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Muse, Grok Bot, Dots, Cue and Instinct: the alternative that runs on your computer

Muse, Grok Bot, Dots, Cue and Instinct each run an agent on a cloud computer someone else owns. Murage runs a team, led by a Chief of Staff, on your computer, on the AI plan you already pay for. Here are all six side by side, with where each one is ahead.

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Checked October 2026 (October 9, 2026). “Reported” marks facts that come from press, not the product’s own pages.

All six in one table.

Grouped by what you are deciding. Each rival column comes from that product’s own comparison page.

Getting in

  • Price to start

    MurageFree. No paid tier

    Muse
    Free for most uses; paid plans reported at $20 and $100 a month
    Grok Bot
    Included with paid Cursor plans, Cursor Teams or a linked SuperGrok account; no prices on its pages
    Dots
    First dot included in the plan; more dots later, price not announced
    Cue
    Free during early access (launch post)
    Instinct
    No price listed

  • Invite or waitlist

    MurageDownload and start

    Muse
    Rolling out; no invite named in Meta’s launch post
    Grok Bot
    Beta for eligible plans; Enterprise waitlist
    Dots
    Rolling out gradually; access may take several days
    Cue
    Invite code required
    Instinct
    Not described on its site; private access reported at launch

  • Where you can use it

    MurageAny country, because it runs on your computer

    Muse
    US rollout, per Meta’s launch post
    Grok Bot
    Tagging the bot on X is “not available in every region yet”
    Dots
    Pro outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK; Business Premium in all supported ChatGPT regions
    Cue
    Not stated on the launch post
    Instinct
    Not stated; terms governed by California law

Where it runs

  • Runs on

    MurageOn your computer

    Muse
    Muse Secure VM, a dedicated computer hosted by Meta
    Grok Bot
    Cursor’s cloud computer
    Dots
    A cloud computer and browser for each dot
    Cue
    On Manus infrastructure, a computer per agent
    Instinct
    Cloud computer (reported)

  • Keeps working with your laptop closed

    MurageNot today. It runs while your computer is on; Murage Cloud isn’t open yet

    Muse
    Yes
    Grok Bot
    Yes
    Dots
    Yes
    Cue
    Yes
    Instinct
    Yes (reported)

Brains

  • Which AI

    MurageThe engine you choose for each bot: Fuigo (built in), Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build, OpenCode, local models or your own API keys

    Muse
    Meta’s Muse Spark model
    Grok Bot
    Not stated
    Dots
    GPT-6 Astra
    Cue
    Not stated
    Instinct
    Not stated

  • Bring the AI plan you already pay for

    MurageYes: Claude, Codex or Grok plans, local models or your own keys

    Muse
    No; it runs on Meta’s model
    Grok Bot
    Uses its own weekly usage; linking SuperGrok or X Premium+ does not add usage on top of a Cursor plan
    Dots
    Dots need a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan
    Cue
    Not mentioned; runs on Manus’s own stack
    Instinct
    Not mentioned

  • Swap the engine per bot

    MurageYes, at any time; memory, skills and approvals stay put

    Muse
    Not offered
    Grok Bot
    Not offered in its docs
    Dots
    Not offered
    Cue
    Not mentioned
    Instinct
    Not mentioned

The team

  • Who leads

    MurageEmber, your Chief of Staff, builds the team for each job

    Muse
    One personal agent
    Grok Bot
    A chief of staff bot over specialists, in its launch description
    Dots
    You manage your dots
    Cue
    Not described on the launch post; agents can be put in group chats
    Instinct
    One assistant you text or call

  • Several bots working together

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

    Muse
    One agent per person
    Grok Bot
    Yes: bots message each other and work in group chats
    Dots
    Not described in sources we could read
    Cue
    Yes: group chats with a shared goal
    Instinct
    Not described in what we read

  • Projects with boards

    MurageYes: projects split a job into cards on a board, with its plan, files and next steps in one place

    Muse
    Not described in Meta’s launch post
    Grok Bot
    Not described
    Dots
    Not described in OpenAI’s help center
    Cue
    Not described on the launch post
    Instinct
    Not described

Hands

  • Apps

    Murage1,500+ apps through Flux Router or your own connected-apps key

    Muse
    You choose which apps Muse connects to and how much access each gets
    Grok Bot
    Connectors where available, computer use otherwise
    Dots
    4,000+ apps through plugins (reported)
    Cue
    Not listed on the launch post
    Instinct
    Connects apps such as Google Workspace (privacy policy)

  • Any public API or MCP

    MurageYes: a bot works out the connection itself

    Muse
    Not described in Meta’s launch post
    Grok Bot
    Not described in what we read
    Dots
    Not described in sources we could read
    Cue
    Not described in what we read
    Instinct
    Not described in what we read

  • Your own signed-in browser

    MurageMurage for Chrome (coming) will work in your own signed-in Chrome, in the tabs you share. Today, “Use my Chrome” lets one bot work in your own Chrome on Mac and Linux, inside the experimental built-in browser

    Muse
    Its own browser inside the VM; Muse sees no passwords (Meta)
    Grok Bot
    Its own cloud browser; sites may block automation or need a human step, which it hands to you
    Dots
    A cloud browser for each dot; with local access on, it can use your local browser when the cloud browser is blocked
    Cue
    Each agent uses its own computer
    Instinct
    Operates a computer in the cloud (reported)

  • Phone

    MurageiPhone and Android app coming (approvals, questions and calls with your team). Today: the web app on your phone, and your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp

    Muse
    iOS and Android apps, and WhatsApp
    Grok Bot
    Mobile apps; resume the same thread on phone or desktop
    Dots
    Message a dot in ChatGPT on mobile; creating one needs desktop
    Cue
    Mobile app
    Instinct
    Text or call

Control

  • Asks before acting

    MurageNew 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. On Hermes and other ACP engines, Ask and the stop line cover only what the engine asks Murage about, which for Hermes is shell commands and file edits.

    Muse
    Checks with you before sensitive actions such as sending an email or making a purchase
    Grok Bot
    Allow once, Always allow or Deny; Auto Review (can allow, require approval or deny)
    Dots
    Custom rules per action: act without asking, act if pre-approved, ask first, or hand it to you
    Cue
    Agents pay within a budget you set; you make the final call in group chats
    Instinct
    Terms appoint the service as your agent for binding agreements and transactions

  • Lessons you can see, edit and undo

    MurageYes: corrections become lessons you can read, change or take back

    Muse
    You can tell Muse to forget things it learned
    Grok Bot
    Memory per bot; ask the bot to check the current source for important decisions (docs)
    Dots
    Learns how you like to work; deleting its own memories means resetting the dot
    Cue
    Not described
    Instinct
    Not described

  • Open source

    MurageYes, AGPL-3.0

    Muse
    No open-source release in Meta’s launch posts
    Grok Bot
    No
    Dots
    No
    Cue
    No
    Instinct
    Not stated

Your data

  • Where memory lives

    MurageOn your computer, open to read and edit

    Muse
    In your Muse VM on Meta’s side
    Grok Bot
    On the cloud computer
    Dots
    In ChatGPT, on OpenAI’s side
    Cue
    Not detailed for Cue; Manus privacy policy linked
    Instinct
    Instinct’s service; deletion options are in its privacy policy

  • Training on your content

    MurageYour memory and files stay on your computer

    Muse
    You can opt out of your interactions being used to train Meta’s models
    Grok Bot
    With Privacy Mode enabled, customer data is not used for training
    Dots
    Business: not used for training by default. Personal plans including Pro: may be used unless you turn off “Improve the model for everyone” (general ChatGPT policy, not dots-specific)
    Cue
    Not described in what we read
    Instinct
    May train unless you opt out in settings, going forward; Vault and Google Workspace data are excluded

  • How it signs in

    MurageYou sign in to your AI provider yourself; Murage doesn’t handle your Claude login

    Muse
    Credentials stay in the VM and are swapped in at the network edge; Muse never sees real tokens
    Grok Bot
    Bots sign in as the member; connector tokens stay on Cursor’s backend
    Dots
    Not described in sources we could read
    Cue
    Not described on the launch post
    Instinct
    Google sign-in and connections; may use your usernames and passwords for third-party accounts (privacy policy)

Reach

  • Platforms

    MurageMac, Windows and Ubuntu; Telegram on your phone. iPhone and Android apps coming

    Muse
    iOS, Android, muse.ai; AI glasses coming
    Grok Bot
    macOS, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android
    Dots
    ChatGPT on desktop, web and mobile
    Cue
    Web, desktop, mobile; iOS after App Store review
    Instinct
    Text or call; iMessage and WhatsApp reported

  • Chat apps

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

    Muse
    WhatsApp
    Grok Bot
    Tag the bot on X (requires a connected X account)
    Dots
    ChatGPT and Slack, texting in a limited US beta for Pro (Teams reported)
    Cue
    Not described
    Instinct
    Messaging apps (reported)

  • Voice

    MurageCall any bot in the app and just talk; bots leave voice notes. Send your Chief a voice message in Telegram, Slack or Discord and get a voice reply

    Muse
    Not described in Meta’s launch post
    Grok Bot
    Not described
    Dots
    Talk to it in ChatGPT; it can’t call you at launch
    Cue
    Not described in what we read
    Instinct
    Calls

Which should you pick?

By what you need most. Where a rival is ahead, it says so.

  • If you need

    A team led by a Chief of Staff, on your computer, on the AI plan you already pay for

    Murage

    Ember builds the team for each job and runs it on your computer. Each bot runs on the engine you choose, and the app is free and open source.

  • If you need

    Agents that keep working with your computer off, today

    Grok Bot, Muse, Dots, Cue or Instinct

    All five hosted products run on a cloud computer (Muse, Dots and Instinct are reported by press). Murage runs while your computer is on and Murage is open; Murage Cloud is not open yet.

  • If you need

    Starting outside the US

    Murage

    Muse is rolling out in the US, and Dots skips the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the UK on Pro. Murage runs on your computer, so it has no country list.

  • If you need

    Agents with their own phone number, email and wallet

    Cue

    Each Cue agent has its own, can take your calls and pays within a budget you set. Murage has no per-agent phone number, email or wallet.

    Full comparison

  • If you need

    An assistant you text or call

    Instinct

    You text or call it and it works from a cloud computer. Murage starts with a download and an AI sign-in.

    Full comparison

  • If you need

    You already pay for ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium

    Dots, or Murage with Codex

    Your first dot is included in the plan. Murage can also run on that same ChatGPT plan through Codex.

    Full comparison

  • If you need

    You already pay for Cursor or SuperGrok

    Grok Bot, or Murage with Grok Build

    Grok Bot is included with paid Cursor plans and linked SuperGrok accounts. Murage runs Grok Build as a bot engine.

    Full comparison

  • If you need

    A personal agent in a browser or WhatsApp, in the US

    Muse

    Nothing to install, free for most uses, and one-time cards for purchases through Link by Stripe.

    Full comparison

  • If you need

    The app free, open source, with memory and files on your own computer

    Murage

    AGPL-3.0, and your team’s memory and files stay on your computer. Grok Bot, Dots and Cue are closed source, and their memory lives on their side.

What each one does well.

Fair’s fair. These are the reasons to pick them, in their own column’s terms.

Meta Muse

  • It works with your computer off

    Muse runs on a cloud computer and keeps going after you close the app. Murage runs while your computer is on, until Murage Cloud opens.

  • Nothing to install to try it

    Muse is on iOS, Android, the web and WhatsApp, and it is free for most of what people need.

  • Built-in checkout with one-time cards

    Muse pays through Link by Stripe, which creates a one-time-use card so your real card details stay hidden.

  • Meta’s reach

    It lives where many people already are, including WhatsApp, and Meta says it is coming to AI glasses.

Murage vs Meta Muse
Grok Bot logo

Grok Bot

  • It runs while your laptop is closed

    Grok Bot keeps working on a cloud computer with your laptop closed. Murage runs while your computer is on, until Murage Cloud opens.

  • Learns by watching

    Show a Grok Bot a workflow once and it saves it as a routine. Murage learns from your corrections, not by watching you work.

  • Native desktop and phone apps

    Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android. Murage reaches your phone through its web app and your Chief in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp. Its iPhone and Android app is coming.

  • A chief of staff over specialists, too

    Grok Bot’s launch describes a chief of staff bot over a specialist for each lane.

  • Enterprise controls

    Its security page lists network policy, audit logs and Auto Review for Enterprise teams.

Murage vs Grok Bot
OpenAI Dots logo

OpenAI Dots

  • More apps

    Dots reach 4,000+ apps through OpenAI’s plugins (reported). That is more than Murage’s 1,500+, which Murage adds to with any public API or MCP.

  • It works with your computer off

    Each dot has its own cloud computer you can open and watch. Murage runs while your computer is on, until Murage Cloud opens.

  • Inside ChatGPT, Slack and Teams

    You can message a dot in ChatGPT, and in Slack, and reportedly in Teams, next to the work you already do there.

  • Learn-by-doing from feedback

    Dots learn how you like to work. Murage learns from corrections too, but does not learn a workflow by watching you.

Murage vs OpenAI Dots
Cue by Manus logo

Cue by Manus

  • Each agent has its own phone, email and wallet

    Cue agents can message from their own address, take your calls and pay within a budget you set. Murage has no per-agent phone number, email or wallet.

  • Works with your laptop closed

    Each Cue agent has its own computer. Murage runs while your computer is on, until Murage Cloud opens.

  • Everyday errands

    Cue agents can order at a restaurant or hold your place in line after you scan a QR code.

Murage vs Cue by Manus

Instinct

  • Text or call from any phone

    Instinct meets you where you already message, with iMessage reported by the press. Murage has no iMessage; you reach your Chief of Staff in the app, on the web, and in Telegram, Slack, Discord or WhatsApp.

  • It works while your computer is off

    Instinct runs in the cloud. Murage runs while your computer is on, until Murage Cloud opens.

  • Nothing to install to try it

    Instinct starts from a text message. Murage is a desktop app you download.

Murage vs Instinct

Murage

  • A team led by a Chief of Staff

    Ember takes the brief, builds the team of specialist bots and runs it on your computer.

  • The engine you choose

    Fuigo (built in), Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Grok Build and more, on the plan you already pay for.

  • Free and open source

    AGPL-3.0, with memory, files and conversations on your computer.

  • Lessons you can see, edit and undo

    Corrections become lessons you can read, change or take back, and projects split a job into cards on a board.

Questions about the five.

Which of these keeps working with my computer off?

Today the five hosted products do: Grok Bot (its docs say closing the app, your laptop or your phone does not stop a background turn), Cue (each agent has its own computer), and Muse, Dots and Instinct as reported by press. Murage runs while your computer is on and Murage is open. Murage Cloud, which will keep your team working with your computer off, is not open yet.

Which of these are open source?

Murage is open source under AGPL-3.0. Grok Bot, Dots and Cue are closed source. Meta’s launch posts describe no open-source release of Muse, and Instinct does not say.

Which work outside the US?

Murage works wherever your computer is. Muse is rolling out in the US. Dots is rolling out to ChatGPT Pro users outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the UK, and to Business Premium users in supported regions. Grok Bot, Cue and Instinct do not state a region in the pages we read.

Can I use my existing Claude, ChatGPT or Grok plan?

With Murage, yes: each bot can run on Claude Code, Codex or Grok Build with the plan you already pay for, or on a local model or your own API key. Dots need a ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium plan, Muse runs on Meta’s own model (reported), and Grok Bot, Cue and Instinct do not say which AI they run.

Do I need an invite?

Cue needs an invite code during early access. Murage needs none: download it and start. Muse and Dots are rolling out gradually, and Instinct sits behind a login page; Grok Bot is in beta on paid Cursor and SuperGrok plans.

Which one gives each agent its own phone number?

Cue does: each agent has its own email, phone number and wallet. Murage has no per-agent phone number, email or wallet; you can call your own bots in the app, and your team works through your accounts and apps.

Where do I start with Murage?

Download the app, pick the engine for your first bot, meet Ember and give it a first job. New bots ask before they act.

Can my staff use it too?

Yes. Each person runs Murage on their own computer, with their own AI sign-in. Build a team once, export it, and everyone imports the same bots, skills and routines; logins never travel. Bots can post drafts to your team’s Slack channels through connected apps, with your approval. Shared workspaces that run with your computer off will come with Murage Cloud, which isn’t open yet.

Sources, checked October 9, 2026

Murage is made by Ferrox Labs, a small team. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it. “Not described in what we read” means we couldn’t find it in the product’s own pages, not that it’s missing.

Meta, Muse, WhatsApp, Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor, SuperGrok, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Dots, Slack, Teams, Cue, Manus and Instinct are trademarks of their respective owners. Murage is not affiliated with or endorsed by Meta Platforms, Inc., xAI and Anysphere (Cursor), OpenAI, Manus and Spear Street Technology Inc.; the names and logos are used only to identify the products compared.

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  1. 1

    Download Murage

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  2. 2

    Pick an engine

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  3. 3

    Meet Ember

    Your Chief of Staff, who builds the team for each job.

  4. 4

    Give it the first job

    Start small. New bots ask before they act.

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