The assistant guide

Compare always-on AI agents.

An AI agent comparison built on public sources: Grok Bot, OpenAI dot, Meta Muse and five more.

Start with what you want help with, then look at the model, chat channels, app connections, schedules and how much supervision a task needs. Separate documented features from open questions before choosing the best personal AI agent for you in 2026.

Source snapshot: October 2, 2026 · Individual check dates in each guide

Grok Bot is our starting point, with a wider field to explore. Display order is editorial, not a performance ranking. No comparative hands-on test results are published for these assistants.

How it works

What makes an AI agent “always on”?

Every assistant here combines the same parts in different ways. Use them as the dimensions for any AI agent comparison:

  1. Model: the reasoning engine, such as GPT-6 Astra or Muse Spark.
  2. Chat channels: where you reach it, from its own app to Slack, Teams, WhatsApp or a call.
  3. Memory: notes about your preferences and ongoing work, ideally ones you can read and edit.
  4. Schedules and triggers: what wakes it up when you are not talking to it.
  5. Its own cloud computer: a browser, files and a terminal that keep working while your devices are off.
  6. Connected apps and approvals: what it can reach, and what it must ask you about before sending, buying or posting.
How an always-on AI agent worksYou reach the agent through chat channels. The agent uses a model to plan, act and check its work, keeps memory, and wakes up on schedules and triggers. It works on its own cloud computer and in connected apps, and asks for approval before sending, buying or posting. Results and questions come back to you.YouChat channelsAppSlack/TeamsWhatsAppCallAsk or assignResults backThe agentplans → acts → checks → reports backModel: the reasoning engineMemorypreferences, notes,ongoing workSchedulestimed runs andevent triggersApproval check before send, buy or postIts own cloud computerkeeps working when your devices are offBrowserFilesTerminalConnected apps and toolsEmailCalendarDocsCode
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Documented features, checked October 2, 2026. Display order is editorial, not a ranking.
What mattersGrok BotOpenAI dotMeta MuseInstinctGoogle CC
Who it's built forDocumented

Maker's positioning: named AI teammates with their own jobs and memory for ongoing work, several Bots that coordinate, and Team Bots for shared team context.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Who it's built for
Documented

Maker's positioning: an always-on agent for ongoing responsibilities across your tools, with ChatGPT Work and Codex links for research, documents, data and software.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Who it's built for
Documented

Maker's positioning: a personal agent for everyone, no technical experience required. Muse for Small Business adds business skills and connectors in the same app.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Who it's built for
Documented

Maker's positioning: everyday personal logistics, handled by text or call with no new interface to learn.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Who it's built for
Documented

Built for families and households: up to six members share one agent with shared and individual memory.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Who it's built for
Underlying modelNot verified

Cursor manages the model; the docs name no single model for every task. SpaceXAI says Grok 4.7 (September 21) was trained to natively understand the Grok Bot harness.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Underlying model
Documented

Powered by GPT-6 Astra; dot is the agent product, not the model.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Underlying model
Documented

Powered by Muse Spark, Meta's model for agentic work. Meta announced Muse Spark 1.3 on September 2, 2026; Meta's consumer pages name the model family only.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Underlying model
Not verified

Vendor describes a trained core model but does not identify a public model name on the reviewed homepage.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Underlying model
Documented

Runs on its own isolated cloud computer with Google's agentic harness, Antigravity, and “the latest Gemini models”; the exact model version is not stated.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Underlying model
Chat channelsDocumented

Grok Bot apps on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android: type, dictate or start a voice chat, with voice-memo updates. Team Bots have a handle you can invite to Slack channels. WhatsApp and X DMs are not established in the reviewed docs.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Chat channels
Documented

ChatGPT desktop app, desktop web and the mobile app (mobile web unsupported); user-started voice calls; Slack DMs and channel mentions; Microsoft Teams. Texting: “coming soon” in the Messaging guide, a limited beta in the Help Center.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Chat channels
Documented

Muse app on iOS, Android and Mac, muse.ai on the web, and WhatsApp. One long main chat plus side chats for separate topics. A voice mode is announced, not live.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Chat channels
Documented

Text or call it; it can proactively call or text you. The exact messaging transports are not specified on the homepage.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Chat channels
Documented

Email (the shared “Your Day Ahead” brief arrives in your inbox) and Google Chat; members can send items to CC by email or Chat. Web and mobile.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Chat channels
App accessDocumented

Marketplace connectors plus browser use; installed connectors are account-wide.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: App access
Documented

Permissioned plugins, including Gmail, Google Drive, and GitHub. Messaging connections and app access are separate.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: App access
Documented

Meta's small-business announcement names Asana, Box, Canva, Dropbox, Figma, Granola, HighLevel, Intuit QuickBooks, Klaviyo, Lovable, Notion, Shopify, Slack, Stripe, Zoom and Facebook and Instagram business accounts; with email and calendar, that is 18 listed here. Meta Connect added more partners, including Walmart, Best Buy, Sephora, Wayfair, PayPal, Instacart and GitHub, with Expedia coming soon. A third-party tracker reports about 35 or more connectors in total. Purchases use Link by Stripe; Shop Pay is reported live as a wallet, per Shopify as cited by a third-party tracker. It can build tools a task needs.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: App access
Documented

Permission-based email, messaging, screen, audio, and location access. Privacy policy names Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Tasks integrations.

Scope & sources for Instinct: App access
Documented

Gmail and Google Chat, plus Calendar, Tasks, Docs and Sheets; members choose what to share, including permissioned Drive sharing. Household access does not mean unrestricted access to every member’s inbox.

Scope & sources for Google CC: App access
Memory/contextDocumented

Role context, preferences, and work summaries persist; conversations and learned memory remain separate per Bot.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Memory/context
Documented

Uses relevant ChatGPT memory plus its own persistent context for preferences, decisions, and ongoing work.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Memory/context
Documented

Persistent memory across conversations; Memory files you can read and edit directly, side chats, a Goals view, and you can tell it to forget specific things.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Memory/context
Documented

Personalizes using interaction context and prior experience. Detailed persistent-memory controls and retention behavior are not publicly established here.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Memory/context
Documented

Shared household context with distinct individual preferences.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Memory/context
Schedules and triggersDocumented

Reusable skills, scheduled routines, and supported event triggers. Demonstration-based teaching is gradually enabled.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Schedules and triggers
Documented

Saved recurring schedules and supported service-event monitoring. Connecting a source alone does not establish monitoring.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Schedules and triggers
Documented

Background work can run on schedules and in response to relevant events.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Schedules and triggers
Not verified

Recurring user-configured schedules or event-trigger setup are not documented in reviewed primary pages.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Schedules and triggers
Not verified

Daily brief documented; configurable recurring workflows unverified.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Schedules and triggers
Background workDocumented

Cloud work continues with the app closed. Bots can reason, use tools, and coordinate concurrently.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Background work
Documented

Continues assigned work, coordinates parallel background agents, and follows up as circumstances change.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Background work
Documented

Works after the app closes; juggles multiple tasks at once (Meta's words). Subagents are not documented in Meta's consumer sources.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Background work
Documented

Vendor describes proactive follow-ups and initiating texts or calls.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Background work
Documented

Daily shared email brief and household follow-through.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Background work
Computer useDocumented

Persistent Cursor cloud computer with browser, terminal, and files. Local commands require enabled capability and approval.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Computer use
Documented

Own persistent cloud computer/browser; optional personal-computer access for local files, apps, Work, and Codex tasks.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Computer use
Documented

Dedicated cloud VM with browser, filesystem, and terminal; creates documents, PDFs, web pages, and interactive outputs. Computer use on the Mac was announced at Meta Connect; sources differ on whether it is live.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Computer use
Documented

Trained to operate a phone and computer; public legal pages describe Mac and mobile applications. Precise cloud/local execution architecture remains unverified.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Computer use
Documented

Own isolated cloud computer; local-device control unverified.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Computer use
What it can makeDocumented

Finishes work in real tools on its cloud computer (browser, filesystem, terminal) instead of chat drafts: files, drafts, briefings and approved website changes in connected tools. A built-in podcast or slide studio is not established.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: What it can make
Documented

Research, data analysis, documents and software. Can start ChatGPT Work and Codex tasks; OpenAI's examples include revised copy, slides, speaker notes, comparison charts and code fixes for review.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: What it can make
Documented

Documents, PDFs, web pages and interactive Artifacts such as spending trackers, study guides and dashboards. It can write code to build the tools a task needs.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: What it can make
Not verified

The homepage describes everyday actions such as follow-ups, rides and bookings; document or media creation is not established.

Scope & sources for Instinct: What it can make
Documented

Creates shared Docs and Sheets, pre-fills PDF forms and writes a daily household brief.

Scope & sources for Google CC: What it can make
Shared useDocumented

Team Bots public beta on Teams and Enterprise: shared skills/context with private individual conversations and per-user memory; Slack collaboration and starter Bots for sales, product, marketing, and analytics.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Shared use
Not verified

Can engage others in Slack when instructed, and can be messaged in Microsoft Teams; a shared team-owned dot is not established. Workspace Agents are outside this personal-dot entry.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Shared use
Not verified

Small-business capabilities do not by themselves establish a multi-user shared agent or team-memory product.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Shared use
Not verified

No verified shared-team assistant feature.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Shared use
Documented

Household groups of up to six members.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Shared use
Free tier or paid entryDocumented

Free trial: a usage credit with a 7-day window. Ongoing use needs a paid Cursor plan or a linked individual SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Free tier or paid entry
Documented

No free tier: the first dot is included with eligible paid ChatGPT plans (Pro tiers, Business Premium, Enterprise with admin enablement).

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Free tier or paid entry
Documented

Free with a usage limit; paid subscriptions raise the weekly allowance. Plans and availability vary by region and account.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Free tier or paid entry
Not verified

No public plan or free-tier details verified. The terms contemplate paid services.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Free tier or paid entry
Not verified

Google Labs experiment with a waitlist for new users; no price or plan requirement stated in the reviewed source.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Free tier or paid entry
AvailabilityDocumented

Free trial, then paid individual Cursor plans (Pro, Pro+, Ultra) or Cursor Teams; Enterprise requires enablement. Individual SuperGrok, Plus, Heavy or X Premium+ can link usage. Apps on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Regional coverage not verified.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Availability
Documented

Gradual rollout: Pro 100/200/500 for adults outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland; Business Premium worldwide; Enterprise (including Edu and Healthcare) worldwide with admin enablement. Create on the desktop app or desktop web; the mobile app follows a supporting update.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Availability
Documented

Official sources conflict: the September 29 small-business announcement names the US and Canada; the launch article, updated September 30, still names the US. iOS, Android, Mac, web and WhatsApp are documented. Adults need a Meta account; check actual account and subscription eligibility.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Availability
Not verified

Official homepage links to account access; terms require age 18+. Reviewed sources do not verify immediate admission, a country list, or current invite requirements.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Availability
Documented

US, adults 18+, personal Google account; web/mobile; new-user waitlist.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Availability
Tested performanceNo hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Tested performance
No hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Tested performance
No hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for Meta Muse: Tested performance
No hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for Instinct: Tested performance
No hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for Google CC: Tested performance

Who it's built for

Grok Bot

Documented

Maker's positioning: named AI teammates with their own jobs and memory for ongoing work, several Bots that coordinate, and Team Bots for shared team context.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Who it's built for

OpenAI dot

Documented

Maker's positioning: an always-on agent for ongoing responsibilities across your tools, with ChatGPT Work and Codex links for research, documents, data and software.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Who it's built for

Underlying model

Grok Bot

Not verified

Cursor manages the model; the docs name no single model for every task. SpaceXAI says Grok 4.7 (September 21) was trained to natively understand the Grok Bot harness.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Underlying model

OpenAI dot

Documented

Powered by GPT-6 Astra; dot is the agent product, not the model.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Underlying model

Chat channels

Grok Bot

Documented

Grok Bot apps on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android: type, dictate or start a voice chat, with voice-memo updates. Team Bots have a handle you can invite to Slack channels. WhatsApp and X DMs are not established in the reviewed docs.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Chat channels

OpenAI dot

Documented

ChatGPT desktop app, desktop web and the mobile app (mobile web unsupported); user-started voice calls; Slack DMs and channel mentions; Microsoft Teams. Texting: “coming soon” in the Messaging guide, a limited beta in the Help Center.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Chat channels

App access

Grok Bot

Documented

Marketplace connectors plus browser use; installed connectors are account-wide.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: App access

OpenAI dot

Documented

Permissioned plugins, including Gmail, Google Drive, and GitHub. Messaging connections and app access are separate.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: App access

Memory/context

Grok Bot

Documented

Role context, preferences, and work summaries persist; conversations and learned memory remain separate per Bot.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Memory/context

OpenAI dot

Documented

Uses relevant ChatGPT memory plus its own persistent context for preferences, decisions, and ongoing work.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Memory/context

Schedules and triggers

Grok Bot

Documented

Reusable skills, scheduled routines, and supported event triggers. Demonstration-based teaching is gradually enabled.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Schedules and triggers

OpenAI dot

Documented

Saved recurring schedules and supported service-event monitoring. Connecting a source alone does not establish monitoring.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Schedules and triggers

Background work

Grok Bot

Documented

Cloud work continues with the app closed. Bots can reason, use tools, and coordinate concurrently.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Background work

OpenAI dot

Documented

Continues assigned work, coordinates parallel background agents, and follows up as circumstances change.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Background work

Computer use

Grok Bot

Documented

Persistent Cursor cloud computer with browser, terminal, and files. Local commands require enabled capability and approval.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Computer use

OpenAI dot

Documented

Own persistent cloud computer/browser; optional personal-computer access for local files, apps, Work, and Codex tasks.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Computer use

What it can make

Grok Bot

Documented

Finishes work in real tools on its cloud computer (browser, filesystem, terminal) instead of chat drafts: files, drafts, briefings and approved website changes in connected tools. A built-in podcast or slide studio is not established.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: What it can make

OpenAI dot

Documented

Research, data analysis, documents and software. Can start ChatGPT Work and Codex tasks; OpenAI's examples include revised copy, slides, speaker notes, comparison charts and code fixes for review.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: What it can make

Shared use

Grok Bot

Documented

Team Bots public beta on Teams and Enterprise: shared skills/context with private individual conversations and per-user memory; Slack collaboration and starter Bots for sales, product, marketing, and analytics.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Shared use

OpenAI dot

Not verified

Can engage others in Slack when instructed, and can be messaged in Microsoft Teams; a shared team-owned dot is not established. Workspace Agents are outside this personal-dot entry.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Shared use

Free tier or paid entry

Grok Bot

Documented

Free trial: a usage credit with a 7-day window. Ongoing use needs a paid Cursor plan or a linked individual SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Free tier or paid entry

OpenAI dot

Documented

No free tier: the first dot is included with eligible paid ChatGPT plans (Pro tiers, Business Premium, Enterprise with admin enablement).

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Free tier or paid entry

Availability

Grok Bot

Documented

Free trial, then paid individual Cursor plans (Pro, Pro+, Ultra) or Cursor Teams; Enterprise requires enablement. Individual SuperGrok, Plus, Heavy or X Premium+ can link usage. Apps on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Regional coverage not verified.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Availability

OpenAI dot

Documented

Gradual rollout: Pro 100/200/500 for adults outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland; Business Premium worldwide; Enterprise (including Edu and Healthcare) worldwide with admin enablement. Create on the desktop app or desktop web; the mobile app follows a supporting update.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Availability

Tested performance

Grok Bot

No hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for Grok Bot: Tested performance

OpenAI dot

No hands-on result

Not tested by bot.ski.

Scope & sources for OpenAI dot: Tested performance

Head to head

Meta Muse vs OpenAI dot

Both launched in September 2026 as always-on personal agents with their own cloud computers. The biggest documented differences are access, channels and ecosystem: Muse starts free and lives in WhatsApp, while dot comes with paid ChatGPT plans and reaches into Slack, Teams, ChatGPT Work and Codex.

Meta Muse vs OpenAI dot: documented differences, checked October 2, 2026
DimensionMeta MuseOpenAI dot
Underlying modelDocumented Powered by Muse Spark, Meta's model for agentic work. Meta announced Muse Spark 1.3 on September 2, 2026; Meta's consumer pages name the model family only.Documented Powered by GPT-6 Astra; dot is the agent product, not the model.
Who it's built forDocumented Maker's positioning: a personal agent for everyone, no technical experience required. Muse for Small Business adds business skills and connectors in the same app.Documented Maker's positioning: an always-on agent for ongoing responsibilities across your tools, with ChatGPT Work and Codex links for research, documents, data and software.
Chat channelsDocumented Muse app on iOS, Android and Mac, muse.ai on the web, and WhatsApp. One long main chat plus side chats for separate topics. A voice mode is announced, not live.Documented ChatGPT desktop app, desktop web and the mobile app (mobile web unsupported); user-started voice calls; Slack DMs and channel mentions; Microsoft Teams. Texting: “coming soon” in the Messaging guide, a limited beta in the Help Center.
App accessDocumented Meta's small-business announcement names Asana, Box, Canva, Dropbox, Figma, Granola, HighLevel, Intuit QuickBooks, Klaviyo, Lovable, Notion, Shopify, Slack, Stripe, Zoom and Facebook and Instagram business accounts; with email and calendar, that is 18 listed here. Meta Connect added more partners, including Walmart, Best Buy, Sephora, Wayfair, PayPal, Instacart and GitHub, with Expedia coming soon. A third-party tracker reports about 35 or more connectors in total. Purchases use Link by Stripe; Shop Pay is reported live as a wallet, per Shopify as cited by a third-party tracker. It can build tools a task needs.Documented Permissioned plugins, including Gmail, Google Drive, and GitHub. Messaging connections and app access are separate.
Memory/contextDocumented Persistent memory across conversations; Memory files you can read and edit directly, side chats, a Goals view, and you can tell it to forget specific things.Documented Uses relevant ChatGPT memory plus its own persistent context for preferences, decisions, and ongoing work.
Schedules and triggersDocumented Background work can run on schedules and in response to relevant events.Documented Saved recurring schedules and supported service-event monitoring. Connecting a source alone does not establish monitoring.
Computer useDocumented Dedicated cloud VM with browser, filesystem, and terminal; creates documents, PDFs, web pages, and interactive outputs. Computer use on the Mac was announced at Meta Connect; sources differ on whether it is live.Documented Own persistent cloud computer/browser; optional personal-computer access for local files, apps, Work, and Codex tasks.
What it can makeDocumented Documents, PDFs, web pages and interactive Artifacts such as spending trackers, study guides and dashboards. It can write code to build the tools a task needs.Documented Research, data analysis, documents and software. Can start ChatGPT Work and Codex tasks; OpenAI's examples include revised copy, slides, speaker notes, comparison charts and code fixes for review.
Free tier or paid entryDocumented Free with a usage limit; paid subscriptions raise the weekly allowance. Plans and availability vary by region and account.Documented No free tier: the first dot is included with eligible paid ChatGPT plans (Pro tiers, Business Premium, Enterprise with admin enablement).
AvailabilityDocumented Official sources conflict: the September 29 small-business announcement names the US and Canada; the launch article, updated September 30, still names the US. iOS, Android, Mac, web and WhatsApp are documented. Adults need a Meta account; check actual account and subscription eligibility.Documented Gradual rollout: Pro 100/200/500 for adults outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland; Business Premium worldwide; Enterprise (including Edu and Healthcare) worldwide with admin enablement. Create on the desktop app or desktop web; the mobile app follows a supporting update.

What reviewers found

Nate Herk compared OpenAI dot and Meta Muse in his YouTube video “I Tested OpenAI's Dots vs. Meta's Muse. What You Need to Know.” (published September 30, 2026). These are his hands-on impressions, not bot.ski test results.

  • Nate Herk tested each for about a day. He describes both as persistent cloud agents that run schedules, use connected tools and have their own cloud computers, which matches the official documentation.

  • He expected dot to work like Grok Bot, where you create several Bots that talk to each other. Instead he found dot closer to Muse: one main agent that helps with everything.

  • He found Muse easier for non-technical people. He points to an Identity tab with editable Soul and Memory files, a Schedule tab with a Heartbeat check every 30 minutes, a personalized feed, and artifacts that include images, videos and podcasts. Meta's own pages document editable Memory files, side chats, a Goals tab and Artifacts, and Meta's launch walkthrough shows the Feed tab. We could not confirm the Soul file, the Heartbeat interval or podcasts in official sources.

  • He says Muse's free tier allows up to 100 million tokens a week. Meta's help page says only that free use has a usage limit, so we do not repeat the number as fact.

  • He found dot's interface minimal and buggy at launch, found scheduled tasks hard to manage from the dot itself, and says it misdescribed how it filed Codex threads. OpenAI's Help Center says scheduled tasks are listed in the dot's profile and in ChatGPT's Scheduled section.

  • In his view GPT-6 Astra is the stronger model, especially for coding, while Muse felt a little faster and good enough for everyday knowledge work. Neither company publishes a head-to-head test of the two.

  • His verdict: dot suits people who already work in ChatGPT and Codex and want a dot their team can reach in Slack. Muse is the one he would recommend to non-technical friends and family, with a free start and WhatsApp access. He expects Muse, dot and Grok Bot to converge on similar features over time.

  • He notes that Muse quickly reached No. 1 in Apple's App Store. TechCrunch reported that it took the top US spot on September 18.

The video is linked in the sources of the OpenAI dot and Meta Muse guides.

How much is documented?

A quick read on the evidence behind this page. Each bar counts our own labels across the same capability rows.

How much each maker documents publicly · 15 capability rows per assistant, counted from the evidence labels in this guide
  1. Grok Bot14 documented, 1 not verified
  2. OpenAI dot12 documented, 1 announced, 2 not verified
  3. Meta Muse11 documented, 1 announced, 3 not verified
  4. Instinct7 documented, 8 not verified
  5. Google CC10 documented, 5 not verified
  6. Claude10 documented, 2 announced, 3 not verified
  7. Perplexity Computer15 documented
  8. Copilot Autopilot11 announced, 4 not verified

More “Not verified” rows usually mean thinner public documentation or an earlier-stage product. It is not a score.

Different packaging, different boundaries. Add these related assistants through “Choose assistants,” or read their guides.

Claude

Anthropic’s Claude app is integrating Cowork with chat; treat Cowork as a capability in the unified product, subject to staged rollout.

Access · Announced: Announced September 16: unified experience rolls out first to Pro and Max on web, desktop, and mobile over several weeks. Team and Free follow; Enterprise receives at least 30 days’ notice.

Related assistant · Not tested by bot.ski

Perplexity Computer

Perplexity Computer is an autonomous work product combining research, tool use, document/app creation and workflows; it is not a single model.

Access · Documented: Computer is accessible on desktop web, iOS and Android; paid subscriptions provide access. Eligible non-paying US accounts can try Computer on the web with included turns. This is a limited eligibility statement, not worldwide free access.

Related assistant · Not tested by bot.ski

Copilot Autopilot

Microsoft’s persistent Copilot agent, previously Scout, in private preview.

Access · Announced: Microsoft said on September 25 that Autopilot would expand to private preview at the end of that month; current eligibility and regions are unverified.

Related assistant · Not tested by bot.ski

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Documented
A public source supports the stated claim. This is not a hands-on result.
Announced
Announced with rollout or access limits. General availability is not established.
Not verified
The reviewed evidence does not establish the claim. It may still be possible.
Not supported
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What changed at Google?

The September 30 Gemini 4 Argon announcement and Gemini app skills rollout do not establish new Google CC capabilities. Our CC guide keeps its household features and access restrictions separate.

Read the dated Google source note →

AI agent questions, answered

What is an always-on AI agent?

An AI assistant that keeps working between conversations. It runs on a cloud computer, follows schedules and triggers, remembers context, and messages you with results or questions instead of waiting for each prompt.

Meta Muse vs OpenAI dot: which should I pick?

Start with access. Muse is free with a usage limit and reachable in WhatsApp; dot needs an eligible paid ChatGPT plan and connects to Slack, Teams, ChatGPT Work and Codex. Then compare the channels and apps you already use.

What is the best personal AI agent in 2026?

There is no single winner. The right agent depends on your apps, region, budget and how much supervision a task needs. This guide documents capabilities and limits; it does not rank products.

Is this a ranking?

No. The core set and display order are editorial. None has a published bot.ski performance score.

Does an app connection mean full computer access?

No. A messaging channel, an app connector and access to your own computer each have their own scope and permission boundary.

How fresh are these facts?

Each guide shows source-check dates. A check date records reviewed evidence, not guaranteed future availability or a hands-on test.

Where is the existing Grok Bot introduction?

Read the beginner’s Grok Bot guide. This comparison adds a source-led cross-product view alongside it.

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