Computer Use Agents

OpenAI

Operator

OpenAI's first consumer browser agent, built on the Computer-Using Agent model. Folded into ChatGPT Agent, which has since been retired too.

OpenAI's first standalone browser agent, built on the Computer-Using Agent model and released as a research preview to paid tiers. Its capabilities were absorbed into ChatGPT Agent, which OpenAI itself withdrew in August 2026. The lineage now ends at ChatGPT Work and the cloud browser.

Best for

Historical reference. Start with OpenAI's computer use tool in the API instead.

Watch out

Superseded, and we could not confirm a formal retirement notice against a primary source. Listed because people still search for it. Treat its status as unconfirmed.

Changelog

  1. OpenAI retires its consumer browser agents

Also in the directory

Browser Use Python library that hands a browser to any LLM. One of the most widely adopted open-source options. ChatGPT Agent Retired. Agent mode inside ChatGPT, withdrawn in August 2026; OpenAI now points users at ChatGPT Work for multi-step tasks and at the cloud browser for browser workflows. Claude Browser Use Anthropic's browser-only toolset. Reads the page's accessibility tree and acts on named elements rather than pixel coordinates, in a browser your own application hosts.