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Claude Duet (Anthropic)

Anthropic's proactive agent you message like a person: a morning brief, tasks that continue on its own cloud computer and browser, and approval before it sends, pays, signs or deletes. Research preview on iOS, Android and claude.ai for Pro and Max in the US, by waitlist; runs on Claude Opus 5.5.

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Claude Duet (Anthropic) vs 7 alternatives

  • dots (OpenAI) 2026-09-29 — OpenAI's always-on agents on GPT-6 Astra: each dot has its own cloud computer and Chrome browser, reaches 4,000+ apps through plugins and works 24/7.
  • Muse (Meta) 2026-09-08 — Meta's personal AI agent, run on a dedicated Muse Secure VM and used through the Muse app and WhatsApp.
  • Grok Bot (xAI) 2026-08-11 — xAI's bots that share a cloud computer and are messaged like colleagues.
  • Gemini Spark (Google) 2026-05-19 — Google's agent that works in the background around the clock, even with your phone and laptop off.
  • Autopilot (Microsoft, formerly Scout) 2026-06-02 — Microsoft's always-on agent with its own Entra identity, working across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint.
  • Cue (Manus) 2026-09-28 — Manus's early-access personal-agent app, announced with Manus 2.0 on 28 September 2026: each Cue agent gets its own email address, phone number, wallet and computer.
  • Hark Pro (Hark) 2026-10-06 — Hark's personal intelligence system with Handoff, a computer-use agent that can navigate any website and complete tasks end-to-end in its own secure cloud computer.

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