Dots / Gemini Spark
Both agents work from the cloud day and night and act on your accounts while you are away. The deciding question is where your work lives. If it is mostly in Google, Spark does the job for a fraction of the price; if it is spread across many tools, Dots reaches further.
OpenAI's always-on work agent that looks for tasks before you ask.
Google's round-the-clock agent for people who live in Gmail.
| Difference | Dots | Gemini Spark |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Dots starts with ChatGPT Pro at $100/month or a Business Premium seat. | Gemini Spark starts with Google AI Pro at $19.99/month in the US, and Google AI Ultra from $99.99/month elsewhere. |
| App reach | Dots connects to more than 4,000 apps through OpenAI's plugin catalog, including Slack, GitHub and QuickBooks. | Gemini Spark works natively with Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Photos and Chrome, no connectors needed. |
| Initiative | Dots looks for work on its own through read-only proactive research. | Gemini Spark runs up to 15 tasks at once, on a schedule or when an event fires. |
| Controls | Dots offers Custom Rules, automatic review of sensitive actions and an Activity View. | Gemini Spark asks for confirmation on sensitive actions, and Workspace admin controls cover business accounts. |
| Availability | Dots leaves out Pro users in the UK, Switzerland and the EEA, though Business Premium covers them. | Gemini Spark is unavailable on every plan in the UK, Switzerland, Nigeria and the EEA. |
Pick Dots if your day moves between Slack, GitHub, QuickBooks and other tools outside Google, and you want an agent that brings you tasks unprompted.
Pick Gemini Spark if Google already holds your email, calendar and files and you are in the US, where Google AI Pro makes it the lowest-cost paid agent.
Capability grid
| Dots | Gemini Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Keeps working when you close the app | Yes | Yes |
| Messages you first | Yes | Partly |
| Has its own cloud computer | Yes | Yes |
| Lives in chat apps | Partly | No |
| Voice | Yes | Partly |
| Can buy things | Partly | Partly |
| Standing rules you can edit | Yes | Partly |
| Choose any model | No | No |
| Runs on your own machine | No | No |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Team and business plans | Yes | Partly |
Spark is the better value for a Google-centered life, especially on Google AI Pro in the US. Dots earns its higher price only when your work crosses many apps and you want it spotting tasks before you do.