Mates vs other AI coworkers
Grok Bot, OpenAI dots, Meta Muse, Manus, Lindy, Viktor and Claude Tag all give AI a job and some tools. Here is how they compare on the things that decide whether an AI worker is useful: its own computer, routines, email, approvals and where you work with it.
Side by side
| Feature | Mates | Grok Bot | OpenAI dots | Meta Muse | Manus | Lindy | Viktor | Claude Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Its own computer for each agent | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | No |
| Live desktop you can watch and take over | Yes | Yes | Partly | Not documented | Partly | Not documented | Not documented | No |
| Replays of finished work | Yes | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Partly |
| Several agents, each with its own job | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partly | Partly | No | Partly |
| Agents working together in one chat | Yes | Yes | Announced | No | Partly | Not documented | No | Not documented |
| Scheduled routines | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Starts on events (email, webhooks, apps) | Partly | Yes | Not documented | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly |
| Its own email address | Yes | Yes | No | Announced | Partly | Yes | Not documented | Not documented |
| App connectors (OAuth, MCP) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Asks before risky actions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Not documented | Yes | Not documented |
| Reusable skills | Yes | Yes | Partly | Not documented | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not documented |
| Your docs and repos as knowledge | Yes | Partly | Partly | Not documented | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Publishes apps and pages | Yes | Not documented | Partly | Not documented | Yes | Not documented | Yes | Not documented |
| Works inside Slack or Teams | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Voice and phone | Partly | Yes | Partly | Announced | Not documented | Partly | Not documented | No |
| Shared team workspace | No | Yes | Partly | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mates is our product. Competitor details come from their public docs and announcements, linked under Sources, and were checked on . Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Head to head
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