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Personal and computer-use agents
AI Market Atlas · by Pro PluribusAgents that operate a browser or computer and act on your behalf. Crowded: TechCrunch counted about 22 personal agents that live in text messages (Oct). Listed here: those with major funding, distribution or a new approach. Also watching: Dazzle (works from your camera roll), Persona, Tomo.
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Updated 16 Oct 2026. Select one for its offerings, news and links.
Personal and computer-use agents
Agents from the big platforms
Claude CoworkUpdatedAgent for knowledge work, now built into the main Claude app.
ChatGPT WorkUpdatedLong-running agent that delivers finished documents, decks and sites.
Copilot CoworkUpdatedCowork-style agent inside Microsoft 365, built with Anthropic; now part of the new Copilot app, with Office editing and a legal skill pack.
Grok BotUpdatedAlways-on agent teammates with their own cloud computers; now in the X subscription and set to route tasks to other providers' models.
Gemini Task modeUpdatedGoogle dropped the Spark name in October: the 24/7 agent is now a Chat/Task toggle inside the Gemini app.
Meta MuseUpdatedThe scale leader in consumer agents: top of the app charts with about 2.2M daily users, despite privacy and security criticism. Paid Muse Wonder model added.Independent personal agents
InstinctUpdatedThe breakout personal agent: invite-only, $1B Series C at $10B (28 Sep), four times its value a month earlier.
TabNewText-message personal agent with its own phone number, computer and wallet; came out of stealth at a $300M valuation (7 Oct).
PokeTexting-native personal agent: 100M+ messages in three months, then bought by Devin maker Cognition.
TownProactive work assistant from Plaid's former CTO, reportedly near a $1B valuation.
HarkNewPrivacy-focused personal assistant from a serial founder; logins and payments kept in an encrypted vault (6 Oct).UnderdogNewA new approach: a personal agent that runs entirely on your own Mac or PC, free and ad-free (invite-only beta, 6 Oct).VayoNewAn online-travel incumbent spins out a neutral AI travel agent that manages whole trips, with a planned $100M (14 Oct).
OpenClawUpdatedThe viral open-source personal agent (about 391K GitHub stars), shipping fast under its foundation; skill-marketplace security is the known weak spot.
Hermes AgentUpdatedOpen-source, always-on agent that writes its own skills. Nous Research raised $90M at a reported $1.5B (7 Oct).General and computer-use agents
ManusUpdatedGeneral autonomous agent. Independent again after China blocked Meta's deal; closed a $500M+ round (8 Oct) at a reported ~$4B.
GensparkUpdated“Super Agent” workplace suite; says it reached $250M annualized revenue within 12 months.
SimularComputer-use agent for desktop, cloud and Android.
Browser UseOpen-source library for building browser-automation agents.AI browsers
CometUpdatedThe leading agentic browser. Won an appeal in August over Amazon's attempt to block its shopping agent.
DiaAI browser for knowledge work.Compiled from public sources by Pro Pluribus; updated 16 Oct 2026. General information, not advice. Company names and logos belong to their owners and are used to identify them, without affiliation or endorsement. Terms