An agent in your own browser, not someone else's.
ChatGPT agent does its browsing in a virtual browser on OpenAI's servers. Valet works right in your Chrome tab, where you can watch every click, and it can use your ChatGPT plan or any other model.
Why work in your own browser
- Your Chrome, as it is
- Your tabs, bookmarks and extensions stay as they are. You watch the agent in the tab itself, not through a remote view.
- Any model
- Sign in with ChatGPT Plus/Pro, or use Claude, Gemini, xAI, OpenRouter, or a model on your own computer.
- You keep the keys
- Valet never types into password fields. Sign-ins, CAPTCHAs and two-factor prompts come back to you.
- Approvals you can read
- Before a form sends, you see where it goes and every value it will send.
Valet and ChatGPT agent, side by side
Both take a task in plain words and work through web pages. They differ in where that happens.
| Valet | ChatGPT agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it browses | Your own Chrome tab | A virtual browser run by OpenAI |
| Price | Free; you pay your AI provider | Part of paid ChatGPT plans |
| OpenAI models | Yes: Plus/Pro sign-in or API key | Yes |
| Other models (Claude, Gemini, local…) | Yes | No |
| Source code | Open, Apache-2.0 | Closed |
| Works beyond the browser | No, it works in web pages | Yes: code, files and connectors in ChatGPT |
Based on OpenAI's public descriptions as of October 2026. Check openai.com for the current details of their plans.
When ChatGPT agent is the better fit
ChatGPT agent runs on OpenAI's servers, so it doesn't tie up your browser, and it combines browsing with code and files inside ChatGPT. If that is what you need, use it. Valet is for tasks in the browser you already use, with the model you choose, under rules you can read.
Can I use my ChatGPT Plus or Pro plan with Valet?
Yes. Add a connection, pick ChatGPT Plus/Pro and sign in with ChatGPT. No API key needed.
Is Valet made by OpenAI?
No. Valet is an independent open-source project that works with OpenAI models through their sign-in or API.
Does Valet run when Chrome is closed?
No. It works in your open browser, which is the point: you can watch it and stop it at any moment.
Is it free?
Yes. You pay only your AI provider, or nothing with a local model.
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