Free tools · checked 20 Oct 2026

Which AI agent should run your life admin — or your business?

In seven weeks, Grok Bot, Muse and Dots all shipped the same idea: a named agent with its own cloud computer that keeps working after you close your laptop. ◐ partly verified Here’s how to pick one without handing the wrong one your inbox.

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5–30×tokens per agent task vs a chatbot ✓

$0–$500monthly entry prices as of 20 Oct 2026

Six free tools

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Agent Picker

Answer 7 quick questions. Get a ranked shortlist with reasons and caveats.

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Side-by-side

Filter and sort 10 agents by surface, price, region and lab compute.

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Cost & allowance

Tasks per week × Gartner’s 5–30× agent multiplier vs each plan.

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Trust-zone checklist

Score your setup before you hand over your inbox.

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Compute → agents

Why the compute map predicts who can keep an agent running.

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Timeline

Every launch since Dot shut down, and 2026–30 scenarios (forecasts).

The thesis ◇ forecast

The compute map doesn’t tell you who has the best agent today. It hints at who can afford to keep one running for you, 24/7.

Agent tasks use 5–30× the tokens of a chat reply ✓, and inference is heading for about two-thirds of all AI compute in 2026 ✓. Free tiers, weekly allowances and $100+ plans are how labs share out scarce chips. That’s the brief’s reading, and it’s an opinion.

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Short answers ◇ forecast

The brief’s segment verdicts are forecasts and opinion, not facts. Use the Picker for your own situation.

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Mass consumer default

Muse (free tier, WhatsApp). Gemini Spark is the sleeper: Google owns the most compute.

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Knowledge work breadth

Dots: 4,000+ apps and ChatGPT as a base, if safety holds.

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Parallel builder teams

Grok Bot: a fleet, not a friend.

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Trust & regulated work

Claude and Microsoft Autopilot, by not being consumer companions.

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Startups (Instinct, Cue)

Best UX experiments like phone calls and agent wallets, but the weakest compute position.

Before you connect your email

Your inbox can reset most of your passwords. Meta pays up to $130,000 for one zero-click prompt injection against a single Muse user ✓. Score your setup in two minutes.

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