Grok Bot vs ChatGPT Dots vs Claude Duet: Testing All Three
Grok Bot vs ChatGPT Dots vs Claude Duet, from testing all three at once: pricing, how many agents, passwords, approvals, and which one I use for what.
I've been testing three AI agents at the same time: Grok Bot, ChatGPT's Dot (OpenAI Dots) and Claude Duet. All three work on their own computer in the cloud and keep going after you close the app. So this is my Grok Bot vs ChatGPT Dots vs Claude Duet comparison, for now.
My take on each, for now
- Grok Bot: the user interface is, in my opinion, by far the best and the most intuitive for talking to AI agents, with a different agent for each thing. I burned through my entire Ultra plan in roughly 30 hours. My Grok Bot review
- ChatGPT Dot: so far so good, but it's just not as silky smooth, as I like to say, as Grok Bot. It's struggled with getting access to some sites, and it doesn't show any indication in the chat that it's doing something when I've told it to. My ChatGPT Dots review
- Claude Duet: I got approved within less than 24 hours, which I appreciate. But it does seem like it is the most limited option of all of the systems, and it felt underdeveloped. My Claude Duet review
Grok Bot vs ChatGPT Dots vs Claude Duet: pricing and features (as of November 3, 2026)
| Grok Bot | ChatGPT Dots | Claude Duet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | Included with The X Subscription Premium ($30 a month), Super ($100) or Ultra ($200) | Included with ChatGPT Pro ($100, $200 or $500 a month) or Business Premium | Included at no extra cost during the research preview on Claude Pro ($20 a month), Max ($100) or Ultra ($200) |
| How many agents | As many as you add. I have more than 20. | One dot per person for now | One Duet, with one main thread |
| Where it works | A cloud computer all your bots share. It can run commands on your own computer only if you allow it. | Its own cloud computer, with optional access to your computer through the ChatGPT desktop app | Its own cloud computer. It can't see the files on your computer. |
| Apps | Connectors where they exist, and its own browser for the rest | Over 4,000 apps | More than 6,000 connectors and plugins, the same ones you set up in Claude |
| Passwords | Signs in from its Vault, a connected password manager or a secure form, without seeing the values | Uses saved passwords on supported sites without showing them to the model | Doesn't directly see your passwords or sign-in tokens |
| Approvals | "Ask first" rules for things like purchases | Asks before consequential actions, with custom rules | Asks before sending, paying, signing or deleting |
| Its picture | Pick one, generate one or upload one | Build a character or pick a pet. The setup screen has no upload button | Not covered here |
| Who can get it | Premium or higher on The X Subscription | Pro users 18 and older outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK, plus Business Premium | US only, Pro, Max or Ultra, with a waitlist invitation |
Grok Bot vs ChatGPT Dots
I started using Grok Bot on Thursday, October 29, and immediately I loved it. It seems like the most obvious use cases are an extremely quick and simple setup for recurring tasks or checks, and question and answer systems. With Claude, some of the jobs would have to get put up on a server with cron jobs, and then there'd have to be something to monitor the cron job. Grok just abstracts all of that and makes it all simple.
I've used Dot, and so far so good. With Grok Bot, you can even tell it to update its own avatar, and it will go and generate the avatar and replace itself. So I tried doing the same thing with Dot, and there's not even a place to upload an avatar image. It's a small thing, but it kind of shows that it's just not as nice to use.
I was also anticipating being able to create multiple Dots, or agents, to do different things. Right now it's one dot per person, and OpenAI says you'll be able to add more in the future. With Grok Bot, I have a different agent for each thing.
Grok Bot vs Claude Duet
On my phone, Duet is a separate app. On my computer, it's all in one, right in the claude.ai sidebar next to chat and Claude Code.
But for what I wanted it to do, everything is repo based, and I couldn't connect GitHub properly to Duet, which is part of why it felt janky. I was already connected through Claude, but it didn't seem to be picking up the connection properly, even though I tried on both desktop and mobile. Duet is supposed to use the existing connectors.
It's a research preview, so basically a beta, but it does definitely feel underdeveloped, especially when compared to Grok Bot.
ChatGPT Dots vs Claude Duet
Duet felt underdeveloped even compared to Dot. Both are one agent per person for now. A dot needs ChatGPT Pro, from $100 a month. Duet is included at no extra cost during the research preview on Claude Pro, which is $20 a month, if you get an invitation off the waitlist. A dot can get access to your computer through the ChatGPT desktop app, and Duet can't see the files on your computer.
I've used Wendy, my dot, on both the desktop and mobile app, and it just works inside of ChatGPT. It does not require a separate app. So that's one aspect that I like better about it than Duet. Though I'm sure Duet will get folded into the app at some point, as it's already in claude.ai on my computer, but not in the mobile app.
Both Duet and Dot try to be proactive by sending prompts on my phone of things that maybe I should check into. But part of my goal here is to not have to check into things myself.
Grok Bot vs Claude on passwords and logins
When you try to get Claude to log into a website for you in Chrome, it refuses because it won't touch your password. Grok just asks for the password and then logs into the site. Grok is far more accommodating than Claude when it comes to passwords or credit cards and using them.
The 1Password connector in Grok is busted also, so I had to install the 1Password command line tool on the virtual machine so that the agents could use it. (1Password's help page says the Grok Bot connector only fills website logins, and business accounts like mine aren't currently supported.)
OpenAI says a dot uses saved passwords on supported sites without showing them to the model, and Anthropic says Duet doesn't directly see your passwords or sign-in tokens.
How I'm using them now
The current plan is to have Grok Bot be the one that actually deals with communication with team members and with customers, whether that's on Slack or email or WhatsApp or our help desk. And then all of the heavy processing gets done by Claude, with a queue in between.
Jarvis is what we call our Claude setup. It's not that Jarvis couldn't be behind these agents, but Jarvis wouldn't be pushing these things forward or reporting on them. The Grok bots do that.
My dot, Wendy, owns my personal assistant role and one business process, the cold email outreach. Since ChatGPT has often talked a good game and then proceeded to do nothing, I'm feeling the need to push rather than relax. And I'm not sure what I'll use Duet for, since it can't do much yet. It likely isn't needed if we can get Grok Bots and Jarvis working together perfectly.
Grok Bot vs ChatGPT Dots vs Claude Duet FAQ
Which is better, Grok Bot, ChatGPT Dots or Claude Duet?
For me, Grok Bot, so far. The user interface is by far the best and the most intuitive for talking to AI agents. Dot is just not as silky smooth, and Duet felt underdeveloped.
Which one is cheapest?
Claude Duet, if you can get in. During the research preview it's included at no extra cost on Claude Pro, which is $20 a month. Grok Bot starts with Premium at $30 a month, and a dot needs ChatGPT Pro, from $100 a month.
Can you have more than one agent?
With Grok Bot, yes, as many as you add. I have more than 20. ChatGPT Dots are one per person for now, and Claude Duet is one Duet, with one main thread.
Which one will log into websites for you?
Grok just asks for the password and then logs into the site. A dot uses saved passwords on supported sites. Duet doesn't directly see your passwords or sign-in tokens.
I'll come back and update this when or if I have more to say while using these.
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-Matt