Beyond Dots: a field guide to 7 personal agents from Gemini Spark to OpenClaw
every · x · 2026-09-30
Following OpenAI's Dots launch, Every surveys 7 personal agents in the race:
- Dot (OpenAI): lives inside ChatGPT, cloud computer, optional local-machine access
- Gemini Spark: ongoing tasks across Google apps
- Grok Bot: multiple named bots in a shared workspace, each with separate memory
- Instinct: works via messages and calls, including proactive calls; private beta
- Muse: goals and everyday life, Mac app plus WhatsApp
- OpenClaw: bring your own model provider, local models, self-hosted or managed — flexibility at the cost of setup
- Poke: messaging-first, recurring-task recipes across Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, RCS
Only Grok Bot and OpenClaw support multiple agents.
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