ChatGPT agent (agent mode, ex-Operator) · OpenAI
OpenAI's built-in agent mode that absorbed Operator and Deep Research: a cloud virtual computer with browser, terminal, and connectors that researches, fills forms, and edits files, pausing for user approval on consequential actions and handing back control for logins/payments.
Identity
| Homepage | https://chatgpt.com/ |
|---|---|
| License | proprietary |
| Domain | general |
| Form factor | web-app · cloud-service · chat-integration |
Model support
| Model-agnostic | ○ no |
|---|---|
| Native models | GPT-5.5 · ChatGPT agent model (unified Operator + Deep Research successor) |
| Local models | ○ no |
| Pricing | subscription |
Extensibility
| MCP client | ✓ yes |
|---|---|
| Agent Skills support | ○ no |
| Plugins / hooks | ○ no |
Execution & safety
| Sandboxing | cloud-remote |
|---|---|
| Autonomy spectrum | supervised → semi-autonomous → background-cloud |
| Subagents | ? unknown |
| Parallel sessions | ✓ yes |
| Context management | compaction |
Integration & evidence
| Headless / API | ○ no |
|---|---|
| GitHub integration | ? unknown |
| Sources |
✓ profile last verified 2026-07-08 · benchmark figures are vendor-reported unless a source states otherwise