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Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Muse vs Pally

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomNeither fully
  • European UnionNeither fully
Muse: 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: YesAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No6MuseMeta
Pally: 7 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: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No7PallyPally Technologies
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKNoEUNo

The Muse app is available in the US and Canada only. No date for Europe.

USYesUKUnclearEUUnclearDE tested

No published country list. Works over iMessage, RCS and Telegram.

Cheapest way in
Free

Free for most tasks. Subscriptions for heavier use start at $20 a month.

Free

Free for everyone, with a usage limit that refills through the week. Cloud Mac add-on. VIP is invitation-only at $1,000/mo.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesYou pick apps and access levelPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesSaved logins, WhatsApp as linked devicePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesOwn secure computer with a browserPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesWebsites, Mac screenPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Works while you're away
YesKeeps working after you close the appPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesEvent automations and suggestionsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
YesWhatsAppPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesiMessage, RCS, WhatsApp, TelegramPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
YesCalls businessesPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Can pay for things
YesOne-time card via Link by StripePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesThrough your payment walletPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Asks before sending or paying
YesBefore sending email or buyingPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesBefore sending, booking or buyingPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in Meta’s cloudPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoHosted servicePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Documents
  • Apps you connect
  • Gmail and Outlook
  • Google Calendar
  • Slack and Notion
  • Phone calls
  • WhatsApp inbox
  • Purchases
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Checks with you before sensitive actions like sending an email or making a purchase.

Before it acts

Shows every message, purchase or invite word for word before it leaves. Pays with a single-use card capped at the approved amount.

Watch out for

You choose per app how much access it gets. For email, read-only or allowed to send. AP reported a seller whose Muse, on 'always allow', shared his pickup address with a Marketplace buyer.

Listing details are vendor-supplied and not yet audited.

Launched
Sep 2026
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People to follow
Sources
  1. Meta, Introducing Muse, Sep 2026
  2. Notebookcheck, 13 Oct 2026
  3. The Agent Race, price table, 18 Oct 2026
  4. AP via KPRC, 19 Oct 2026
  1. The AI Agent Index, updated 13 Oct 2026
  2. Pally pricing
  3. Pally, facts for AI assistants, 18 Oct 2026

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

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