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Dots vs Claude
Both take long jobs off your hands, but one finishes by acting in your apps and the other by handing you a file.
Dots and Claude both accept long, multi-step tasks and keep going after you step away. Where they finish is the difference. Dots keeps watch over your connected apps, notices what has been left undone and acts there with your blessing. Claude plans a piece of research or analysis and returns an editable report, spreadsheet or slide deck. Price and geography sharpen the choice: Claude starts at a fifth of the cost and is sold in the EU and Britain, where Dots requires a business seat.
| Dots | Claude | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | The cheapest route is ChatGPT Pro at $100 a month, with Business Premium seats as the company alternative. | Claude Pro is $20 a month, or $17 on yearly billing, and Claude Max runs to $100 or $200. |
| Availability | Personal Pro plans in Britain, Switzerland and the EEA leave it out, and there is none where ChatGPT itself is absent, such as mainland China and Russia. | Anthropic sells it throughout its territory, the EU and Britain included, with mainland China and Russia the exceptions. |
| Initiative | Dots researches in the background, read-only, and suggests tasks unprompted. | Claude begins when you hand over a job and has no proactive mode. |
| Typical output | Dots leaves a trail of actions in your connected apps, an approved invoice sent, for example. | Claude produces editable files: reports, spreadsheets whose formulas work and slide decks. |
| Where you talk | Dots takes text or voice in ChatGPT, and also answers in Slack and Microsoft Teams. | Claude runs in the browser and in Anthropic's desktop and mobile apps, plus Claude Code for developers. |
| App reach | Dots reaches upwards of 4,000 apps via OpenAI's plugin catalogue. | Claude plugs into services like Notion, Google Drive, GitHub and Slack through connectors. |
Pick Dots if you would like an agent to patrol your apps, chase whatever has slipped and act once you say yes. It suits people already paying for ChatGPT Pro outside Europe.
Pick Claude if your delegated work usually ends as a report, spreadsheet or deck. It is also the obvious choice in the EU or Britain on a personal budget.
Claude is the stronger writer and analyst at a fifth of the entry price. Dots is the stronger operator, but $100 a month pays off only if you want actions taken in your apps rather than finished files.
The agents at a glance
| The agents at a glance | Dots | Claude |
|---|---|---|
| Keeps working when you log off Carries on with long or scheduled tasks after you close the app. | Yes | Partly |
| Takes the initiative Suggests or starts useful work without being asked. | Yes | No |
| Its own computer in the cloud Runs on a machine the provider hosts, not on your laptop. | Yes | Partly |
| Lives in chat apps Reachable from messaging apps you already use. | Partly | No |
| Talks by voice You can speak to it and hear answers. | Yes | Partly |
| Buys things Can complete purchases or bookings for you. | Partly | No |
| Standing rules Has a place for instructions that apply to every task. | Yes | Partly |
| Choose the AI model Lets you decide which language model does the thinking. | No | No |
| Run it yourself Runs on a laptop, home server or rented machine that you control. | No | No |
| Free to start Has a free tier with the agent included. | No | No |
| Built for teams Sold on business plans with admin controls. | Yes | Yes |
A full dot means yes, a half dot means partly, an empty ring means no.
Questions readers ask
Is Claude cheaper than Dots?
Yes. Claude Pro is $20 a month, or $17 on yearly billing, while the cheapest route to Dots is ChatGPT Pro at $100. The two meet only at Claude Max, whose lower tier is also $100 a month.
Can Claude find work on its own like Dots?
No. Claude waits to be given a task, and although it keeps working once the laptop lid is down, it never trawls your apps in search of jobs. Dots does precisely that, with read-only access, and holds any action until you approve it.
Should I use Dots or Claude in the UK?
On a personal plan, Claude is the practical option, since British Pro subscriptions do not include Dots. In Britain, Dots is available only through a ChatGPT Business Premium seat.