Muse vs OpenClaw
How the two compare on price, platforms, what they can act on and how they ask before acting. Facts come from each agent's sources page.
| Muse | OpenClaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | OpenClaw Foundation |
| Cheapest paid plan | $20/month (lowest subscription, per a Meta spokesperson quoted by Reuters and CNBC; no official pricing page was verified) | Free |
| Free tier | Yes: Meta says Muse is free for most of what people need, with paid plans for heavier use | Yes: the software is free and open source under the MIT license; the site states there is no subscription, hosted tier or paid version, and model provider usage is billed by the provider |
| Platforms | iOSAndroidWebWhatsAppmacOS | macOSWindowsLinuxiOSAndroidSelf hostedWhatsAppTelegramSlackDiscordiMessageSignalMicrosoft TeamsMatrix |
| Can act on | EmailCalendarBrowserShoppingPaymentsHealthSmart homeFiles | EmailCalendarBrowserMessagesFilesCode |
| Approval model | Muse checks with the user before sensitive actions such as sending an email or making a purchase and shows an audit trail of past and planned actions. A separate Sentinel agent must approve anything Muse sends to the internet and asks the user when needed. Users set per-app access, and Muse cannot see stored passwords or payment details. | Configurable. Host commands run only when tool policy, the allowlist and optional user approval agree; modes are deny, allowlist, ask, auto and full. The docs state the default is security full with ask off on gateway and node hosts, and deny on sandbox hosts, so prompting depends on configuration. Approval prompts can be answered in the companion apps, the Control UI or supported chat channels. |
| Launched | Sep 8, 2026 | Nov 2025 |
| Last update | Oct 12, 2026: Muse Wonder models announced, coming to Muse subscribers first | Oct 15, 2026: openclaw 2026.10.4 |
See sources on the Muse and OpenClaw pages.
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