Full breakdown: OpenClaw 2.0 vs. Grok Bot and ChatGPT Work
Peter Steinberger's open-source agent now offers persistent shared sessions, cloud workers and handoffs. Unlike its commercial rivals, it still lets operators choose the hardware, model and security burden.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: OpenClaw
Why it matters
OpenClaw is turning model-neutral, self-hosted agents into a credible alternative to vendor-run bots. Version 2.0 closes key usability gaps while leaving security and maintenance in the operator's hands.
Peter Steinberger's OpenClaw released version 2.0 on August 30th with many of the capabilities that define Grok Bot and ChatGPT Work: persistent agents, shared sessions, computer access, recurring jobs and handoffs. The more consequential difference is what OpenClaw still refuses to bundle.…