Murage vs Claude Duet

Claude Duet is Anthropic’s proactive agent, in a research preview. Murage is a team led by a Chief of Staff that works with any engine, Claude included, on your own sign-ins and your own machine.

The short answer

Duet is a proactive agent that comes to you. Murage is a team on your machine, led by a Chief of Staff, on the engines you choose, and Claude can be one of them.

Which should you choose?

Murage

Open source
On your computer
The AI you choose

Who does the work: A Chief of Staff and a team

Claude Duet

Claude Pro or Max, US only
Runs on Anthropic’s cloud computer
Claude Opus 5.5 only

Who does the work: One proactive agent

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Checked against official pages and the sources below on October 26, 2026.

One proactive agent, or a whole team on your machine

You talk to one Chief of Staff. It builds the team, and each bot runs the engine that suits its job, on the plan or key you already have. An engine is the AI that does a bot’s thinking. To run teams and use tools, pick a tool-capable one: the built-in Fuigo engine with a supported model, Claude Code, Codex or Hermes. A plain OpenAI-compatible endpoint works for chat and drafting only. Portraits made with Murage’s own avatar generator. See every engine

Murage does not run Claude Duet. It takes the same idea a layer up

Duet is an agent that comes to you. Murage is a Chief of Staff and a team that work for you, on your machine, on any engine, Claude included.

Both do real work without being asked twice: morning briefs, follow-ups, research and drafts. Murage is a Chief of Staff, Ember, who takes the job, builds a team of specialist bots for it and runs them on your own computer, with your own server (VPS) available as a bot’s computer, each on the engine you pick. Claude Code is one of those engines, so you can keep Claude and still get the team.

What Murage adds on top

A Chief of Staff, Ember, who builds the team for each job and hands out the work
Any engine, chosen per bot: Fuigo (built in), OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code and Codex, plus more
Your own sign-ins: the AI plan you already have, or your own key
Keep using Claude: run any bot on Claude Code with your own Claude plan, next to bots on other engines
Your Chief of Staff in Telegram, Slack, Discord and WhatsApp
Teams export and import, and the Agency Builders programme for agencies running bots for clients
Routines you schedule, with a morning brief offered in first run
1,600+ apps, plus any public API or MCP: a bot works out the connection itself

Why Murage is open source Every engine Murage runs

At a glance.

Ten things buyers weigh up, including the ones where they’re ahead.

What matters

Murage

Claude Duet

The app needs no extra subscription
It runs on the AI plan or key you already have
Yes
Open source desktop app; Murage Cloud is optional and paid
Source
No
Included with Claude Pro and Max during the preview
Source
You choose which AI company does the work
Per bot or per task, from different vendors
Yes
Per bot: Fuigo, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, a local model and more
No
Claude Opus 5.5 only
Source
Named agents that keep their memory
A standing team that lasts beyond one task
Yes
Named bots, each with its own memory, kept on your computer
No
One agent in one thread
Source
Asks before acting outside, by default
Messaging someone new, posting, paying, deleting
Yes
New bots start on Ask; on Full access the stop line judges what each engine asks
Source
Yes
Asks before sending messages, paying, signing documents or deleting
Source
Memory stored on your computer
Not in a vendor’s cloud
Yes
Memory, files and chats on your computer
No
On Anthropic’s cloud computer; no access to your computer
Source
Open source
A license you can read
Yes
AGPL-3.0
Source
No
No open-source release in Anthropic’s launch posts
Source
Reach it from your phone
Briefs and approvals away from the desk
Yes
An Android app (iPhone coming soon), plus your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp
Yes
In the Claude apps for iOS and Android
Source
Keeps working with your computer off, today
Hosted or on a server
Yes
On any computer you leave on, including your own remote server. Murage Cloud (coming soon) will run one for you
Yes
Keeps working on its own cloud computer
Source
Native phone app
An iOS or Android app, not a web app or chat bot
Yes
Android now, iPhone coming soon
Yes
Claude for iOS and Android, and claude.ai
Source
SOC 2 report
What a procurement team will ask for
No
No SOC 2 report
Not stated
Not stated for Duet in Anthropic’s launch posts
Source

Each of Claude Duet’s marks links the page it comes from, checked October 26, 2026. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it on the page named, not that it’s missing.

What a year costs.

The Murage app is

Open source

Claude Duet

$240

A year, one person, entry plan

Murage · the appOpen source

Murage + Claude Pro · the AI you’d pay for anyway$240

Claude Duet · Included with Claude Pro and Max during the preview$240

Duet comes with a Claude Pro or Max plan in the US, through a waitlist, and uses that plan’s limits. Anthropic has not announced a separate price. Duet’s plan includes Claude Opus 5.5. Murage is free but doesn’t include the AI: add the AI plan or key you bring, your Claude plan through Claude Code included. Claude Pro is $20 a month billed monthly; any plan or key you already have works instead. Prices from official pricing pages, billed monthly unless noted, checked October 26, 2026.

Where your work lives.

Murage

Your computer

MemoryFilesChats

Your memory, files and chats are stored on your computer. What a bot sends to your AI, and to any app or service you connect, goes to them.

Claude Duet

You

Their cloud

MemoryFilesChats

Duet runs on its own cloud computer with its own browser, hosted by Anthropic.

Who does the work.

You brief one Chief of Staff. It builds a team of specialists for the job, and the team keeps its memory for next time. You can put a reviewer on any team to check work before it reaches you. Portraits made with Murage’s own avatar generator.

Claude Duet

One agent in one ongoing thread, on its own cloud computer.

What Murage adds for a Claude Duet user.

The brief

“Go through my inbox before I get in. Draft replies in my voice. Send nothing.”

What came back

Twelve emails came in. The team drafted eight replies, set four aside, and left two questions only the owner could answer. Nothing was sent.

Needs from you, in the team’s own report

Dana Brooks, Acme Studio · RenewalThe prior contract terms
Jordan Lee, Brightline Design · Pricing for 20 seatsThe per-seat price, and whether we offer a pilot
Priya S. · Export to PDF?Confirm the exact steps
Ben C. · Refund requestMoney. Check the billing record first

Replay of a real run on demo data. The company is made up. Engine: Flux Auto, worked 1m 41s. Watch the run

A team, led by a Chief of Staff

Ember takes the brief, builds the team of specialist bots and runs it. You talk to one lead and the work spreads across the right bots, each with its own memory and job.

Claude, and every other engine

Run a bot on Claude Code with the Claude plan you already have, and others on Fuigo, OpenClaw, Hermes, Codex or a local model.

Your own sign-ins, your own machine

Murage runs on your own computer, and a bot can use your own server (VPS) as its computer, with the AI plan you already have.

Every chat app

Message your Chief of Staff on Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp.

Agency Builders programme

Murage runs the Agency Builders programme for agencies that run bots for clients. You can also export a team and import it elsewhere.

1,600+ apps plus your own MCP servers

Connect 1,600+ apps and your own MCP servers. Give a bot a public API beyond that list and it works out the connection itself.

Routines on your schedule

Schedule routines, and first run offers a morning brief.

Where Claude Duet is ahead.

Fair’s fair. If one of these matters most to you, it may be the better choice today.

1
It comes to you
Duet messages you first with a morning brief and checks your accounts every few hours, on its own computer in the cloud. Murage runs on whichever computer it is installed on, and works while that computer is on and Murage is open. A bot can also use your own server (VPS) as its computer.
2
A bigger connector catalog
Duet offers 6,000+ connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace, against Murage’s 1,600+ apps plus your own MCP servers.
3
Hard limits on money
Some actions stay blocked even with your approval, such as trading and moving money between bank accounts.
4
Topic channels with one shared memory
Duet’s topic channels share one memory.
5
A standalone phone app
Duet is a standalone app on iOS and Android, and on claude.ai.

Which should you choose?

Duet is a proactive agent that comes to you. Murage is a team on your machine, led by a Chief of Staff, on the engines you choose, and Claude can be one of them.

Choose Murage if

You want a team of bots led by a Chief of Staff
You want to keep Claude for some bots and use other engines for others
You want the work on your own machine
You run bots for clients and want a team you can export and import, with the Agency Builders programme behind it

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Choose Claude Duet if

You are a Claude Pro or Max subscriber in the US and want an agent that checks in on its own
You want an agent that keeps working on its own cloud computer without you running a machine
You want 6,000+ connectors and plugins

Still deciding? Read how we check that a job is finished, then try one of your own.

Every detail.

Question	Murage	Claude Duet
Where it runs	On your own computer (Mac, Windows or Linux), with your own server (VPS) available as a bot’s computer	Its own computer in the cloud
Which AI	Any engine, chosen per bot: Fuigo (built in), OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code and Codex, plus more	A Claude model you cannot choose
Sign-ins	Your own sign-ins: the AI plan you already have, or your own key	Claude Pro and Max plans only
Proactive	Routines you schedule, and bots that report back when a job is done or needs you	Messages you first: a morning brief, and checks of your connected accounts every few hours
Approvals	New bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead on Auto and Full access. No limits turns the stop line off for your own chats; routines still stop at it. On Claude Code and Codex, the stop line also covers tools from MCP servers you add. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about: Hermes asks before shell commands and file edits, but not before MCP or connected-app tools. An OpenClaw bot runs under OpenClaw’s own approval settings: it handles its command approvals itself and doesn’t ask Murage first.	Shows you what it is about to do and waits for your approval; some actions are blocked even with approval
Apps	1,600+ apps plus your own MCP servers	6,000+ connectors and plugins
Teams	A Chief of Staff builds and runs a team for each job	One agent, with topic channels that share one memory
Watching the browser	Watch your bot’s computer live; the built-in browser view is Experimental	You cannot watch or take over its browser
Chat apps	Message your Chief of Staff on Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp	Slack is listed as a connector, not as a chat channel
Voice	Voice calls with your own bots, and voice notes	Reach it by typing or voice, including voice messages; it does not make phone calls or send texts to other people
Phone	Android app on Google Play, iPhone app coming; approvals sit behind Face ID, fingerprint or passcode	A standalone app on iOS and Android, and on claude.ai
Who can get it	A download for Mac, Windows or Linux	A research preview with a waitlist for Pro and Max in the US

Questions about Murage and Claude Duet.

What is Claude Duet?

Claude Duet is Anthropic’s proactive agent, in a research preview with a waitlist for Pro and Max in the US. It sends a morning brief, checks your connected accounts every few hours and works on its own computer in the cloud. Checked October 26, 2026.

Can I use Claude with Murage instead?

Yes. Any Murage bot can run on Claude Code with your own Claude plan, and other bots on the same team can run on Fuigo, OpenClaw, Hermes or Codex. Murage never signs you in to Claude; you sign in to Claude Code yourself.

Can I watch what Duet does in its browser?

No. You cannot watch Duet work in its browser or take over the browser.

Does Murage keep running when my computer is off?

Murage runs on whichever computer you install it on, as long as that computer is on and Murage is open. A bot can also use your own server (VPS) as its computer.

Can I set up a team for a client?

You can export a team and import it elsewhere. For agencies that run bots for clients, Murage runs the Agency Builders programme.

Is this allowed under Anthropic’s terms?

Yes. Murage never signs you in, and never sees, stores or passes on your Claude login. It helps you install the official Claude Code, you sign in to Claude Code yourself on Anthropic’s own screen, and Murage runs it as a bot’s engine. Anthropic’s policy says its rules don’t “prevent an end user from signing in to the unmodified Claude Code binary with their own Claude subscription” (Claude Code legal and compliance, checked September 26, 2026).

Your usage counts against your own plan, as it would if you ran Claude Code yourself. A team of bots gets through that allowance faster than one chat, so for heavy work you can give any bot an Anthropic API key instead. Murage is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.

Sources, checked October 26, 2026

Based on each company’s public pages and help docs as of 26 October 2026.

Murage is made by Ferrox Labs, a small team. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

Anthropic, Claude and Claude Duet are trademarks of their respective owners. Murage is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic, PBC; the names and logos are used only to identify the products compared.

Other comparisons.

Try Murage next to Claude Duet or instead of it.

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Download the app, connect the AI you already pay for, and tell your Chief of Staff what needs doing. Plan on about ten minutes from install to a working team.

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Murage vs Claude Duet

Claude Duet is Anthropic’s proactive agent, in a research preview. Murage is a team led by a Chief of Staff that works with any engine, Claude included, on your own sign-ins and your own machine.

The short answer

Duet is a proactive agent that comes to you. Murage is a team on your machine, led by a Chief of Staff, on the engines you choose, and Claude can be one of them.

Which should you choose?

Murage

Open source
On your computer
The AI you choose

Who does the work: A Chief of Staff and a team

Claude Duet

Claude Pro or Max, US only
Runs on Anthropic’s cloud computer
Claude Opus 5.5 only

Who does the work: One proactive agent

Download Murage

Checked against official pages and the sources below on October 26, 2026.

Murage

Claude Duet

Where it runs

On your own computer (Mac, Windows or Linux), with your own server (VPS) available as a bot’s computer

Its own computer in the cloud

Which AI

Any engine, chosen per bot: Fuigo (built in), OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code and Codex, plus more

A Claude model you cannot choose

Sign-ins

Your own sign-ins: the AI plan you already have, or your own key

Claude Pro and Max plans only

Proactive

Routines you schedule, and bots that report back when a job is done or needs you

Messages you first: a morning brief, and checks of your connected accounts every few hours

Approvals

New bots start on Ask. On Full access, a bot stops before messaging anyone new, posting publicly, paying, or deleting outside its folder, unless you have allowed it for that task. Replies in an existing conversation go ahead on Auto and Full access. No limits turns the stop line off for your own chats; routines still stop at it. On Claude Code and Codex, the stop line also covers tools from MCP servers you add. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about: Hermes asks before shell commands and file edits, but not before MCP or connected-app tools. An OpenClaw bot runs under OpenClaw’s own approval settings: it handles its command approvals itself and doesn’t ask Murage first.

Shows you what it is about to do and waits for your approval; some actions are blocked even with approval

Apps

1,600+ apps plus your own MCP servers

6,000+ connectors and plugins

Teams

A Chief of Staff builds and runs a team for each job

One agent, with topic channels that share one memory

Watching the browser

Watch your bot’s computer live; the built-in browser view is Experimental

You cannot watch or take over its browser

Chat apps

Message your Chief of Staff on Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp

Slack is listed as a connector, not as a chat channel

Voice

Voice calls with your own bots, and voice notes

Reach it by typing or voice, including voice messages; it does not make phone calls or send texts to other people

Phone

Android app on Google Play, iPhone app coming; approvals sit behind Face ID, fingerprint or passcode

A standalone app on iOS and Android, and on claude.ai

Who can get it

A download for Mac, Windows or Linux

A research preview with a waitlist for Pro and Max in the US