General Purpose Agents
Persistent agents and agent workspaces for broad work across computers, communications, tools, memory, and automation.
| Criterion |  OpenClaw     |  Hermes Agent |  Grok Bot |  Perplexity Computer |  Manus |  Genspark Super Agent |  nanobot |  Agent Zero |  ZeroClaw |  IronClaw |  PicoClaw |  OpenFang |  Agent TARS |  Claude Cowork |  ChatGPT Work |  Eigent |  LobsterAI |
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| Product identity | |||||||||||||||||
| Source model | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Hosted service↗ | Hosted service↗ | Proprietary↗ | Hosted service↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ | Hosted service↗ | Hosted service↗ | Open source↗ | Open source↗ |
| Primary workflow object | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ | General agent↗ |
| Product status | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Beta↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ | Active↗ |
| Execution and data boundary | |||||||||||||||||
| Execution location | Local process, Local daemon, Container, User cloud, Paired machine↗ | Local process, Local daemon, Container, Ssh host, User cloud↗ | Vendor cloud, Paired machine↗ | Vendor cloud↗ | Vendor cloud, Local process, Paired machine↗ | Vendor cloud↗ | Local process, Local daemon, Container, User cloud↗ | Container, Local daemon, User cloud, Paired machine↗ | Local process, Local daemon, Container, User cloud↗ | Local daemon, Container, User cloud↗ | Local process, Local daemon, Container, User cloud↗ | Local process, Local daemon, User cloud↗ | Local process, Container↗ | Vendor cloud, Paired machine↗ | Vendor cloud, Paired machine↗ | Local process, Vendor cloud↗ | Local process, Paired machine↗ |
| Continuity | |||||||||||||||||
| Durable agent identity or session | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Long-term memory and recall | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Computer | |||||||||||||||||
| Interactive browser control | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Terminal and file tools | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Desktop or GUI computer use | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Reach | |||||||||||||||||
| Communications channels | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Operator surfaces | Control UI, CLI, TUI, desktop companions, and mobile nodes↗ | Native desktop, CLI/TUI, web dashboard, and messaging gateway↗ | macOS and Windows desktop plus iOS companion↗ | Web desktop, iOS, Android, Slack, and Microsoft 365↗ | Web plus macOS and Windows Desktop↗ | Browser application↗ | WebUI, terminal client, API, and chat apps↗ | Browser Web UI, A0 Launcher, and A0 CLI↗ | CLI and 30+ messaging adapters↗ | Background service, browser WebUI, and terminal REPL↗ | Browser WebUI, terminal/gateway, Android, and 19+ chat channels↗ | Local dashboard, CLI/TUI, Tauri desktop, and 40 channel adapters↗ | CLI, WebUI, and headless server↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Automation | |||||||||||||||||
| Scheduled/background automation | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown |
| Event or webhook triggers | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Limited↗ | Unknown | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown |
| Extensibility | |||||||||||||||||
| Skills, plugins, connectors, or MCP | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Coordination | |||||||||||||||||
| Multi-agent delegation or handoff | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Unknown |
| Safety | |||||||||||||||||
| Human action approvals | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Limited↗ | Limited↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Built in↗ | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Isolation and security boundary | Limited↗ | Limited↗ | One cloud computer per user account; Bots share it↗ | Built in↗ | Isolated Ubuntu cloud VM plus folder-scoped local authorization↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Limited↗ | Limited↗ | Limited↗ | Limited↗ |
| Execution | |||||||||||||||||
| Execution owner | Operator Gateway plus optional paired nodes↗ | Local, Docker/Singularity, SSH, Modal, Daytona, or Vercel Sandbox↗ | Persistent vendor-managed Linux cloud VM plus permissioned local actions↗ | Perplexity cloud↗ | Persistent Manus cloud VM or user-authorized local desktop↗ | Genspark cloud↗ | Operator-controlled local or server Gateway↗ | Operator Docker container with optional host bridge↗ | Operator machine, container, or server↗ | Operator-run local or server service↗ | Operator local host, Docker, VM, Android, or edge device↗ | Operator-run Agent OS↗ | Operator-run process or isolated AIO sandbox↗ | Anthropic cloud with approved access to the paired computer↗ | OpenAI cloud and approved connected applications↗ | Operator desktop with optional managed providers↗ | Operator desktop and paired clients↗ |
| Deployment | |||||||||||||||||
| Self-hosting | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Models | |||||||||||||||||
| Model/provider freedom | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Built in↗ | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Built in↗ | Built in↗ |
| Open-source project | |||||||||||||||||
| Repository metric scopeWhat the joined repository represents for this product column. | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Product repository↗ | Product repository↗ |
| Latest verified release | v2026.7.1-2↗ | v2026.8.19↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | v0.3.0↗ | v2.10↗ | v0.8.4↗ | ironclaw-v1.3.0↗ | v0.3.1↗ | v0.6.9↗ | v0.3.0↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | v1.0.2↗ | 2026.8.18↗ |
| Release date | 2026-08-04↗ | 2026-08-21↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 2026-07-25↗ | 2026-08-19↗ | 2026-08-02↗ | 2026-08-19↗ | 2026-07-03↗ | 2026-05-12↗ | 2025-11-04↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 2026-07-21↗ | 2026-08-18↗ |
| Repository license | MIT↗ | MIT↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | MIT↗ | MIT↗ | Apache-2.0↗ | Apache-2.0↗ | MIT↗ | Apache-2.0↗ | Apache-2.0↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Apache-2.0↗ | MIT↗ |
| Repository stars | 387.3K↗ | 234.9K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 47.3K↗ | 18.9K↗ | 32.6K↗ | 12.6K↗ | 29.9K↗ | 18.1K↗ | 38.7K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 15.1K↗ | 5.9K↗ |
| Repository forks | 81.3K↗ | 47.3K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 8.4K↗ | 3.8K↗ | 4.9K↗ | 1.5K↗ | 4.5K↗ | 2.3K↗ | 3.9K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 1.8K↗ | 938↗ |
| Open repository issues | 6K↗ | 35.2K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 724↗ | 162↗ | 784↗ | 1.5K↗ | 41↗ | 116↗ | 424↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 214↗ | 653↗ |
| Contributor entries | 3.1K↗ | 3K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 426↗ | 62↗ | 417↗ | 119↗ | 239↗ | 76↗ | 49↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 77↗ | 59↗ |
| Source lines at measured refPinned to a verified stable release, a clearly labelled prerelease, or an exact default-branch commit. | 5M↗ | 1.6M↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 226K↗ | 218.8K↗ | 697.9K↗ | 1.4M↗ | 248.1K↗ | 179.8K↗ | 162.3K↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 198.2K↗ | 353K↗ |
| Primary language | TypeScript 89.93%↗ | Python 75.06%↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Python 71.65%↗ | Python 60.22%↗ | Rust 100%↗ | Rust 83.09%↗ | Go 89.57%↗ | Rust 88.57%↗ | TypeScript 89.04%↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | TypeScript 57.63%↗ | TypeScript 88.21%↗ |
| Repository size | 2.7 GB↗ | 751.8 MB↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 58.2 MB↗ | 61.0 MB↗ | 169.4 MB↗ | 850.2 MB↗ | 40.6 MB↗ | 9.7 MB↗ | 188.4 MB↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 158.1 MB↗ | 49.1 MB↗ |
| Repository last push | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-19↗ | 2026-07-02↗ | 2026-08-05↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 2026-08-24↗ | 2026-08-24↗ |
| Repository status | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Active repository↗ | Active repository↗ |
| Repository data refreshed | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | Not tracked | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | 2026-08-23↗ | Not tracked | Not tracked | 2026-08-24↗ | 2026-08-24↗ |
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