OpenAI teases Dots for Europe, but Berlin DevDay focuses on platform lock-in

At DevDay Exchange 2026 in Berlin, OpenAI announced the European launch of its AI assistant Dots will arrive "in a few weeks" following regulator talks, while personal Pro accounts in the EEA, Switzerland and UK remain locked out. Weekly active Codex users in Germany grew twentyfold since January 2026. OpenAI also highlighted its Agents API and claims 1.2 billion weekly ChatGPT users to lock developers into its ecosystem rather than just its models.