Your agents

Standing helpers for ongoing work

Chat helps you think. Cowork handles tasks. Code builds software. Your agents are set up once for ongoing work, within rules you control.

As of 17 October 2026 · Every fact linked to an official source · Which level of help each one gives

The plain test

What counts as an agent

You set it up once as a standing helper. It remembers you, works on a schedule or a trigger, and reaches you where you already are, such as Slack, text or email. If it only does a job when you ask, it's Cowork.

That is an editorial test for this site, not an industry standard. Compare tools still groups each product by company.

Lead entries

Cloud agents you can buy into

Grok Bot

Made by SpaceXSI

A cloud agent for research and tasks across inbox, calendar, files and websites. Work can continue with the laptop closed.

Premium US$30, Super US$100 and Ultra US$200 a month. Plus (US$8) does not include Grok Bot. Teams and Enterprise are generally available.

OpenAI Dots

Made by OpenAI

OpenAI's always-on agent with a cloud computer and browser, for longer projects, research and connected tasks.

Included on ChatGPT Pro (from US$100 a month, A$155 in Australia), on Business Premium seats, and as an Enterprise beta your admin switches on. Not on Plus, Free or Go. Rolling out gradually; Pro excludes the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. Your first dot is included at no extra cost.

For the technically curious

Self-run agents

Worth knowing: These need setup and ongoing upkeep. You decide who holds your logins, and you stay responsible for keeping the host, models and access under control.

OpenClaw

Made by OpenClaw Foundation

Open-source personal agent you run yourself. Reach it through channels such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack or Discord when you configure them. Software is free; models, compute and tools cost extra.

Hermes Agent

Made by Nous Research

Open-source agent harness from Nous Research, with desktop, terminal and hosted options. Memory, skills, browser automation and messaging gateways when you set them up. Software is free; models and hosting cost extra.

One to watch

Meta Muse

Made by Meta

Meta's personal agent for email, travel, forms, research and longer goals through the app or WhatsApp, with approval controls for sensitive actions. One to watch: the consumer launch is US-only and consumer-first.

Introducing Muse

Judgement

What stays yours

What stays yours: who holds your logins, what the agent can send without asking, and the extra risk if you run one yourself.

Who holds your logins: a cloud agent keeps them on the vendor's computers; a self-run agent keeps them on a machine you control.
What it can send without asking: set approvals for email, messages and payments before you leave it running.
Extra risk if you run one yourself: you choose the host, the model and who can reach the agent — and you keep that up to date.

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