OpenClaw

What it is

OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot, then Clawdbot) is an open-source personal AI agent that runs on your own hardware and acts as a persistent, always-on digital assistant. It integrates with WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, iMessage, and Teams — all from one AI brain — and can browse the web, summarize PDFs, manage calendars, shop, read/write files, and send emails on your behalf. It maintains long-term memory across weeks of interactions. The OpenAI team reportedly acquired its creator in early 2026.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

No verified weaknesses on file yet. That’s a gap in our data, not a clean bill of health.

What it does well

• Self-hosted

• Persistent memory

• 8+ messaging platforms

• Web browsing

• File I/O

• Calendar management

• Email automation

• Remote control

• Cloudflare Workers deployment

Pricing

Free tier

Yes

Paid from

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Model

Flat rate

Enterprise plan

No

Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.