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OpenCharts · Always-on workers
Theo Claw vs Grok Bot
xAI's always-on AI teammates with a shared cloud computer, distributed with Cursor
Grok Bot gives every account one cloud computer and a roster of bots that sign into your apps. Theo Claw gives every worker its own governed runtime: pick the engine per job, approve a whole plan at once, read the receipt afterwards, and reach the worker by text, email, or a phone call.
By OpenCharts TeamPublished
Theo Claw is OpenCharts' always-on autonomous worker, comparable to xAI's Grok Bot: both run multi-step jobs across your connected apps without supervision and pause for approval before anything consequential. Theo Claw differs in governance and reach. It routes each worker across engines from several labs instead of one model, records a receipt for every run, treats running out of credits as a pause rather than an open meter, and gives a worker its own phone number, email address, and calendar. Grok Bot leads on a shared cloud computer with a live browser you can take over, teaching a job by screen recording, and native mobile apps.
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The verdict
Where each one wins
Theo Claw wins at
- A choice of engines from several labs per worker, with cost tiers, instead of one model with no picker
- Receipts for every run: the engine used, the sources read, the messages sent, the credits spent
- Out of credits is a pause that resumes on a top-up, not an uncapped weekly meter
- A worker with its own phone number, email address, and calendar that answers calls and books meetings
- One approval for a multi-step plan, with each step marked reversible or not, and org-wide approval rules
- Deliverables land as editable decks, documents, sheets, and apps in the same workspace
Grok Bot still wins at
- A persistent cloud computer with a live browser you can watch and take over for a login or a CAPTCHA
- Teaching a job once by screen recording and replaying it as a routine
- Group chats where several bots coordinate and message each other on their own
- Native desktop and mobile apps with the same thread on every surface
How they compare
Theo Claw and Grok Bot solve overlapping problems differently. The matrix below makes the trade-offs concrete, and the migration note covers what it takes to switch when you're ready.
When to choose
The right pick for your team
Choose Theo Claw when…
- You want to choose, or let Theo choose, which engine a worker thinks with, and see what each run cost.
- Your team needs approvals, receipts, and org-level rules before it hands real work to an agent.
- You want a worker people can text, email, or call, not only a chat window.
- The output should be a deck, a document, a sheet, or an app you keep editing, not a file in a folder.
- You already run OpenCharts and want the worker inside the same plan and workspace.
Choose Grok Bot when…
- The job lives inside websites with no API and you want to watch a browser do it and step in when it stalls.
- You would rather show a workflow once on screen than describe it in words.
- You want several bots in one group chat handing work to each other.
- Your team is already on Cursor or SuperGrok plans and wants agents bundled with them.
Side by side
Feature comparison
Feature
Theo Claw
Grok Bot
Which model does the work
A Brain policy per worker: let Theo orchestrate across engines from several labs, pick economy, or pin one engine, with per-lane routing for writing, reasoning, vision, and code
One model, chosen automatically; no model picker for members or admins
Where the worker runs
A managed always-on runtime per worker; code workers get their own isolated workspace with a headless browser and a repository clone
One cloud computer per account (browser, files, terminal) shared by every bot on the account
Watching and taking over
Screenshots, recordings, and a live activity timeline after each step
Live browser preview in a side panel, full-screen takeover, hand control back when done
Approvals
Full autonomy, ask before risky, or ask before everything; one approval covers a whole multi-step plan with reversibility marked; org rules override any worker
Pauses before send, publish, buy, or delete; a model reviews tool calls; Always Allow available
Audit trail
A receipt per run naming the engine, the web pages and company knowledge read, the messages sent, the teammates used, and the credits spent
Audit view described as coming; enterprise release added access, network, and audit controls
Spend control
A per-turn credit gate warns early and pauses the run when the balance cannot cover the next step; a top-up resumes exactly where it left off
Weekly usage allowance with on-demand overage billed at token cost; no spend cap at launch
How you reach it
In-app chat, Slack channels, Telegram, SMS from its own phone number, email from its own address, live phone calls, and a REST API
Desktop and mobile apps; a group chat with other bots; plugins for Slack and mail
Long-running work
Missions that outlive a session: wait until a time or a page changes, engine-free monitoring, resume across hours or days
Always-on computer keeps working with the app closed; routines run on a schedule or an event
Teaching it a job
Describe the steps in chat and save them as a skill; opt-in learning of how you write
Record your screen once and it saves the workflow as a routine that takes corrections
Working with other agents
Delegate to teammates with a checked output contract, steer or stop a running teammate, cap how many run at once
Bots message each other, share threads, hand off ownership, and coordinate in group chats
What it produces
Editable decks, documents, sheets, apps, images, video, and notes in the same workspace
Work lands in the third-party tool it signed into; files in its cloud computer
Company knowledge
Reads a reviewed company wiki and cites the article, its space, and its review status
Connects to knowledge tools through plugins; cites the web
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Pricing and migration
What it costs, what it takes
Pricing
Pricing snapshot
Theo Claw is included from OpenCharts Starter at $9.99/mo, with Pro at $24.99/mo and Teams at $14.99 per user per month; runs spend the same AI credits every other Theo surface uses, and a dedicated SMS number is a monthly add-on. Grok Bot is not sold on its own: it is included with SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, and SuperGrok Heavy, and with Cursor Pro, Pro+, Ultra, and Teams plans, with its own weekly usage allowance and on-demand overage billed from model and token cost. List pricing at time of writing (September 2026).
Migration
Migrating from Grok Bot
There is no import between the two. Recreate a bot as a Theo Claw worker from the wizard: paste its instructions as the goal and persona, tick the tools it may use, connect the same accounts, and choose an approval posture. Standing schedules become the worker's trigger or a mission; anything it should learn about you goes into its memory.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Theo Claw the same kind of product as Grok Bot?
Yes. Both are always-on autonomous workers you message like a colleague: you give them a goal and the apps they may use, they run multi-step jobs without supervision, and they stop for your approval before anything consequential. The differences are in how the work is governed, which engine does it, and how you reach the worker.
Does Grok Bot let me pick the model?
Not today. Grok Bot selects its model automatically and exposes no picker for members or admins. Theo Claw's Brain policy lets each worker orchestrate across engines from several labs, run in economy mode, or pin one engine, with separate lanes for writing, reasoning, vision, and code.
Does Theo Claw have a computer of its own like Grok Bot?
Code workers do: each gets an isolated workspace with a repository clone and a headless browser, and the timeline shows every command, edit, and screenshot. Grok Bot goes further for general work, with one persistent cloud computer per account that you can watch live and take over for a login. That is a real Grok Bot strength today.
How do the two handle approvals and audit?
Grok Bot pauses before sending, publishing, buying, or deleting, and a model reviews its tool calls; a full audit view was described as coming at launch. Theo Claw pauses per its posture, lets one approval cover a whole plan with each step marked reversible or not, applies org-wide rules on top of any worker, and writes a receipt per run naming the engine, sources, messages, and credits.
What happens when a worker runs out of budget?
Grok Bot ships with a weekly allowance and on-demand overage billed from token cost, with no spend cap at launch. Theo Claw checks the balance every turn, warns before it runs short, and pauses the run rather than failing it; a top-up resumes the same work from where it stopped.
Can a Theo Claw worker be reached outside the app?
Yes. A worker can hold its own phone number for texts and live calls, its own email address and calendar, a Slack channel it listens to, a Telegram chat, and a REST API. Grok Bot is reached through its desktop and mobile apps and through plugins for tools like Slack and mail.
Which one runs several agents together?
Both, differently. Grok Bot puts several bots in a group chat where they message each other and pass work along. Theo Claw uses delegation: a manager hands a sub-goal to a teammate with an expected output shape, watches it run, can steer or stop it mid-flight, and caps how many run at once.
Hire a worker that keeps working
Give a Theo Claw worker a goal, the tools it may use, and how much rope it gets. It runs while you sleep and asks before anything risky. Included from the Starter plan, with the whole workspace alongside it.
Included from Starter · Approvals and receipts on every run