Operator by OpenAI
OpenAI's autonomous web-browsing agent
Overview
Operator is OpenAI's web-browsing agent for ChatGPT Pro users — operates a real browser to complete tasks like booking, shopping, scheduling. Currently scoring around 87% on complex browser-task benchmarks. Subscription only via ChatGPT Pro.
Use cases
ASEAN Perspective
Operator by OpenAI in Southeast Asia
ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).
Operator was OpenAI's research-preview browser agent that could navigate websites to shop, book and fill forms using a Computer-Using Agent model. It showcased genuinely impressive (if uneven) autonomous web interaction and pointed clearly at where consumer agents are heading.
The key fact for 2026: the standalone Operator was sunset (its operator.chatgpt.com surface shut down on 31 August 2025) and its capabilities were absorbed into ChatGPT Agent, available to higher-tier ChatGPT users. So Operator no longer exists as a separate product — anyone seeking it should use ChatGPT Agent instead. It had no public API, was reliability-limited, and was English/US-centric in availability. Evaluate the successor, not this entry.
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