Operator
visit →An autonomous web browsing agent that performs tasks for you.
Operator drives its own browser to execute tasks an ecommerce operator would otherwise click through manually: pulling competitor pricing, populating supplier portals, processing routine reorders, or compiling product research across retailer sites. Built by OpenAI as a research preview for U.S. ChatGPT Pro users, it pauses for human input on logins and payment steps. Suitable for founders and ops leads testing where general-purpose agents fit into procurement, merchandising, and competitive intelligence workflows.
> what it does
- Drives a sandboxed browser to complete multi-step web tasks
- Handles form fills, checkouts, and supplier research without scripts
- Hands control back to user for logins and payments
- Runs in research preview for ChatGPT Pro U.S. accounts
- Operates on live sites rather than API integrations alone
> capabilities
- price-comparison
- checkout-automation
- product-research
- cross-retailer-search
- deal-hunting
> supported retailers
- instacart
- doordash
- opentable
- priceline
- stubhub
- uber
- any-retailer
> regions
- US
> how to use
- 1.
Open Operator
Log in to operator.chatgpt.com with your ChatGPT Pro account to access the agent's dedicated browser.
- 2.
Describe your shopping task
Tell Operator what you want — for example, 'order my usual groceries from Instacart' or 'find me the cheapest flight to Chicago next weekend.'
- 3.
Watch it browse
Operator drives its own browser, navigating sites, comparing prices, and filling carts and forms on your behalf.
- 4.
Confirm sensitive steps
When it reaches login, payment, or CAPTCHA steps, Operator hands control back so you can enter details and approve the purchase.
- 5.
Review and reuse
Check the completed task summary and save prompts for recurring tasks like reorders or price checks.