I tried 21 general-purpose AI agents, from OpenAI Dots to Manus, with demos for each
Roger_M_Taylor · x · 2026-09-30
johnrush published a thread reviewing 21 general-purpose AI agents, including OpenAI Dots, Muse, Buzz, Manus, Grok Bot, Claude Cowork, Gemini Spark, Perplexity Computer, Instinct, Poke, OpenClaw, Microsoft Scout, Genspark, Lindy, Genii, Simular, Hermes, Toyo, Hello Haven, Zo, and Vellum — with a quick take and demo for each.
The comparison covers both big-lab offerings (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Perplexity) and startup agents (Manus, Genspark, Lindy), putting their real-world usability side by side under one standard.
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