Alternatives Work agent by Anthropic

Alternatives to Claude Cowork

9 alternatives to Claude Cowork , ChatGPT Work, Perplexity Computer, Manus, Lindy, Claude Duet, ChatGPT dots, Gemini tasks (formerly Gemini Agent / Spark), Grok Bot, OpenClaw

Claude Cowork
  • Status Available
  • Where 185 countries (Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong)
  • Plan $20/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: Pro)

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Main differences (from vendor pages)

  • Claude Cowork vs ChatGPT Work Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), ChatGPT Work Free. Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, ChatGPT Work Limited rollout in 208 countries, not in Hong Kong
  • Claude Cowork vs Perplexity Computer Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), Perplexity Computer From $200/mo (Perplexity Max). Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, Perplexity Computer Available with no country list published
  • Claude Cowork vs Manus Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), Manus Free. Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, Manus Available with no country list published
  • Claude Cowork vs Lindy Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), Lindy Free. Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, Lindy Available with no country list published
  • Claude Cowork vs Claude Duet Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, Claude Duet Waitlist in the US. Platforms: Claude Cowork macOS, Windows, Web, iOS, Android, Claude Duet iOS, Android, Web
  • Claude Cowork vs ChatGPT dots Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), ChatGPT dots From $100/mo (ChatGPT Pro). Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, ChatGPT dots Limited rollout in about 176 countries, not in 9 of the 25 countries we track (8 of them on ChatGPT Business Premium)
  • Claude Cowork vs Gemini tasks (formerly Gemini Agent / Spark) Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), Gemini tasks (formerly Gemini Agent / Spark) From $19.99/mo (Google AI Pro). Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, Gemini tasks (formerly Gemini Agent / Spark) Beta worldwide except 33 countries
  • Claude Cowork vs Grok Bot Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), Grok Bot From $30/mo (Premium). Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, Grok Bot Beta with no country list published
  • Claude Cowork vs OpenClaw Price: Claude Cowork From $20/mo (Pro), OpenClaw Free. Where: Claude Cowork Available in 185 countries, not in Hong Kong, OpenClaw Available worldwide

Listed alternatives to Claude Cowork

9 agents

Each one with the reason it is listed. The order is not a ranking.

  • ChatGPT Work OpenAI · Work agent

    Why listed Also a work agent: cloud tasks on web and mobile, local files in the Mac and Windows desktop app

    Only ChatGPT Work documents
    Email, Calendar, Voice
    Only Claude Cowork documents
    Memory, Multiple agents
    • Status Limited (Limited rollout)
    • Where 208 countries (Limited rollout in 208 countries, not in Hong Kong)
    • Plan Free (Free plan)
    Side by side Safety
  • Perplexity Computer Perplexity · Work agent No country list published

    Why listed Also a work agent that runs tasks in the background and builds documents, slides and spreadsheets

    Only Perplexity Computer documents
    Email
    • Status Available
    • Where No country list published (The vendor publishes no country list or worldwide statement)
    • Plan $200/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: Perplexity Max)
    Side by side Safety
  • Manus Manus AI (Butterfly Effect) · Work agent No country list published

    Why listed Also a work agent with desktop apps that work on files in folders you authorize

    Only Manus documents
    Email, Calendar, Messages you first
    Only Claude Cowork documents
    Multiple agents
    • Status Available
    • Where No country list published (The vendor publishes no country list or worldwide statement)
    • Plan Free (Free plan)
    Side by side Safety
  • Lindy Lindy · Work agent No country list published

    Why listed Also a work agent (same kind)

    Only Lindy documents
    Email, Calendar, Phone calls, Messages you first, Voice
    Only Claude Cowork documents
    Writes / runs code, Multiple agents
    • Status Available
    • Where No country list published (The vendor publishes no country list or worldwide statement)
    • Plan Free (Free plan)
    Side by side Safety
  • Claude Duet Anthropic · Always-on agent

    Why listed Same vendor; Duet is Anthropic's always-on agent and carries over your Claude account's memory and apps

    Only Claude Duet documents
    Email, Calendar, Makes purchases, Messages you first, Voice, Runs an online store
    Only Claude Cowork documents
    Files, Multiple agents
    • Status Waitlist
    • Where US (Waitlist in the US)
    • Plan $20/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: Pro)
    Side by side Safety
  • ChatGPT dots OpenAI · Always-on agent

    Why listed Also keeps working in the cloud while your computer is off

    Only ChatGPT dots documents
    Email, Calendar, Makes purchases, Messages you first, Voice
    Only Claude Cowork documents
    Multiple agents
    • Status Limited (Limited rollout)
    • Where About 176 countries (Limited rollout in about 176 countries, not in 9 of the 25 countries we track (8 of them on ChatGPT Business Premium))
    • Plan $100/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: ChatGPT Pro)
    Side by side Safety
  • Gemini tasks (formerly Gemini Agent / Spark) Google · Assistant app

    Why listed Also runs scheduled tasks from the web, mobile and a Mac app

    Only Gemini tasks (formerly Gemini Agent / Spark) documents
    Email, Calendar, Messages you first, Books travel
    Only Claude Cowork documents
    Multiple agents
    • Status Beta
    • Where Global except 33 (Beta worldwide except 33 countries)
    • Plan $19.99/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: Google AI Pro)
    Side by side Safety
  • Grok Bot xAI (SpaceXSI) · Always-on agent No country list published

    Why listed Also runs scheduled routines on a cloud computer, with desktop and mobile apps

    Only Grok Bot documents
    Email, Calendar, Messages you first, Voice
    • Status Beta
    • Where No country list published (The vendor publishes no country list or worldwide statement)
    • Plan $30/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: Premium)
    Side by side Safety
  • OpenClaw OpenClaw Foundation · Self-hosted

    Why listed Open-source agent you run yourself instead of in a vendor's cloud

    Only OpenClaw documents
    Email, Calendar, Phone calls, Messages you first, Voice, Smart home
    • Status Available
    • Where Worldwide (Available worldwide)
    • Plan Free (Included in Open source (MIT))
    Side by side Safety
  • Available
  • Paid plan only
  • Other plan only
  • Waitlist
  • No country list
  • Not listed
  • Excluded

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