AppuBot vs Grok Bot, dots and Muse
They rent you a computer in the cloud for up to $500 a month, and it can’t use the apps on yours. AppuBot is free, and it works in the real Mac and Windows apps on your own computer.
What a year costs
Published monthly prices × 12
- AppuBot$0Free. No account, no card.
- Meta Museby Meta$240 to $1,200Free up to a limit, then $20 or $100 a month
- Grok Botby xAI$360 to $2,400$30, $100 or $200 a month, extra usage billed by tokens
- OpenAI dotsby OpenAI$1,200 to $6,000Needs ChatGPT Pro at $100, $200 or $500 a month (or Business Premium)
AppuBot itself costs nothing. The agent you connect (Claude Code, Codex, Copilot and others) uses its own plan, such as a Claude or ChatGPT subscription you may already have. Muse’s free tier has a usage limit; Grok Bot bills usage past its weekly allowance.
Better computer use, on your own computer
Their agents get a browser on a machine in the cloud. AppuBot’s work in every app you have.
Every app on your computer
Mac, Windows and Linux apps, not just websites: Excel, Numbers, Final Cut Pro, TallyPrime, Xcode, Finder. Grok Bot, dots and Muse work on a computer in the cloud, so the apps on yours are out of reach.
Already signed in
Your files, your logged-in apps and your local network are already there. No signing every tool in again on someone else’s machine, and your data stays on yours.
Fast, and you can see it
It reads each window’s buttons and fields, does many steps in one go, and its cursor moves on your own screen. Take over any time, or teach it a task by doing it once.
Side by side
| AppuBoton your own computer | Grok Botby xAI | OpenAI dotsby OpenAI | Meta Museby Meta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | No: $30 to $200 a month, plus extra usage | No: ChatGPT Pro, $100 to $500 a month, or Business Premium | Partly: Free up to a limit, then $20 or $100 a month |
| Uses the Mac and Windows apps on your computer | Yes, any app, in its own window | No: No, it works on its own cloud computer | Partly: Partly: a connected computer gives it your files, local skills and browser | No: No, it works in a cloud browser |
| Computer use | Real clicks and typing in your own app windows, many steps per turn | A browser, files and a terminal on its cloud computer | A browser on its cloud computer | A browser on its cloud machine |
| Your files and logins | Already there, on your computer | Partly: Sign it in to each tool on its computer | Partly: Connected apps, or files on a connected computer | Partly: Only the services you connect |
| Watch and take over | Its cursor moves on your screen; take over any time | Watch its cloud computer and take over | Open its cloud computer, take over, then return control | Not detailed by Meta |
| AI model | Your choice: Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Grok or OpenCode, and their models | No: Grok only | No: GPT-6 Astra only | No: Muse Spark only |
| Account and region | No account; works anywhere | A Grok Bot plan | Partly: Pro isn’t offered in the EEA, UK or Switzerland | No: US only for now |
| Where you talk to it | The desktop app and Telegram, one Telegram bot per bot | Desktop app (Mac, Windows) and iOS | ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile, Slack, Teams and calls | Muse app (iOS, Android), muse.ai and WhatsApp |
| How many agents | As many bots as you like, each with its own job and model | Many bots, sharing one cloud computer | Partly: One dot to start; more are planned | Partly: One Muse per person |
| Approvals | Your choice per bot: it asks before risky steps, or has full access | Comes back for your approval; Auto Review for sensitive actions | Custom Rules: act, ask first or hand off; auto-review on top | Asks before sensitive actions; a Sentinel agent checks what it sends out |
| Memory | A memory you can read and edit | Keeps context; bots learn from each other | ChatGPT memory plus its own notes | Remembers what matters; you can tell it to forget |
| Learns by watching you | Teach mode: do it once, it saves a skill | Show it once, it saves a routine | No: Not announced | No: Not announced |
| Schedules | Routines on a schedule | Routines on a schedule | Scheduled check-ins and recurring tasks | Partly: Works in the background; no schedules announced |
| Your data | Stays on your computer, except what your agent sends its model | On its cloud computer, encrypted | On OpenAI’s cloud computer | On Meta’s cloud machine; not used for ads |
Grok Bot, dots and Muse facts are from their makers’ pages as of 17 October 2026 and may have changed since. Sources: Grok Bot (x.ai), Introducing dots (OpenAI), Meet dots (ChatGPT docs), Introducing Muse (Meta), Meta debuts its Muse AI agent (TechCrunch, for Muse’s prices). Grok Bot, ChatGPT and Muse are trademarks of their owners.
AppuBot vs Grok Bot
Price and where the work happens. Grok Bot costs $30 to $200 a month, plus extra usage billed by tokens, and works on a cloud computer that all your bots share, so it can’t use the Mac or Windows apps on your own computer. AppuBot is free and works in those apps directly, already signed in, with whichever agent you choose, Grok included.
AppuBot vs OpenAI dots
A dot needs ChatGPT Pro, at $100 to $500 a month, or Business Premium. It works in a browser on its own cloud computer, runs only on GPT-6 Astra, and you start with one. AppuBot is free, runs as many bots as you like with the agent and model you pick, and works in the real apps on your Mac or PC. A connected computer gives a dot your files and browser; AppuBot works in your apps themselves.
AppuBot vs Meta Muse
Muse is Meta’s agent for everyday errands in a cloud browser, through its app, muse.ai and WhatsApp. It is US only for now, free up to a limit, then $20 or $100 a month. AppuBot is free everywhere, with no limit of its own, and works on your own computer: your files, your desktop apps and your accounts, reachable on Telegram.
Meet your first bot
An AI teammate that works on your Mac, and tells you on Telegram