ZDNET
Last week, OpenAI unveiled Agent, its new tool that combines the capabilities of Deep Research and Operator. Operator was OpenAI's first attempt at a computer-using model, a model that actually can open windows and click on user interface elements. ChatGPT Agent can do that and more.
Right now, ChatGPT Agent is only available for $200/mo Pro tier subscribers and provides for 400 agent interactions per month. When the $20/mo Plus tier gains access to Agent, which should be today, those users will get 40 interactions per month.
Also: Microsoft is saving millions with AI and laying off thousands - where do we go from here?
(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company, filed an April 2025 lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)
I upgraded my plan from Plus to Pro just so I could test out the new Agent mode and report back to you. In this article, I'll show you detailed results from eight comprehensive tests.
TL;DR test results
Before we go into the detailed tests, I'll start with some overall TL;DR observations.
Test count: In the past two days, I used 25 of the available 400 queries, for a total of almost 12 hours of hyper-uber-supercomputer use. No wonder this thing costs $200/month.
Also: I found 5 AI content detectors that can correctly identify AI text 100% of the time
... continue reading