Can Task Machine run on the AI subscriptions I already pay for?

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Yes. According to the product site, Task Machine agents can run on model subscriptions you already pay for, such as ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot. That means you don't have to buy a separate model subscription just to use Task Machine. The exact list of supported subscriptions and the setup steps live on the Task Machine site, so check there before assuming your specific plan is covered.

What "running on your existing subscription" means

Task Machine is built for recurring work — follow-ups, reports, and small jobs that repeat. You turn those into agent workflows, and the agents execute the runs.

The relevant claim from the site is that you can "run agents on the model subscriptions you already pay for, like ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot." So the model access comes from a subscription you hold, rather than from a new model plan bundled into Task Machine.

What you still get per run

Even when the model access comes from your own subscription, Task Machine attaches the run itself to its own controls and record-keeping:

  • Assigned tasks — each run takes the tasks assigned to it.
  • One audit trail — every decision, check, retry, tool call, and cost stays attached to the run.
  • Control features — shared tasks, scheduled runs, approvals that arrive in your inbox, and spending limits.

So the subscription question and the control question are separate: your subscription supplies model access, while Task Machine supplies the workflow, approvals, and history around it.

What this does not tell you

The site does not publish which specific subscription tiers or plans are supported, nor the setup steps for connecting them. Those details are on the Task Machine site. If your plan matters to you, verify it there rather than assuming any ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot plan will work.

Background: why this is a Task Machine question

Iteration Layer, the earlier European AI worker infrastructure product, has shut down as a standalone product — its APIs are no longer available. The same team now builds Task Machine, a different product aimed at recurring work. If you arrived looking for Iteration Layer, the subscription question above applies to Task Machine, not to the old product.

Practical next step

If your goal is to avoid paying for a second model subscription, the path is:

  1. Identify which model subscription you already hold (for example, ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot).
  2. Check the Task Machine site for whether that subscription is supported and how to connect it.
  3. Start with a recurring job you keep putting off, and confirm the run shows up with its audit trail and any approvals routed to your inbox.

If your subscription isn't supported, or the setup isn't documented, that's the point to ask Task Machine directly rather than assuming a workaround.