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Personal AI agents compared: Hermes, OpenClaw, OpenBot and Grok Bot

Four personal AI agents you can use in the Netherlands and the EU, compared honestly on price, self-hosting, licence, availability and security. Updated automatically from our tool database.

In short

Pick Hermes Agent if you want an open-source agent with the easiest setup. Pick OpenClaw if you want to reach your agent via WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal and take security seriously. Pick OpenBot if you already use Codex or Claude Code and want those agents to work together. Pick Grok Bot if you don't want a server, but check first whether it works in your country.

  • Fact-checked on 2 November 2026

A personal agent keeps running, remembers what you want and does tasks in your apps. The personal agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta are not available to consumers in the EU. These four you can use, or almost.

  1. 1

    Hermes AgentBest start

    + Since v0.22 guided setup, Simple mode and one-click local models: the easiest open-source start. · − The official mobile app is still in a full closed beta.

    Price from
    free software; you only pay for the model
    Free tier
    yes (open source, you pay for the model (API or local model))
    Self-host
    yes
    Licence
    MIT
    Works in NL
    yes
    Checked
    1 Nov 2026
  2. 2

    OpenClawMost channels

    + Largest community and the most channels: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Teams, Matrix, email. · − Highest security risk: critical CVEs and hundreds of malicious ClawHub skills.

    Price from
    free software; you only pay for the model
    Free tier
    yes (open source; since 4 Apr 2026 a Claude subscription counts as extra usage)
    Self-host
    yes
    Licence
    MIT
    Works in NL
    yes
    Checked
    1 Nov 2026
  3. 3

    OpenBotFor agent teams

    + Lets Codex, Claude Code, Gemini and local models work together on your existing subscriptions. · − Still a development preview; you need an agent CLI or subscription first.

    Price from
    work licence €10/month (€7.20 billed yearly with a server); free until 1 Dec 2026
    Free tier
    yes (free for personal and non-commercial use on your own computer)
    Self-host
    yes
    Licence
    source-available ⚠
    Works in NL
    yes
    Checked
    2 Nov 2026
  4. 4

    Grok BotNo server

    + Consumer app, no server: each Bot has its own cloud PC and also works in apps without an API. · − Logs in to your accounts; per SpaceXAI the Bot computer is not a security boundary between Bots.

    Price from
    $30/month (X Subscription Premium; also in Super, Ultra, Teams and Enterprise)
    Free tier
    no
    Self-host
    no
    Licence
    not checked
    Works in NL
    unclear ⚠
    Checked
    2 Nov 2026

Order = our advice for most readers. Prices as shown by the provider; ⚠ = not fully verified. Sources: OpenBot · Grok Bot

Which one should you pick?

Section titled “Which one should you pick?”
  • You want your own agent on your laptop or VPS, without hassle: Hermes Agent. Since version 0.22 the setup guides you through it.
  • You want to message your agent via WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal: OpenClaw, provided you follow the insider block below.
  • You already use Codex, Claude Code or Gemini and want them to work together: OpenBot. Still a preview, so not for critical work.
  • You don’t want to manage a server: Grok Bot, if you have a suitable subscription. Only give it access to accounts where a mistake is not a disaster.
  • You don’t know yet what you want from an agent: start with Hermes; it only costs model usage.