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| Feature |  Pally |  Instinct |  Muse |  Duet |  Fo |  Poke |  Arlo |  Carly AI |  Notis |  Dots |  Google Gemini |  Town |  Grok Bot |  Lindy |  Martin |  Saner.AI |  Folk |  Sidekicks |  Tomo |  Ohai |  OpenClaw |  Hermes |
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| Email and calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gmail and Google Calendar; Microsoft 365 not yet | Yes | Yes | Gmail and Google Calendar integrations | Yes | Gmail, Outlook and Google Calendar actions | Gmail, Outlook and calendar plugins | Summarizes Gmail and creates Google Calendar events via Connected Apps; unavailable in Messages chat | Yes | Gmail, Google Calendar and Outlook plugins | Yes | Yes | Sync from email and calendar | Yes | Calendar planning, no inbox connection listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Slack | Yes | Yes | No | Slack works with limits in Duet | Yes | Yes | Triages Slack threads and acts in connected tools | Yes | Yes | Slack plugin and Slack messaging | No | Yes | Slack plugin posts as you | Yes | Reads and sends from your account | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | WhatsApp Business accounts can be connected; personal WhatsApp inbox not listed | No | No | No | Cannot read your WhatsApp conversations | No | No | WhatsApp is a channel only, not an integration | No | No | No | No | No | Personal-number mode, allowlisted chats only | WhatsApp modes are bot number or self-chat only | |
| iMessage | Only via the Mac app | No | Only via the Mac app | No | No | No | No | No | No | Apple Messages plugin, via Work tasks on a connected Mac | No | Yes | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | No | No | No | No | Needs a Mac signed into Messages | Bundled imsg skill on a Mac signed into Messages |
| LinkedIn DMs | Only via the Mac app | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | LinkedIn tools cover profiles, posts, comments only | No | LinkedIn actions cover posts and profiles, not messages | Not in the integration list | No | No | No | No | No | Community skill only | No |
| X DMs | Only via the Mac app | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | X link is read-only and excludes DMs | Reads your X DMs | X actions cover post scraping only | X is search only | No | No | No | No | No | Handles X mentions | Bundled xurl skill reads and sends X DMs |
| Instagram DMs | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Browser use, sign-ins and deep research | Signs in with your saved logins | Yes | Yes | Own cloud browser; you type site passwords into a private form | Yes | Yes | Signs in and uses websites with your accounts | Web search and workflow website scraping | Uses a real browser to log in and click | Yes | Deep Research and web answers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Searches the web alongside notes | Yes | Web search on Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Long-term memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uses and adds to your Claude memory | Yes | Yes | Keeps context across messages and tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal Intelligence on eligible plans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Searches and connects saved notes and files | Yes | Remembers conversations and preferences | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Long-running tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Keeps working in the cloud after you close the app | Yes | Yes | Calls, web tasks, and group planning | Yes | Cloud Computer for ongoing work | Yes | Gemini Spark and agent features on select plans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proactive task planning | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reminders and routines | One-off, recurring and location-based | Including location-triggered reminders | One-off and recurring; no location reminders | Morning brief and check-ins every few hours | Scheduled actions and one-shot reminders | Reminders and scheduled recurring automations | Recurring reminders, watches and morning briefings | Yes | Scheduled and event-triggered automations | Scheduled and event-triggered tasks | Android Device assistance can set alarms; features depend on connected app and settings | Custom routines on paid plans | Routines on schedules or events | One-off and recurring | One-off and recurring, by text, call, email or Slack | Contextual follow-up from tasks and notes | One-off, recurring, location-based | Individual and shared reminders | Yes | Reminders, prep lists and household routines | Yes | Scheduled jobs and Apple Reminders skill |
| Inbound email address | Yes | Yes | Announced; still rolling out | Sends from your connected email accounts | Emails from its own address, never as you | Yes | No | Paid agents have their own email addresses | Email is a channel; a dedicated address is not documented | No | No | Own @town.com address; cc it on threads | Claim an address at mail.grokbot.com | No | No | No | Its own address, separate from yours, in your dashboard | No | No | No | Watches a mailbox you set up; cannot send | Dedicated mailbox you create, via the Himalaya skill |
| Personal CRM of your contacts | Yes | No | Partial | No | No | Syncs and searches Google and Outlook contacts | No | AI-native CRM | Updates a connected CRM | No | No | Wiki people pages; relationship reconnect routine | No | Updates your CRM tool; looks up people from email | Not in the capability list | No | People grouped in the memory map | No | No | No | No | No |
| Outbound calls | Waits on hold, gets through phone menus | Concierge calls rolling out in early access | Beta calls to US businesses | Doesn't make phone calls | Calls businesses and people for you | Poke Human makes calls; Ultra plan only | Calls and waits on hold | Business calling on Organization plan | No | No | Limited US Pixel 11 beta; paid Google AI subscription and beta Phone app required | No | Through third-party plugins such as Speko | Answers inbound business calls only; outbound calls not documented | Calls your contacts on your behalf | No | Calls businesses; waits on hold | No | No | Contacts people for you on request | Voice Call plugin, outbound and inbound | Optional telephony skill; outbound only, can press IVR digits |
| Takes calls for you | A number you give out. Pally picks up, handles the call and tells you what happened. | No | No | No | No | No | No | AI receptionist on Organization plan | No | No | No | No | No | Receptionist mode, built for business calls | No | No | No | No | No | No | Voice plugin; you set up the phone provider | No |
| Bookings and travel | Restaurants, appointments, travel; fare-drop watch, check-in | Trips, classes, appointments, restaurants; plans and books international trips | Dinners, reservations and whole trips | Schedules meetings; personal errands like tickets are weaker | Appointments, restaurants, services, flights; flight rebooking, check-in, hotel comparison | Reservations via Poke Human, Ultra plan only; TripIt import; rides via Poke Human on Ultra | Flights, restaurants and appointments | Books meetings and provides booking pages; travel not listed | Can move meetings, update attendees and send invites | Yes | Limited beta can book appointments and restaurant reservations by phone | Partial | No | Bookings only | Bookings only | No | Restaurants and web bookings; fare watch, delay alerts, check-in | No | No | Appointments and trip planning | Travel only | Travel only |
| Shopping and checkout | With your payment wallet | Stripe Link one-time cards | Link by Stripe one-time card, with your approval | Link or Shop Pay one-time card, with your approval | Pays with a single-use card per purchase | Poke Human places orders; Ultra plan only | Manages orders and returns through websites | No | No | Product discovery across ChatGPT | No | Purchases with your approval | Browser purchases; you complete payment steps | No | No | No | You approve payment on your phone | No | No | Hands grocery lists to Instacart | No | Optional Shop app skill; pays only with your approval |
| Add to your group chats | Yes | Early access users only; wider rollout announced | No | No | Invite-only OG Fo plan | Yes | Polls and follows up with friends | No | Works in Telegram DMs, groups and channels | Yes | No | Group texts; Telegram groups not supported | No | Yes | No | No | iMessage and Telegram groups | iMessage and SMS group chats | iMessage groups; Tomo can start one | No | Yes | Yes |
| Creates apps and websites | Yes | Shareable interactive pages, not full apps | Builds and hosts web apps and websites | Builds web apps, prototypes and dashboards | No | Builds and publishes sites at yourname.poke.site | No | No | No | Builds software; ChatGPT Sites hosts apps | No | No | Yes | Hosted dashboards, prototypes and internal sites | No | No | Little websites and apps | No | Custom tracker apps inside the Tomo app | No | Writes code and widgets; you host them | Builds and publishes sites through skills |
| Generates images, video and music | Yes | No | Images and podcasts | Social campaign designs in Canva | No | Charts and PDFs | No | No | Generates images, video, and audio | Image generation in ChatGPT; video and music not | Image, video and music tools on paid plans | Images only | No | Images and videos | No | No | Images and short videos | Image generation on Pro | Edits photos | No | Images, video and music via your providers | Images built in; video and music through skills |
| Escalate to a human | No | No | No | No | Trained executive assistants step in when needed | Poke Human; Ultra plan only | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Human assistants review complex tasks | Self-run open source with no operator staff | No |
| Team and admin controls | No | No | No | Not on Team or Enterprise plans yet | No | No | Team workspace policies, approval gates and audit trail | Organization plan | Pro+ lists team features; exact admin controls not specified | Business and Enterprise plans, admin on/off | No | Team plans | Team Bots, SSO and approval rules | Team plan, per-user billing | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Integrations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gmail and Google services | Yes | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Tasks | Gmail, Google Calendar and Workspace | Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive | Gmail, Calendar and Drive | Gmail, Google Calendar and contacts | Gmail and Google Calendar | Yes | Gmail and Google Calendar | Gmail, Google Drive and other Google plugins | Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Search and other Google apps | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides plugins | Yes | Gmail, Google Calendar | Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets | No | Gmail, Drive, Calendar | Google Calendar, Gmail and Contacts | gog skill; you supply Google credentials | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets skill |
| Outlook and Microsoft 365 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Microsoft 365 isn't available yet | No | Outlook mail, calendar and contacts | No | Yes | Outlook | Outlook plugin and Microsoft Teams channel | No | Outlook and Microsoft 365 | Outlook email and OneDrive | Yes | Outlook mail and calendar | No | Outlook, Teams, Excel | No | No | Outlook calendar and email | Community Outlook skill only | Outlook mail over IMAP; Teams meeting pipeline |
| Apple Mail, Calendar and Contacts | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Calendar and Contacts only | No | Email and calendar connect through Google or Microsoft only | Calendar and Contacts only | No | Calendar and Contacts only | No | No | Calendar and Contacts only | Partial | No |
| Apple Photos | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | Via iPhone app | No | No | Photo library access for uploads | Photos you share through the iOS app | No |
| Notion, Linear, GitHub, Jira | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notion, Linear and other Claude connectors | Yes | Notion, Linear, GitHub | Notion, Linear and GitHub | Thousands of apps; Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot listed | Notion, Linear, GitHub | Yes | No | Notion, Linear, GitHub, Jira, Todoist | Notion, Linear, GitHub, Atlassian (Jira), Todoist plugins | Yes | Todoist import only | No | Notion, Linear, GitHub, Todoist and more | No | Notion and Airtable | No | Mix of official and community skills | Notion and GitHub skills; others via MCP |
| Granola and other meeting notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Granola connector in Claude | Shown among integrations | Yes | No | No | No | Granola plugin in ChatGPT | No | Yes | Granola marketplace plugin | Own meeting notes. Google Meet, Zoom and Teams | Not in the integration list | No | Own meeting notes. Joins video calls as a notetaker | No | No | No | Searches local Granola notes | Own meeting notes. Teams only, from Graph transcripts and recordings |
| LinkedIn and X | Yes | No | No | Posts job listings to LinkedIn | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | X is read-only | X only | LinkedIn posting; X post scraping only | X search only; no LinkedIn | No | No | No | No | No | Built-in X channel; LinkedIn via community skills | X only, through skills |
| Bank account | Yes | Disputes bills, cancels subscriptions | Read-only via Plaid | No | Cancels subscriptions | Ramp spend data only | No | No | No | Yes | No | Business accounts via Brex; no personal bank link | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | Read-only via Plaid | No | Budgets and savings goals | No | Community Plaid skill only | No |
| Partiful | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| School portals | Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace, Blackboard | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | No | Not in the integration list | No | Canvas only | No | Canvas deadlines only | Syncs school calendars and scans school email | Community Canvas, Moodle and Classroom skills | Optional Canvas LMS skill only |
| Any MCP or API | Yes | No | Approved connectors only, not any MCP or API | 6,000+ Claude Marketplace connectors and plugins | Custom Wajo agents add MCP servers and APIs | Any MCP server, plus an inbound API | No | MCP access on Free | Bring an MCP server | 4,000+ plugins; plugins can include MCP servers | No | Custom MCP servers | Custom MCP servers, plus a terminal | Yes | Not in the integration list | No | Any MCP-compatible tool | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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| iMessage | Yes | Yes | Talk to Muse in its app, on the web or WhatsApp | Message it in the Duet app or on claude.ai | Yes | Apple Messages for Business | Yes | Carly explicitly lists SMS, not iMessage | Works in Messages on iPhone and Mac | No | Google describes Gemini in its apps and Google Messages; this channel is not listed. | Yes | Talk to it in its desktop and mobile apps | Yes | No | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | Yes | iMessage on iPhone | Yes | No | Needs a Mac running imsg | Through Photon or BlueBubbles |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Message it in the Duet app or on claude.ai | Yes | Yes | Yes | WhatsApp is not in Carly’s published channel list | Yes | No | Google describes Gemini in its apps and Google Messages; this channel is not listed. | Replies to your messages; no proactive briefings there | Talk to it in its desktop and mobile apps | No | Yes | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | Rolling out by region; iMessage and Telegram everywhere | Sidekicks lists iMessage and SMS, including SMS on Android; this channel is not listed. | Message it in iMessage or its app | Listed channels: text, email forward, app, voice | Self-hosted; links a WhatsApp account | Self-hosted bridge or WhatsApp Business API | |
| RCS | Yes | Texts over iMessage, RCS and SMS | Talk to Muse in its app, on the web or WhatsApp | Message it in the Duet app or on claude.ai | No | Yes | Arlo documents iMessage and SMS; RCS is not listed | Carly explicitly lists SMS, not RCS | Notis publishes its channels; RCS is not listed | No | Chat in Google Messages requires RCS; Gemini is not a normal phone-number contact | Yes | Talk to it in its desktop and mobile apps | Yes | No | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | Channels are iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp | Sidekicks documents SMS for Android, not RCS | No | No | Not in its 29-channel list | Not in its messaging platform list |
| Telegram | Yes | No | Talk to Muse in its app, on the web or WhatsApp | Message it in the Duet app or on claude.ai | Not in Wajo's list of Fo channels | Yes | Arlo lists iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack and phone calls; this channel is not listed. | Carly lists SMS, email, dashboard chat, Chrome and CLI; this channel is not listed. | Yes | No | Google describes Gemini in its apps and Google Messages; this channel is not listed. | Yes | Talk to it in its desktop and mobile apps | No | No | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | Yes | Sidekicks lists iMessage and SMS, including SMS on Android; this channel is not listed. | No | Listed channels: text, email forward, app, voice | Yes | Yes |
| ChatGPT, Claude and other AI tools | Yes | No | Talk to Muse in its app, on the web or WhatsApp | On claude.ai on the web; its own app on phones | ChatGPT and Claude | No | No | MCP access from Claude or ChatGPT | Works in ChatGPT and Claude | Lives inside ChatGPT | No | Not in the channel list | Talk to it in its desktop and mobile apps | No | Not in the channel list | No | Channels are iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp | No | No | Listed channels: text, email forward, app, voice | MCP server mode exposes conversations to MCP clients | OpenAI-compatible API for clients like Open WebUI |
| Phone call | Yes | Yes | Talk to Muse in its app, on the web or WhatsApp | Voice messages in the app, not calls | Yes | No | Call your Arlo number to get work done by voice | Carly lists SMS, email, dashboard chat, Chrome and CLI; this channel is not listed. | Notis lists WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack and email; this channel is not listed. | Voice calls in the ChatGPT app, not by phone | Google describes Gemini in its apps and Google Messages; this channel is not listed. | Not in the channel list | In-app voice chat only; no phone number | No | Yes | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | 10 min/week free; 120 min/mo Pro | Sidekicks lists iMessage and SMS, including SMS on Android; this channel is not listed. | No | No | Inbound calls through the Voice Call plugin | Telephony skill does not answer inbound calls |
| Slack | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | DM it or mention it in a channel | Google describes Gemini in its apps and Google Messages; this channel is not listed. | Yes | Team Bots only, on Cursor Teams | Yes | Yes | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | Channels are iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp | Sidekicks lists iMessage and SMS, including SMS on Android; this channel is not listed. | No | Listed channels: text, email forward, app, voice | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Forward emails to its own address | Muse email address announced at Connect | Message it in the Duet app or on claude.ai | Yes | No | Arlo lists iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack and phone calls; this channel is not listed. | Yes | Yes | No | Google describes Gemini in its apps and Google Messages; this channel is not listed. | Yes | Mail to its address can trigger a routine | Yes | Yes | Saner describes app and Chrome access; this messaging channel is not listed. | Email is not a chat channel | Sidekicks lists iMessage and SMS, including SMS on Android; this channel is not listed. | No | Forward emails for O to process | Inbound IMAP trigger; does not send email | Yes | |
| Native mobile app | No | Mac app only | iOS and Android | iOS and Android | No | Lives in messaging apps; no mobile app listed | No | No | No | In the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps | Android assistant and mobile app | iOS and Mac apps | iOS and Android | No App Store app; texting needs no app | iOS app only | Mobile app and Chrome extension | iOS setup app, launched Oct 2026 | No | iOS companion app | iOS and Android | iOS and Android companions; need your Gateway | Desktop apps and Android Termux package only |
| Privacy and security | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Encrypted in transit and at rest | Yes | No | Yes | In transit and at rest | OAuth tokens, credentials and Google data | No | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Says sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest | TLS in transit and encryption at rest | AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Yes | TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest | Yes | No | Says data is encrypted in transit and at rest | Encrypts sensitive data and its vault | Policy says encrypted in transit; at-rest encryption not stated | No | Encrypted in transit | Depends on your hosting; encrypted storage locations available | Depends on your hosting; saved logins encrypted locally |
| Doesn't train on your conversations and tool outputs | Trains by default; turn it off in settings | Opt out. Opt-out in settings; safety-flagged data still used | Opt out. On by default; switch in Data controls | Only if your privacy setting allows it; flagged chats can be used | Trains on de-identified data, no opt-out | Opt out. Off only if you choose Maximum Privacy | No raw messages or tool content trained; eligible deidentified workflow records can be licensed for training | Policy says no user data trains AI models | Help center says conversations are not used to train LLMs | ChatGPT data controls; on by default for Pro, opt out | Keep Activity on permits improvement; turning it off or temporary chats stops model training of future chats | Opt out. Toggle in account settings | Cursor Privacy Mode; individuals must turn it on | Says data is never used to train models | No | Saner says it does not train on your data | Yes | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No | Terms allow conversation content for model training | No OpenClaw cloud; your model provider's terms apply | Opt out. Nous Portal trains on prompts unless Privacy Mode |
| Doesn't train on your connected data | Your email, calendar and other connected accounts | Opt out. Never Google Workspace data; other connected data via opt-out | Opt out. Connector data used in tasks; same switch | Raw connector content excluded; text copied into chats can be used | Trains on de-identified data; Google data excluded | Opt out. Google data under Limited Use; others via Maximum Privacy | Connected-account content excluded from training datasets | Includes Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp data | Help center says personal data is not used to train LLMs | Opt out; proactive research notes not trained on directly | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Opt out. Google data never used; others follow opt-out toggle | Cursor Privacy Mode; individuals must turn it on | Google data excluded from AI training | Google data | Saner says it does not train on your data | Yes | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Google and Apple Health data | Staff review some email to improve model performance | No OpenClaw cloud; your model provider's terms apply | Opt out. Tool data sent through Nous Portal; Privacy Mode stops it |
| Never sells your data | Yes | Policy says it does not sell your information | No | Doesn't sell; may share data to advertise Claude, opt out | Shares data with ad partners for targeted ads | Shares data with ad partners for targeted ads | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Privacy policy says it does not sell personal data | Shares limited data for its own marketing; opt-out available | Gemini Privacy Hub says Google does not sell personal information | Ad cookies may be CCPA sale or sharing | No | Policy says it does not sell personal information | Ad-tracking cookies; policy says these may be CCPA sharing | Saner says it does not sell your data | Hashed signup data sent to ad platforms for measurement | Policy says it does not sell or share personal information under CCPA | CCPA sharing with Meta, TikTok, Snap for ads | Policy permits sharing with ad partners for interest-based ads | Policy says it does not sell personal data | No |
| No paid placement in recommendations | Yes | No | Connectors may return labeled sponsored results | Claude is ad-free, with no sponsored placements | No | No | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | Ads run only on Free and Go; dots need Pro | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No | No | No | No | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No | No complete commitment for this row found in the published privacy terms | No | Some product recommendations carry affiliate links | No ads, hosted tier or business model | No |
| View, edit and delete your data | Yes | Delete indexed data and account; access not described | Access, edit, delete, export, reset | View, edit and delete memory; delete chats; export data | Access, correction and deletion by email request | Delete account in settings; other requests by email | Ask to view, correct, export or delete memory and data | Deletion and correction by email; self-service view not described | Request deletion; backup retention up to 90 days | Privacy Center; dot notes cleared by deleting the dot | Review and delete activity, set auto-delete, and export information | Edit wiki; delete account and data | Delete Bots or your account | Edit or delete learnings; delete account on request | Access, correct and delete on request | Export notes and control connected data | View and delete memory; delete account | Users can request deletion, subject to legal retention | Clear chat data in dashboard; deletion form | Access, correction and deletion on written request | Data lives in files on your machine | Memory and data live in files you control |
| Open source and self-hostable | No | Proprietary hosted service | Runs on a Meta-hosted cloud VM | Runs on its own computer in the cloud | Proprietary hosted service | Proprietary hosted service | No | No | No | Hosted service only | No | Closed hosted service | Runs only on Cursor-hosted cloud computers | Closed-source hosted service | Closed hosted service | No | No self-hosted version | No | Closed hosted service | Proprietary hosted service | MIT license | MIT license |
| Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plans | Free | Free | Free tier has a usage limit | Duet included at no extra cost in the preview | Fo Mini free; OG Fo free by invite | Ultra adds Poke Human and pay-as-you-go usage | Free $20 usagePlus $20/mo | FreePersonal $35/mo | Pro+ $59/mo; Ultra $149/mo; annual rates lower | Or Business Premium; first dot included | Freepaid Google AI plans | Free: 30 messages/mo. Pro $49/mo yearly | Cursor Pro or SuperGrok; free trial credit | Per user; $50 free credits last 7 days | 7-day trial; $21 or $30/mo billed yearly | FreeStarter $8/mo | Free has 3 background routines | Free limitedPro $19.99/mo | Base plan; price may vary by user | Duo $19.99, Group $29.99; App Store prices higher | You pay hosting and model costs | Self-hosted free; model and tool costs extra |
Checked October 2026. A cross means the product doesn't offer it, or its own site, help pages, and policies don't say it does.
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