Meta Muse alternatives: personal AI agents compared

Alternatives

1. 

   Grok Bot

   SpaceXSI (formerly xAI)

   $30/mo

   Always-on AI agents from SpaceXSI that run on a shared cloud computer, sign in to your apps and finish multi-step work while you're away.

   Strengths

   • Bots work on their own cloud computer, so tasks keep running when your laptop or phone is closed
   • Can operate websites and apps that have no API, using saved logins it never sees in plain text
   • Several Bots can run in parallel, message each other and share one workspace
   • Routines can run on a schedule or after an event, and a Bot can learn a task from a recorded demonstration of up to 10 minutes
   • Can place phone calls to US businesses for you and send a summary afterwards
   • Native apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, plus Slack

   Weaknesses

   • No free plan and no standalone price: the cheapest way in is the $30/month Premium plan
   • Usage comes from a weekly pool shared with Grok and Cursor, and SpaceXSI does not publish how much work that pool covers
   • No model picker: Grok Bot chooses the model for each task and does not show which one it used
   • All Bots on an account share one computer, files and logins; the docs say not to use separate Bots as a security boundary
   • Users report Amazon blocks it from shopping as an unauthorized AI agent; Amazon hasn't commented
   • Still labelled beta, with no browser version
   Visit Grok Bot
2. 

   Poke

   The Interaction Company of California (Cognition)

   $19/mo

   A personal AI assistant you text in iMessage or Telegram that connects to your email, calendar and apps and messages you first when something needs attention.

   Strengths

   • Nothing to install: you sign up with a phone number and text it like a contact
   • Messages you first, using your connected services and memory
   • Free plan with no credit card, and email and calendar included
   • Connects to Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, Notion, GitHub, Linear and many more apps, plus custom integrations through MCP
   • Shareable automation recipes, and developers can build their own

   Weaknesses

   • Uses your data to train its AI models unless you choose Maximum Privacy
   • WhatsApp support is limited to some markets
   • Only one phone number per account
   • Does not say which AI models it uses, and does not publish how many credits each plan includes
   • Now owned by Cognition, so the product's direction may change
   Visit Poke
3. 

   Lindy

   Lindy

   $49.99/mo

   An AI assistant for work that runs your inbox, calendar and meetings, takes requests by iMessage, Slack, phone or browser, and sends you daily briefs.

   Strengths

   • Texts you first: a personalized first message, alerts on time-sensitive email, and daily briefs
   • Reachable almost anywhere: iMessage or SMS, Slack, its own phone number, Gmail via a Chrome extension, and the web
   • 1,500+ integrations plus any hosted MCP server, and a browser for tools without one
   • Asks for approval before anything with outside impact
   • Says it never uses your data to train models, with SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and PIPEDA compliance

   Weaknesses

   • Expensive for individuals: paid seats start at $49.99 per user a month, and free credits last only 7 days
   • Credit-based usage is hard to predict, from 2 credits for a simple ask to 2,500 for a big build
   • One shared Lindy per team rather than separate assistants for different jobs
   • No mobile app; on phones you use iMessage, SMS or calls
   • Plan names differ between its pricing page and its docs, so it is hard to tell what each tier includes
   Visit Lindy
4. 

   dots

   OpenAI

   $100/mo

   OpenAI's always-on agent inside ChatGPT, with its own cloud computer, that works on your goals between chats and reaches you in ChatGPT, Slack or Teams.

   Strengths

   • Runs on its own cloud computer and browser and keeps working when your devices are off
   • Connects to over 4,000 apps through ChatGPT plugins and can hand work to Codex and ChatGPT Work
   • Reachable in ChatGPT, Slack and Microsoft Teams, and you can call it, with one memory across channels
   • Researches your connected apps on its own and brings you finished work or decisions to review
   • Custom Rules and Auto-review gate sensitive actions, and some steps always stay with you

   Weaknesses

   • No free, Go or Plus access: it needs ChatGPT Pro from $100 a month or Business Premium
   • Pro access excludes the EEA, the UK and Switzerland
   • One dot per user for now; teams of dots are only planned
   • Texting over iMessage or RCS is a US-only beta, and your dot cannot call you yet
   • Stopping a task does not undo actions it already took, and tasks it starts in Codex or ChatGPT Work count toward those limits
   Visit dots
5. 

   Claude Duet

   Anthropic

   $20/mo

   Anthropic's proactive agent app: briefs you each morning, works on its own cloud computer and asks before acting. US waitlist preview for paid Claude plans.

   Strengths

   • Messages you first: a morning brief from your email and calendar, then check-ins every few hours
   • Works with over 6,000 connectors and plugins, and uses a cloud browser for sites without one
   • Brings your existing Claude memory, skills and connectors from the first message
   • Asks before sending, paying, signing or deleting, and blocks trading and moving money even with approval
   • Pays through one-time card numbers via Link and Shop Pay, and turns larger jobs into editable briefs, decks and dashboards

   Weaknesses

   • Waitlist-only research preview, US only, and not on Team or Enterprise plans yet
   • Uses the same Claude usage limits as chat, and background checks count too
   • One model only, Claude Opus 5.5, with no choice of model
   • Anthropic's docs say you can't yet watch or take over its browser
   • Microsoft 365 isn't available yet, and it can misread threads, misjudge urgency or miss things between check-ins
   Visit Claude Duet
6. 

   OpenClaw

   OpenClaw Foundation

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   Free, MIT-licensed personal AI agent that runs on your own computer and takes orders from WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, Slack and 20+ other chat apps.

   Strengths

   • Free and MIT licensed, with no paid tier
   • Runs on your own hardware; state, memory and credentials stay local, and it sends nothing home except an optional daily version check
   • Works in 29 chat channels, including WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, Slack, Discord and Microsoft Teams
   • Model-agnostic: 64 model and media providers, plus local models
   • Large ecosystem of skills and 142 official plugins, and very active development

   Weaknesses

   • Model costs are on you and can run high: testers and users have reported spending over $100 in a day with expensive models
   • Sandboxing is off by default and the agent can run commands on the host unless you turn on approvals
   • Setup and upkeep expect comfort with the command line; maintainers warn it is risky for non-technical users
   • Broad access to email, messages and the system makes prompt injection and malicious third-party skills a real risk
   Visit OpenClaw

Features

Features

	Muse	Grok Bot	Poke	Lindy	dots	Claude Duet	OpenClaw
Web search	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
Image generation	✓Yes	✓Yes	?Unknown	✓Yes	✓Yes	?Unknown	✓Yes
Voice mode	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
File uploads	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
Memory	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
Takes actions for you	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
App integrations	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
Works on its own	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
Messages you first	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes	✓Yes
Runs several bots	?Unknown	✓Yes	?Unknown	✕No	✕No	✕No	✓Yes