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    OpenAI Operator

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    OpenAI Operator was OpenAI's January 2025 research-preview browser agent that could navigate the web, fill forms, and complete multi-step online tasks. The standalone Operator site was shut down; the capability was folded into ChatGPT agent mode and later ChatGPT Work / cloud browser workflows inside ChatGPT.

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    Category (short)
    AI Agent
    Category
    AI Agent
    Pricing (CSV)
    Paid Service
    Directory pricing
    Paid
    Sponsored note
    no
    Target audience
    Directory and comparison context for OpenAI browser agent searches, and historical product lineage. Not ideal for: buyers expecting a live standalone Operator product, point them to current ChatGPT agentic features instead.
    Best for
    Directory and comparison context for OpenAI browser agent searches, and historical product lineage. Not ideal for: buyers expecting a live standalone Operator product; point them to current ChatGPT agentic features instead.
    Pricing notes
    Verified August 2026 via OpenAI Help Center and ChatGPT plan pages. Operator never had its own SKU. Current ChatGPT individual framing commonly cited: Free $0; Plus about $20/mo; Pro from about $100–$200/mo depending on tier; Business seats published separately. Confirm live limits in ChatGPT Help because naming shifted from Operator to agent to Work.

    Pros & cons

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    Pros

    • Defined the consumer browser-agent category early
    • Capability retained inside paid ChatGPT rather than fully deleted
    • Useful comparison anchor versus Claude Cowork and open agents

    Cons

    • Standalone Operator site and brand are gone
    • Naming churn (Operator to agent to Work) confuses buyers
    • Limits and feature gates vary by ChatGPT plan and change often
    • Easy to confuse with unrelated Operator software

    Review notes

    Context from the listing review and editorial research.

    NEW tool as a historical/disambiguation entry. Status Discontinued: standalone Operator brand is gone. Unrelated products also use the name Operator. Weak fit if you only list live SKUs; strong fit for SEO/comparison. Prefer ChatGPT / current agent surfaces for active buyers.

    Extended features

    In-depth description and capability notes.

    Historical CUA-powered browser automation for multi-step web tasks Historical operator.chatgpt.com research preview (Pro-first, then broader paid rollout) Successor path: ChatGPT agent mode with Operator functionality integrated Later successor: ChatGPT Work for longer multi-step research and finished deliverables Related migration: agentic browsing moved deeper into ChatGPT desktop/Chrome experiences

    Use cases

    Originally: hand off browser chores (bookings, form fills, multi-site research). Today: same job class is done via ChatGPT Work and browser/agent features on paid ChatGPT plans, not a separate Operator app.