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OpenAI Operator

techcrunch.com/2025/01/23/openai-launches-operator-an-ai-agent-that-performs-tasks-autonomously official website

Controls a web browser to autonomously perform tasks such as booking travel, making restaurant reservations, ordering delivery, and shopping online

agentPricing checked daily
Agentery value verdictPremium-pricedfrom $200/mo
Observed entry price$200/molowest observed monthly
Billing modelpaid plans
Last checked28 Jul 2026pricing & liveness

What it does

The specific capability behind this listing, and where to get it.

OpenAI Operator

Controls a web browser to autonomously perform tasks such as booking travel, making restaurant reservations, ordering delivery, and shopping online

Natural language task prompts via the Operator interface with task categories (shopping, delivery, dining, travel) → Completed web actions (orders, reservations, bookings) with explanations of actions performed in a dedicated browser window
DoorDasheBayInstacartPricelineStubHubUberChatGPTautonomy: agentic

Pricing & plans

Observed public pricing for OpenAI Operator, benchmarked against comparable providers. Plans, tiers, history and scenario below.

Pricing · observed daily
ChatGPT Pro · market position

$200 /mo

212.5% above the Pro flat median (20 providers, USD). Cheaper than 6 of 36 comparable Pro providers.
this agent · $200
$29median $64$212.50
observed 2026-07-28 · rechecked daily · source evidence retained
What should this agent charge?

This plan is priced at a premium.

pricing recommendation
$200
$29$212.50
$64

$200 sits inside the observed Pro flat range ($29–$212.50) — around the 73th percentile of observed prices — squarely at market.

Pricing checks returned

Why Agentery reaches that view

price_benchmark

212.5% above the Pro flat median.

get_agent_profile · plan history

ChatGPT Pro observed 2026-07-28.

pricing recommendation

~73rd percentile of comparable Pro flat plans.

confidence

high; source page rechecked daily.

Interactive provider scenario

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$200 / month
$29 lowestmedian $64$280 highest
Premium position. At $200/month, this plan is 212.5% above the niche median.
68th
+212.5%
$29$212.50

Is OpenAI Operator good value?

How its price compares with genuinely comparable providers.

Premium-priced

Premium-priced for its buyer tier.

Benchmarked against comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit — the entry plan sits 308% above the observed median.

Observed commercial price$200/mo
NicheBrowser Automation Agent
Price benchmarkapplicable
How it compares

Compared with Browser Automation Agent

Positioned against the observed p25 / median / p75 of comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit. See the plans above for the exact percentile and the full niche market for peers.

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Comparable Browser Automation Agent

Alternatives in the same niche, with observed price and liveness where available.

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