Thumbs vs Dots.

A dot can keep track of an ongoing responsibility, work across your apps, and delegate tasks to ChatGPT Work or Codex. Thumbs gives you a place to build: a persistent computer, a choice of agents, and a phone app for reviewing what they make.

Product details checked 2 November 2026

Thumbs vs Dots: a comparison of setup, agents, computers, and mobile workflows
What matters to you	Thumbs	Dots
What it is for	An idea you want to turn into a working website, app, or tool.	Ongoing responsibilities, figuring out next steps, and following up between conversations.
Making something new	Talk directly to your building team, then open its preview and request changes.	Can delegate software work to Codex, including tasks using a configured cloud environment.
With the laptop closed	Cloud-computer tasks continue without your laptop.	Cloud work can continue remotely. Tasks using a connected personal computer need that computer online.
Reviewing the work	Phone previews and an optional independent reviewer from another provider.	Open task conversations to inspect progress and results, then give follow-up instructions.
Your apps and accounts	Keep project files and sign-ins on your persistent computer, and connect the services you need.	Uses supported account plugins and can work with connected computers and their tasks.
Choice of agents	Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode with the supported accounts you bring.	A personal agent within ChatGPT that can delegate to ChatGPT Work and Codex.

From the maker’s own documentation

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The useful answer

Which one fits you?

Choose dots when you want an ongoing assistant within ChatGPT that follows up across your work and connected apps. Choose Thumbs when your focus is making and improving a project, and you want agents from several providers working together on the same computer.

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