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Self-hosted agents like OpenClaw and vendor agents like Claude Cowork and Microsoft Copilot, side by side. Live GitHub momentum, vendor status, model prices and where each agent runs.
Agents you run on your own server, laptop or a small device. Your data stays on infrastructure you control.
Agents sold by the large AI vendors. Fast to roll out and managed for you, with data on the vendor platform.
OpenClaw started a wave of smaller rewrites. Each one trades features for a lighter footprint, so it can run on cheaper hardware.
An AI agent is software that takes a goal, plans the steps and uses tools such as your browser, files, email or chat apps to finish the work without step-by-step instructions.
The first decision is where the agent runs. Self-hosted agents keep your data on infrastructure you control and cost only the model tokens. Vendor agents are faster to roll out and come with support, SSO and audit logs.
The second decision is where your team talks to it. Some agents live in Telegram or WhatsApp, others in Teams, Slack or a desktop app. Pick the one that sits where the work already happens.
Estimate the monthly model bill for an agent workflow before you commit.
Live status and recent incidents for Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, the vendors behind most agents.
The SDKs teams use to build their own agents, ranked by live adoption.
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A chatbot answers questions. An agent finishes tasks. It plans the steps, uses tools such as a browser, files or email, and keeps going until the job is done or it needs your input.
OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI agent that you run on your own machine or server and talk to through chat apps such as Telegram or WhatsApp. It started a family of lighter rewrites, which are listed in the family tree on this page.
If you want the same idea with a smaller footprint, look at the Claw rewrites such as NanoClaw, nanobot, ZeroClaw and PicoClaw. If you want a managed product with SSO and support, look at Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Agent or Microsoft Copilot.
Self-host when your data must stay on your own infrastructure or when token cost matters at volume. Buy from a vendor when you need SSO, audit logs and support on day one. Many companies run both: a vendor agent for office work and a self-hosted agent for sensitive processes.
They are as safe as the setup around them. An agent can act on your accounts, so run it in a sandbox, keep it off the public internet, give it its own credentials and review third-party skills before you install them.
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