# Claude Duet vs OpenClaw (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to Claude Duet's 17.9 (F) for proactive personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against Claude Duet's 17.9 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do proactive personal assistants.

- Claude Duet: F 17.9, rank #1162 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.min.md
- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #288 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- Claude Duet, good for A US Pro or Max subscriber who runs work or a small business through connected apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, QuickBooks, Stripe, Gusto and HubSpot and wants a morning brief and approved actions. Also No incidents deducted, where OpenClaw loses 8 points for them.
- OpenClaw, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with their choice of model and files they can read and delete. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 15; Schema & documentation, 84 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 0; Security & auth, 74 against 14; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 86 against 37. Also Open source.

| Category | Claude Duet | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 77 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 14 | 74 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Duet | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Anthropic, PBC | OpenClaw Foundation |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Closed service. No Claude Duet terms were found. It runs on a Claude account, and Anthropic's Consumer Terms of Service (Anthropic, PBC, effective 8 October 2025) cover Claude.ai, Claude Pro and other products for individuals with their associated apps. | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-12 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Popularity | none | 392k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |