On any device, in the browser. | A dot is created on ChatGPT's desktop app or website; then you can message it from the phone app. |
| Model | Your choice: Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and more, or your own. | ✓OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra. |
Checked 30 Sep 2026 on OpenAI’s announcement and help page. Plans and countries change; check there for the latest.
Where dots are ahead
OpenAI's model and reach
Dots run on GPT-6 Astra, and reach 4,000+ apps and places like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Sochen connects to fewer apps today.Part of ChatGPT
If you already pay for ChatGPT Pro, a dot comes with it, inside an app you already use.
Questions
Is Sochen as capable as a dot?+
Not in every way. Dots run on OpenAI's newest model and reach 4,000+ apps; Sochen reaches fewer apps. Sochen is ${freeToTry()}, works wherever you are, can ring you on an Indian or US number and call US businesses, and watches videos.
Can I use Sochen in India?+
Yes. Sochen is built in India, prices its plans in rupees there, and understands Hindi and Hinglish. New accounts start with a 7-day trial of Plus for $5.
Does Sochen act without asking?+
No. It asks before anything is paid, ordered, booked, sent or deleted, and shows exactly what will happen first. Its background checks only look.
Can I use both?+
Yes. Nothing stops you from having a dot and using Sochen, for example for phone calls, videos, or rupee pricing.
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7 days for $5, nothing renews, and it works where you are.