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AI agent alternatives.

Looking past one of the AI agents everyone's talking about? Each page lists the real options, what they do, where they work and what they cost, checked against each company's own site.

Muse alternatives

Muse is Meta's personal agent, in its own app and in WhatsApp, free for most use in the US, Canada, Japan and Singapore. If you need an agent in your group chats or iMessage, in another country, or for more than one person, these are the ones worth trying.

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OpenAI dots alternatives

Dots are OpenAI's always-on agents, inside ChatGPT, Slack and Teams, included with ChatGPT Pro (from $100 a month) and Business Premium. If you want an agent you can text today, one that sits in your group chats or joins your meetings, or one that doesn't need a $100 plan, these are worth a look.

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Instinct alternatives

Instinct is a personal assistant you text or call to run your errands, in beta with a waitlist and licensed for personal use only. If you want to start today, need help with work as well as life admin, or would rather your chats didn't train its models, these are worth a look.

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Lindy alternatives

Lindy is an AI assistant you text in iMessage or SMS, mention in Slack or email, with a meeting notetaker, billed from $49.99 a month for every active user. If you need WhatsApp, an assistant in your group chats, or one bill for the workspace instead of one per person, start here.

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Viktor alternatives

Viktor is one shared AI employee for a Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace, from $50 a month per workspace. If your team doesn't all live in one chat tool, if you want an agent for each person, or if you need one that joins your calls, these are the options.

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Claude Duet alternatives

Claude Duet is Anthropic's proactive agent: a morning brief, then a check of your apps every few hours, in its own app. It's a research preview for Claude Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the US, by waitlist. If you're elsewhere, want it in your texts, or need it for a team, try these.

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ChatGPT alternatives

ChatGPT is the assistant most people already use, with always-on agents (dots) on its top plans. If you want something better at a particular job, an assistant inside your Google apps, or one that lives in your texts and group chats instead of an app you open, here are the ones worth trying.

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Claude alternatives

Claude is the assistant many people open for writing, analysis and code. If you want one that works without being opened, sits in your texts and group chats, joins your calls, or runs on your own hardware, these are the alternatives worth knowing.

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Grok Bot alternatives

Grok Bot, from SpaceXAI and Cursor, gives you always-on bots on a shared cloud computer, in its own apps, on X and in Slack, with X Premium from $30 a month. If you want an agent in your texts, one you host yourself, or one that doesn't need an X subscription, compare these.

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Carly alternatives

Carly is an executive assistant you email, CC or text, with agents that each get their own email address, from $35 a month. If you'd rather message your assistant in WhatsApp or iMessage, talk to it inside Slack, or have it join your calls, these are the options.

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Pally alternatives

Pally is a free personal assistant with its own number and email address, phone calls both ways and a browser it uses for you. If you need it for a team, in your Slack channels or your calls, or with your data kept out of training, look at these.

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OpenClaw alternatives

OpenClaw is a free, open-source assistant you run on your own machine and reach from 29 chat apps. If you'd rather not install, secure and update it yourself, need it for a team, or want another open-source option, start here.

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Motion alternatives

Motion is a work suite (tasks, projects, calendar, docs and a notetaker) that auto-schedules your day, with AI employees inside it, from $19 a seat. If you want a lighter calendar tool, a planner you control, or AI agents that work in the tools your team already has, here are the alternatives.

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Reclaim alternatives

Reclaim, from Dropbox, is an AI calendar assistant that schedules focus time, habits, tasks and meetings across Google and Outlook. If you need more than the calendar, a planner that works differently, or an assistant that joins your meetings and lives in your texts, these are the alternatives.

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Poke alternatives

Poke is a proactive assistant you text in iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram, free to start, from a company now joining Cognition. If you need one in your group chats, for more than one person, or in your meetings, these are worth a look.

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