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AI Agent Teams
Hermes and OpenClaw can run at the same time in one managed team.
Our recommendation for this jobAI agent platforms for founders & small startups · 2026
AI Agent Teams vs OpenAI dot
Choose your workers, their tools and how they work together.
AI Agent Teams is built for founders who want the freedom to shape their AI workforce. Run Hermes and OpenClaw together, choose models per worker, and follow hosted work alongside reports from compatible external agents. Keep the start simple and open deeper controls when you need them. Dot is a strong fit for ongoing responsibilities inside ChatGPT, Work and Codex.
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Published by AIAgentStore, maker of AI Agent Teams. Features link to documentation; recommendations are our assessment of which setup fits the job.
The short answer
Choose around the job you want done
Keep improving the setup behind the work
AI Agent Teams
Adjust native tools and settings; inspect desktops and compare hosted/external activity reports.
Our recommendation for this jobContinue work where your ChatGPT context already lives
OpenAI dot
Dot can coordinate responsibilities and delegate to Work and Codex.
Start from a prompt or Starter Kit. Review the setup and costs before launching.
Already using another AI agent?
Keep what works. Bring the results together.
Already using Muse, Grok Bot, OpenAI dot or Codex? You can keep using them alongside AI Agent Teams. Where your setup supports the reporting connection, send activity and results into the same dashboards as your hosted workers. See more of the operation in one place and investigate where work gets stuck.
An active plan and a compatible agent that can use the reporting API or supported MCP tools are required. Connect it and choose what it reports; results do not appear automatically. External reporting does not move or control the agent, or add its chat and desktop to Chat Wall. Source
An operating team for fast-moving founders
Start simply. Keep the freedom to go further.
Simple to start. Room to go deeper.
Describe a job or start from a Starter Kit. Connect the accounts it needs and launch. When a job needs more, open the native controls to adjust instructions, tools, skills, schedules, files or supported settings.
Reuse a working setup through a clean clone. Review its seed files and reconnect accounts; the original worker’s private history and sessions are not copied. You do not need to configure every option before starting.
SourceHermes and OpenClaw. On the same team.
Choose the agent software, often called a harness, that fits each role. Run Hermes and OpenClaw workers at the same time, with different supported models, tools and skills. You do not have to choose one setup for your whole startup.
A harness is the software that lets an AI plan, use tools and keep working. Each worker keeps its native interface and settings. Available integrations depend on its harness and version.
SourceA working environment for every worker
Give your developer, growth agent and operations agent their own persistent files, memory and browser context. Connect the accounts each needs, then let them coordinate through shared tasks, files and messages.
These are individual working environments, not dedicated physical machines or private client portals. Agents need the right access and must save useful context to retain it.
SourceHosted and external agents, one reporting view
Keep useful agents where they already run. Compatible external agents can send activity into dashboards alongside your hosted agents, helping you compare reported work and investigate bottlenecks across the operation.
External reporting requires a supported connection and useful activity records. It does not host, wake or remotely control the outside agent, or add its chat and desktop to Chat Wall.
SourceSee where the work is waiting
Follow up to eight conversations in Chat Wall. Use shared tasks and reported activity to see who owns the next step, inspect a handoff and investigate a blocker before it holds up the rest of the team.
Dashboards show recorded activity. Missing reports need investigation; they do not prove that an agent did no work. Custom dashboards use the metrics you configure.
SourceA stable IP for your social-media agent
Give an agent an optional static residential IP in an available country. Pair a consistent network address with its saved browser profile for ongoing work in your own social accounts.
Private static and fully dedicated static options are available, alongside rotating residential routing. A static address stays assigned until changed or released. Country inventory varies; routing does not guarantee that a social network will accept an account or session.
Source 1Source 2See the work. Find the bottleneck.
Explore social and outreach activity in this product illustration. In your workspace, combine hosted and compatible external-agent reports, filter the recorded work and inspect what sits behind a total. Use those records with task status to investigate delays and decide where to intervene.
Sample data illustrates the reporting interface. These numbers are not customer results or a comparison benchmark.
See how reporting works → Agent dashboardsIllustrative data
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In your workspace, charts fill with agent-reported activity.
The details that change the decision
Features compared side by side
Compare the setup you will actually use. “Not verified” means the reviewed documentation does not settle that detail; it does not mean the feature is absent.
| What to compare | AI Agent TeamsOur platform | OpenAI dot |
|---|---|---|
| Can it work away from my laptop?Where your job runs and its files stay. | Hosted agents with saved files, settings and browser profiles. Source | Cloud computer; optional access to your own computer. Source |
| Can I give different workers different jobs?Who does the work and how they hand it over. | Specialist roles, shared tasks and files, direct agent messages and colleague invitations. Source | Parallel background agents and visible Work/Codex tasks. Source 1Source 2 |
| Can I choose the AI models?Use the supported model that fits each job. | Choose supported models per worker. Run Hermes and OpenClaw harnesses at the same time in one team. Source | Dot and delegated work within the ChatGPT, Work and Codex experience. Source |
| Can it repeat a job on a schedule?A weekly brief, daily checks or another recurring role. | Schedules supported by the agent software; the hosted agent must stay running. Source | Follow-ups and saved recurring tasks with a time zone. Source |
| How does it use my apps and accounts?The actual connection, not just an app logo. | Browser sessions, supported WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack gateways and tools configured for the agent software. Source | Connected plugins; app access separate from messaging access. Source |
| Can I see what the workers are doing?Conversations, progress and the records behind reports. | Up to eight hosted chats together; shared tasks and hosted/external activity reports help investigate bottlenecks. External reporting does not add runtime control. Source | Activity view for delegated tasks and requests for input. Source |
| What can I control or recover?Permissions, spending and human intervention. | Platform spending limits, scoped management approvals, desktop takeover and backups. Native tool permissions are separate. Source | App permissions, automatic action review and custom rules. Source |
| Can I use it in my account today?Current rollout and account requirements. | Web workspace with hosting plans; capacity and account limits apply. Source | Eligible Pro outside EEA/UK/Switzerland; Business Premium/Enterprise worldwide rollout. Mobile update required. Source 1Source 2 |
| Can I choose a static IP for browser work?Keep an assigned network address for an ongoing social role. | Optional private static or fully dedicated static residential IP, country selection and replacement. Rotating routing also available. Source 1Source 2 | Cloud/local computer access documented; user-selectable residential IP controls are not verified in the reviewed sources. Source |
| How do I start or reuse a setup?Reduce the work before the first useful job. | Start from a prompt or Starter Kit. Reuse clean setup clones and open native tools, skills, schedules and settings when needed. Source | Set up a dot, connect apps and describe the responsibility. Source |
Start with your job
Who is each platform best for?
AIAgentStore
AI Agent Teams
An AI workforce you can shape as your startup growsStart from a prompt or Starter Kit. Run Hermes and OpenClaw together, choose models per role, and manage hosted work alongside compatible external-agent reports.
Consider it when: Fast-moving founders and small startups that want ongoing work ownership, flexible worker setups and deeper controls available when they need to optimize.
Plan for: Review the prepared instructions and connect your accounts. Budget hosting, model usage and any optional residential IPs separately.
Source 1Source 2OpenAI / ChatGPT
OpenAI dot
Ongoing responsibility inside ChatGPTA persistent ChatGPT agent that follows responsibilities over time and can delegate work to ChatGPT Work or Codex.
Consider it when: ChatGPT users who want continuity across research, documents and software tasks without repeatedly rebuilding the context.
Plan for: Gradual rollout to specified Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise plans. Eligible Pro access excludes the EEA, UK and Switzerland. Local computer work needs that computer to stay available.
Source 1Source 2Source 3A decision you can act on
How to choose between AI Agent Teams and OpenAI dot
Dot delegates work; Agent Teams lets you assemble the workers
Dot can own ongoing responsibilities, use parallel background agents and create visible Work or Codex tasks. Its Activity view shows progress and requests for input. For a founder who already works in ChatGPT, that continuity is a real reason to choose it.
Agent Teams is our recommendation when you want to choose how individual workers operate. Give each its own persistent environment, run Hermes and OpenClaw together, and select supported models per role. Bring the workers together with shared tasks, files and a lead agent that can coordinate their work.
Source 1Source 2Source 3Keep choices open as your startup finds what works
Your product worker may need a different model and toolset from your growth worker. Agent Teams lets you choose per agent and keep access to native instructions, skills, schedules and supported settings. You can optimize the role that needs attention without forcing the same setup on everyone.
A social-browser worker can have a saved browser profile and optional static residential IP in an available country. Dot has cloud and local computer access, but equivalent user-selectable residential routing is not verified in the reviewed documentation. The benefit is having specific setup choices available when the job needs them; it is not a measured claim of better output quality.
Source 1Source 2Source 3Track the operation across hosted and outside agents
A startup may already use an agent outside this platform. Compatible external workers can send selected activity into Agent Teams dashboards alongside hosted reports. Compare the records, see whether a handoff was reported and investigate a bottleneck before deciding what to change. Missing data is a gap to investigate, not proof that no work happened.
For hosted agents, open their conversations or actual desktop, finish a login and return control. Saved backups, shared-file history and supported runtime rollback provide recovery options. Dot also supports task inspection and computer takeover. External reporting in Agent Teams does not move, wake or control the outside worker or add its chat to Chat Wall.
Source 1Source 2Source 3Start simply and grow into the controls
Dot fits existing ChatGPT, Work and Codex workflows; check current plan eligibility and delegated-task allowances. Eligible Pro access currently excludes the EEA, UK and Switzerland, while Business Premium and Enterprise have worldwide rollout paths. Actual access depends on your account and workspace.
With Agent Teams, begin from a plain-language job or Starter Kit, connect your accounts and review the costs. Open deeper controls when you need to solve a problem or optimize a worker. Managed hosting, saved state and team tools reduce what you need to assemble around standalone Hermes or OpenClaw installations. Hosting starts at $29 per month, with model usage and optional services separate.
Source 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Budget the completed job
Know what you will pay for
AI Agent Teams
Hosting from $29 USD/month. Model usage is separate. Optional static residential routing is $0.65 per reserved day per IP ($19.50 for 30 days); rotating routing is $9/GB. Use the planner below for your setup.
Source 1Source 2OpenAI dot
Access follows eligible ChatGPT plans. Dot conversations do not count toward ChatGPT usage limits; delegated Work/Codex tasks use those products’ allowances. There is no universal separate per-dot price in the reviewed docs.
Source 1Source 2Source 3AI Agent Teams hosting plans
Starter
$29 USD / month
1 running agent · 50 included active hours / month
Builder
$79 USD / month
3 running agents · 250 included active hours / month
Pro
$149 USD / month
5 running agents · 750 included active hours / month
Agency
$399 USD / month
10 running agents · 2,000 included active hours / month
Prices checked 2026-10-01. Active hours count running time across your agents, including time spent waiting. Extra hours are $0.15/hour. Model usage is separate; a static residential IP is $0.65 per reserved day. Auto-sleep settings affect scheduled work. Taxes, voice and other optional services are separate. Source
Muse’s free access or an existing eligible Grok/ChatGPT plan can change your starting budget. Agent Teams adds a separate workspace and explicit hosting costs. Use the estimate below to budget the control you need; actual competitor allowances depend on your account.
Plan your Agent Teams monthly budget
This planning estimate uses a 30-day month. The AI usage budget is your assumption, not a promised amount of work.
Estimated monthly budget
$59.00 USD- Hosting
- $29.00
- Extra running hours
- $0.00
- Static-IP reservations
- $0.00
- Your model budget
- $30.00
Includes 50 running hours; extra hours are $0.15/hour. This is a planning estimate, not a checkout quote.
Excludes taxes, voice, rotating proxy traffic, paid repair and other optional services. Rotating residential routing is $9/GB. Platform Credits have a $30 minimum top-up; buying credits is different from consuming them.
Choose my Agent Teams setup →A setup you can picture
Example: bring an existing research agent into the reporting picture
A founder keeps a useful outside research worker and adds hosted product and operations agents.
- 1
Connect the evidence
Configure the compatible external agent to report relevant activity into the workspace. Keep its runtime where it already works.
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Build the missing roles
Create hosted workers from prompts or Starter Kits. Choose Hermes or OpenClaw and supported models for each responsibility.
- 3
Review the work together
Use shared tasks and dashboard records to investigate what is ready, what is waiting and which hosted worker needs a change.
What you get: One view of reported work across a mixed operation, with direct management of the hosted workers.
Illustrative workflow, not a measured product trial. Connect the required accounts and define the actions that need your review.
Set up my first agent →For a recurring Agent Teams job, keep the agent running and review its auto-sleep and spending settings. Explore costs and controls →
Frequently asked questions
Why choose AI Agent Teams over OpenAI dot?
AI Agent Teams is built for founders who want the freedom to shape their AI workforce. Run Hermes and OpenClaw together, choose models per worker, and follow hosted work alongside reports from compatible external agents. Keep the start simple and open deeper controls when you need them. Dot is a strong fit for ongoing responsibilities inside ChatGPT, Work and Codex.
Can dot keep working while my laptop is closed?
Cloud work can continue without your laptop. Work that needs your connected local computer requires that computer to remain available with the supporting app open.
Are approvals the same in both products?
No. Dot uses app permissions, automatic action review and optional custom rules. Agent Teams offers scoped management connections and approval flows for supported platform actions; native tools and external accounts have their own permissions. Written instructions are not a universal approval gate.
Can I start Agent Teams with one agent?
Yes. The Starter hosting plan supports one running agent and 50 included active hours per month. Model usage and optional services are separate. You can prepare a job from a prompt or Starter Kit and expand later.
Can I run Hermes and OpenClaw at the same time?
Yes. Different hosted workers can use different supported harnesses in the same team. A harness is the software that lets the AI plan and use tools. Choose models and settings per worker; integrations depend on its harness and version.
Can my dashboards include agents running elsewhere?
Yes. Compatible external agents can send selected activity through a scoped reporting connection alongside hosted-agent reports. Use those records to compare work and investigate bottlenecks. The connection does not host, wake or control the external agent, or add its chat and desktop to Chat Wall.
Do I need to configure everything before I start?
No. Begin with a prompt or Starter Kit, review its instructions and connect the accounts it needs. You can open native instructions, tools, skills, schedules and supported settings when you need to change or optimize a worker. Hosting, saved state and team management are provided around the agent.
Can I keep using Muse, Grok Bot, dot or Codex alongside Agent Teams?
Yes. Keep using the tools that work for you. Where your setup supports the reporting API or scoped MCP tools, connect it to send selected activity and results into the same dashboards as hosted workers. An active Agent Teams plan and reporting setup are required. This is compatible external reporting, not an automatic integration with every account or control of the outside agent.
Your next step
Build the team your ambition needs.
Start with one responsibility. Add workers, mix harnesses and adjust the setup as you grow. Describe the job, connect your accounts and review the costs; deeper controls are there when you need them.
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Read comparison →Sources and review method
Last completed source review: . We check official documentation, announcements, our implemented product guide and public prices weekly. Recommendations reflect our assessment of workflow fit. Example setups and dashboard data are illustrative; we have not measured a speed, accuracy or revenue winner.
- AI Agent Teams: complete product guide
- AI Agent Teams: public pricing catalog
- OpenAI: get started with your dot
- OpenAI: dot computers and apps
- OpenAI: meet dots and access information
- OpenAI: dot tasks and memory
- OpenAI: dot controls and approvals
- OpenAI: messaging and calling your dot
“Muse” means Meta’s personal agent, “Grok Bot” means the persistent Bot product, and “OpenAI dot” means dots in ChatGPT. Model releases alone do not establish a product’s enabled features. Scheduled review does not replace checking current provider details before purchase.