Operator

Agents & workflow automation · 2025 – 2025 · OpenAI

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An AI agent that used a remote browser to complete web tasks by reading pages, clicking, typing and scrolling.

Operator shut down in September 2025 and its functionality moved into ChatGPT agent; the exact effective day was not published.

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Shutdown: OpenAI confirms that the standalone Operator website is no longer accessible and its functionality moved into ChatGPT agent. Internet Archive captures show operator.chatgpt.com still returning HTTP 200 on September 1, 2025 and redirecting to ChatGPT agent from September 25 onward. That brackets the effective end within September but does not establish a day, so the record uses month precision. This record excludes the later ChatGPT agent and ChatGPT Work experiences. Official shutdown notice
Dates checked: Announced 17 Jul 2025 · Verified 23 Sep 2026
AI functionality: AI functionality source
Launch: Operator first became available as a standalone research preview for ChatGPT Pro users in the United States on January 23, 2025.
Location: United States · San Francisco. OpenAI's May 7, 2025 submission to the U.S. Department of Energy gives its address in San Francisco, California. This records the operator's historical city, not a service market or server location. Coordinates use the Natural Earth city point rounded to two decimal places, not the office address. Location source