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Monroe vs ChatGPT Workspace Agents

OpenAI shipped Workspace Agents in April.
The right question is: who do you want to be locked into?

ChatGPT Team is $25 per seat per month. Monroe starts at $399 per workspace flat (Solo), with Team at $1,495/mo covering the most common 5–25-seat shape. ChatGPT runs OpenAI models exclusively. Monroe lets you pick. Here's the head-to-head.

The 90-second comparison

Where it mattersMonroeChatGPT Workspace Agents
Cost for a 25-person teamPricing model$1,495 / month — Team tier, flat per workspace$25 / seat × 25 = $625 / month (ChatGPT Team)
Cost for a 1-person operatorPricing model$399 / month — Solo tier, flat per workspace$25 / seat × 1 = $25 / month
Free trial structurePricing model14-day free trial on any tier, card on fileNo free tier on Team; ChatGPT Free for individuals only
Which models you can runModel freedomAnthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral — your pickOpenAI only
Frontier model when you need itModel freedomYes — Sonnet 4.5, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro all availableYes — GPT-5 and Codex models
Native in SlackSurfaceYes — first-classYes — shipped April 22, 2026
Native in Microsoft TeamsSurfaceYes — Teams adapter in pilotNo — Slack only currently
OAuth into your business toolsTool access3,000+ via native + MCP + APIWorkspace connectors + ChatGPT actions
Your conversation dataData policyPer-workspace isolation, customer-controlled retentionWorkspace-level data controls, OpenAI training disabled by default on Team
Per-run cost shown before it runsCost controlYes — credit estimate every timeNo — bundled into seat fee, no per-task visibility
Hard workspace spend capCost controlYes — agent pauses at cap, asks before continuingNo — seats keep generating, no usage ceiling
Tied to one vendor’s roadmapLock-inNo — runtime + models are interchangeableYes — OpenAI’s release cadence is your release cadence

Pick Monroe if

  • Your team is 3+ seats — flat pricing wins immediately
  • You want to pick which model runs each task
  • You need Microsoft Teams plus Slack
  • You need spend caps and per-task cost visibility
  • You don’t want OpenAI’s roadmap to be your roadmap
  • You want full audit log + DPA + BAA available on request
Start 14-day free trial

Stick with ChatGPT if

  • You’re a solo operator or 1-2 person team
  • You’re already deeply on ChatGPT Plus / Team
  • You only need OpenAI models
  • You don’t use Microsoft Teams
  • Your workflows don’t need spend caps

Want the math on flat vs per-seat pricing for your team? Run the calculator →