OpenAI deployed Operator, an AI agent that browses the web and completes online tasks on a user's behalf by clicking buttons, filling out forms, and navigating websites. Think of it as a digital assistant that can handle online errands. Operator launched as a research preview for US ChatGPT Pro subscribers in January 2025 and was shut down on August 31, 2025, after OpenAI replaced it with the unified ChatGPT agent on July 17, 2025.

Operator launched January 23, 2025 as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US, powered by a model called the Computer-Using Agent (CUA) that combines GPT-4o vision capabilities with reinforcement-learning-based reasoning to interact with websites through screenshots, clicks, scrolling, and typing. It partnered with services including DoorDash, Instacart, OpenTable, Priceline, StubHub, and Uber. For sensitive steps such as entering payment details, users must take over from the agent directly. On July 17, 2025, OpenAI launched ChatGPT agent, a unified system combining Operator's web-browsing capability, deep research's information synthesis, and ChatGPT's conversational abilities; Operator was shut down on August 31, 2025.