# Control Your Tesla With ChatGPT

> Connect ChatGPT to your Tesla using Developer Mode and a custom connector. Official setup, example prompts, requirements, and pricing.

Yes — ChatGPT can control your Tesla. Not by driving it, but by sending real
commands through Tesla's official Fleet API: pre-conditioning, charging,
locks, Sentry Mode, and more, from a normal chat. Here's the official setup.

## How it works

ChatGPT doesn't connect to your car directly. It connects to **mytesla.io**,
a hosted [MCP server](/tesla-mcp-server) for Tesla, using OpenAI's connector
framework. mytesla.io holds the authorization your Tesla granted through the
official Fleet API and Vehicle Command Protocol, and relays whatever ChatGPT
asks for as a signed request — the same path Tesla's own app uses.

## Requirements

- **A paid ChatGPT plan with Developer Mode.** Custom connectors currently
  require ChatGPT Pro, Team, Enterprise, or Edu — that's an OpenAI
  requirement, not a mytesla.io one. If you're on free ChatGPT,
  [Claude](/control-tesla-with-claude) is the faster path to the same result;
  its connector setup works on the free web app.
- A Tesla Model S, 3, X, or Y (roughly 2018+) with Fleet API support.
- A mytesla.io account — from $4.99/month.

## Setup (about 3 minutes)

1. **Create a mytesla.io account.** Sign in at [mytesla.io](https://mytesla.io)
   with a six-digit email code — no password.
2. **Authorize your Tesla.** Dashboard → **Connect Tesla** → approve on
   Tesla's own consent screen. mytesla.io shows up there as **"Embay, LLC"**
   (the legal entity behind the product).
3. **Register a virtual key.** A one-time step per vehicle — open a link on
   your phone and tap **Approve** on the touchscreen or in the Tesla app.
4. **Pick a plan.** Driver ($4.99/mo, 500 credits) or Driver Max ($9.99/mo,
   1,500 credits), via Stripe Checkout.
5. **Add the connector in ChatGPT.** Settings → **Apps & Connectors** →
   **Add connector** (or **Advanced** → **Developer Mode**, depending on your
   ChatGPT version) → paste `https://mcp.mytesla.io/mcp` → complete the OAuth
   popup, signing in with the email on your mytesla.io account.

## What to ask it

- "How's my Tesla doing right now?"
- "Pre-condition the cabin to 72°F, I'm leaving in 10 minutes."
- "Charge to 90% overnight and stop at 6am."
- "Is the car locked? Lock it if not."
- "Turn on Sentry Mode."
- "Honk once, I can't find it in this lot."
- "Set a speed limit of 65 with a PIN for my teenager."

ChatGPT reads your car's live state for status questions rather than
answering from memory, and only calls the specific tools mytesla.io exposes —
there's no generic "drive" or "override safety setting" action.

## Why the extra requirement, compared to Claude?

OpenAI currently gates custom connectors and Developer Mode behind paid
tiers; that's an OpenAI product decision that applies to every connector, not
something specific to Tesla or mytesla.io. If cost is the blocker,
[Claude](/control-tesla-with-claude) gets you the identical set of Tesla
tools without that requirement — Claude's connector setup works on the free
web app and Claude Desktop.

## FAQ

**Is this affiliated with Tesla, Inc. or OpenAI?**
No. mytesla.io is an independent product operated by Embay, LLC, built on
Tesla's official Fleet API. Not endorsed by or affiliated with Tesla, Inc. or
OpenAI.

**Can ChatGPT drive the car?**
No. It can only call the specific tools mytesla.io exposes: climate,
charging, locks, alerts, navigation sharing, and select security settings.
PIN-protected features like Valet Mode still require you to set the PIN.

**What happens if the car is asleep?**
ChatGPT can wake it via the `wake_vehicle` tool — that costs 10 credits
instead of the usual 1, matching Tesla's own rate limits and pricing for wake
calls.

**Does mytesla.io work with the regular (non-Developer-Mode) ChatGPT apps
list?**
Not currently — custom MCP connectors in ChatGPT require Developer Mode,
which OpenAI restricts to paid tiers as of this writing. Check ChatGPT's
current connector settings, since this has been expanding over time.

## Next steps

- [Full setup guide](/docs) — every supported command, credit costs, and
  troubleshooting steps.
- [What is a Tesla MCP server?](/tesla-mcp-server) — how the protocol and the
  Fleet API connection work.
- [25+ things you can do with Tesla + AI](/tesla-ai-use-cases) — real prompts
  beyond the basics.
- [Control your Tesla with Claude](/control-tesla-with-claude) — the
  no-paid-tier-required alternative.
- [Get started at mytesla.io →](https://mcp.mytesla.io/signup?src=guide-chatgpt&plan=driver)