Mates

Grok Bot alternatives

Grok Bot gives xAI's AI teammates a shared cloud computer, plugins and routines, included with SuperGrok and paid Cursor plans. If you want something without that subscription, with a computer per agent, or inside the tools your team already uses, these are the options worth a look.

01 · Our product

Mates

Invite-only early access; plans not published yet

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Best for: Several AI workers, each on its own computer you can watch, take over and replay, with its own email address.

Strengths
  • One isolated computer per mate, so logins and files stay separate
  • Replays, routines, own inbox, skills, published apps
  • No Grok or Cursor subscription
Missing for now
  • No Slack surface, mobile app or team workspace yet
02 · OpenAI

OpenAI dots

First dot included in ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium; Enterprise and Edu in beta

OpenAI dots vs Mates

Best for: Your team already lives in ChatGPT on Pro or Business Premium and one capable background agent per person is enough.

Strengths
  • It lives in ChatGPT, which your team may already use, with Slack, Teams and mobile included.
  • A very large plugin catalogue: 4,000+ apps.
  • Fine-grained rules per action: act, act if pre-approved, ask first, or hand off to you.
Where Mates differs
  • Several mates, each with its own job, computer and memory, today rather than announced.
  • Mates work together in group chats and hand work to each other.
03 · Meta

Meta Muse

Free tier; Power $20/mo and Maximum $100/mo (as reported)

Meta Muse vs Mates

Best for: You're in the US and want one personal assistant on your phone and WhatsApp for errands, shopping and your calendar.

Strengths
  • Built for everyday life: shopping, travel, payments (Stripe Link checkout) and smart home.
  • On your phone and in WhatsApp, with a free tier.
  • A separate Sentinel agent approves every internet-bound action, with a full audit trail.
Where Mates differs
  • Several mates with separate jobs instead of one assistant.
  • A live desktop you can watch and take over, and replays of each task.
04 · Manus

Manus

Credit plans, a team plan and Cloud Computer tiers

Manus vs Mates

Best for: You want one agent that can produce almost any deliverable (slides, sites, video) and you're happy working in sessions.

Strengths
  • Studio: a broad set of outputs, from slides and sheets to websites and a video editor.
  • Event-triggered Automations from email, calendar, Slack and Notion.
  • Slack, mobile and a team plan today.
Where Mates differs
  • A persistent Linux desktop per mate, not a session sandbox or a terminal-only box.
  • Watch live, take control, and replay any finished task.
05 · Lindy

Lindy

Plus, Pro and Max per user, pooled credits at $0.01, 7-day trial

Lindy vs Mates

Best for: Your team works in Slack and wants one AI coworker that joins channels, meetings and email with minimal setup.

Strengths
  • Slack-first, with a private assistant per person and a shared one for the team.
  • Rich triggers: email, Slack, calendar and meeting start or end, with plain-language filters.
  • Built-in routines like daily briefs, urgent alerts and meeting prep, plus dry runs.
Where Mates differs
  • Each mate has its own desktop you can watch live and take over.
  • Step-by-step and video replays of every finished task.
06 · Viktor

Viktor

From $50/mo per workspace (20K credits), no per-seat fees, $100 free credits

Viktor vs Mates

Best for: Your company runs on Slack or Teams and wants one AI employee for everyone, with enterprise controls.

Strengths
  • Works where the team already talks: Slack and Microsoft Teams.
  • 3,200+ integrations and a skills marketplace.
  • Spaces build full web apps with a database, sign-in and custom domains.
Where Mates differs
  • Several specialist mates instead of one shared employee.
  • A live desktop per mate that you can take over, and replays of every task.
07 · Anthropic

Claude Tag

Claude Team and Enterprise; channel work draws on the org's usage balance

Claude Tag vs Mates

Best for: Your team is on Claude Team or Enterprise, works in Slack, and wants one shared Claude in its channels.

Strengths
  • Inside Slack, shared by the whole channel: anyone picks up where the last person left off.
  • Admin controls: tools per channel, role-based access on Enterprise, org and channel spend limits.
  • Channel memory scoped by admins, and a log of everything it did and who asked.
Where Mates differs
  • A persistent computer per mate that keeps files and logins between tasks.
  • A live desktop you can take over, and replays of every task.

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Questions people ask

What is the best Grok Bot alternative?

It depends on where you work. For several AI workers that each keep their own computer, inbox and replays, Mates. Inside ChatGPT, OpenAI dots. On your phone for personal errands, Meta Muse. Inside Slack for a whole team, Lindy, Viktor or Claude Tag. For one agent that produces many kinds of files, Manus.

Is there a Grok Bot alternative without a Grok or Cursor subscription?

Yes. Mates, Manus, Lindy and Viktor have their own plans, and Meta Muse has a free tier. OpenAI dots need ChatGPT Pro or Business Premium, and Claude Tag needs Claude Team or Enterprise.

Which alternatives give each agent its own computer?

Mates gives every mate its own isolated computer with a desktop. OpenAI dots, Meta Muse, Lindy and Viktor each run on their own cloud computer. Grok Bot shares one computer across an account's Bots, and Claude Tag uses a sandbox per conversation.

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