Personal Agent Atlas

Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Instinct vs OpenClaw

  • United StatesOnly OpenClaw fully
  • United KingdomOnly OpenClaw fully
  • European UnionOnly OpenClaw fully
Instinct: 6 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: YesMakes phone calls: YesCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: NoWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No6InstinctSpear Street Technology
OpenClaw: 6 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: YesMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: YesRuns on your own hardware: Yes6OpenClawOpenClaw Foundation
Availability
Where you can use it
USUnclearUKUnclearEUUnclearDE tested

Private access. No country list.

USYesUKYesEUYes

Runs on your own hardware, wherever you are.

Cheapest way in
Private access

No public price.

Free

Self-hosted. You pay for the model you plug in.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesEmail, messaging, stored loginsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesGmail, Stripe and local filesPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesPersistent cloud computerPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesBrowser actionsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Works while you're away
YesFollows up between messagesPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesCron jobsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
YesiMessage and WhatsAppPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesWhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage and morePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
YesPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
YesPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
NoA user reported an email sent without checkingPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
YesRuns on your machinePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns on the maker’s infrastructurePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Email
  • Messaging
  • Calendar
  • Screen recordings
  • Keystrokes
  • Audio
  • Location
  • Full local system access
  • Gmail
  • Stripe
  • Files
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Text commands. One user reported it sent an email on their behalf without prior consent.

Before it acts

Depends on your configuration.

Watch out for

Terms grant a broad, perpetual license to use your material for training.

ICML 2026 study: poisoning its capabilities, identity or knowledge raised attack success from 24.6% to 64–74%.

Launched
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People to follow
Sources
  1. SC Media citing TechCrunch, 25 Aug 2026
  2. Vellum, Instinct breakdown, 20 Aug 2026
  1. ICML 2026, Your Agent, Their Asset
  2. Terminal Trove, OpenClaw

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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