Consumer agents act on your behalf in a browser or on your desktop: booking, shopping, filling forms, researching. Many now run inside your own browser with your logins, and a few can drive a whole desktop. They are built for one person's varied tasks, not a procedure that must run the same way every month.
ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)
Gemini Agent and Gemini in Chrome (Google)
Perplexity Comet
Opera Neon
Claude in Chrome (Anthropic)
Copilot Mode in Edge and Copilot Actions (Microsoft)
Simular
Genspark
Dia (The Browser Company, now Atlassian)
HyperWrite Assistant (OthersideAI)
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The tools
ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)
Claims.carries a described outcome through many steps to a finished deliverable.
Built for.knowledge-work deliverables and multi-step tasks.
Reaches software.plugins to Gmail, Calendar, Slack, GitHub, and Drive, plus a cloud browser.
Runs.OpenAI's servers.
Back-office fit.strong for one-offs. Compared in depth on OpenAI Agents →.
Gemini Agent and Gemini in Chrome (Google)
Claims.Gemini can browse for you and finish multi-step web chores, confirming sensitive steps.
Built for.consumer web tasks like bookings, shopping, and research.
Reaches software.Chrome's auto browse in your own browser; Gemini Agent uses the web and Google apps.
Runs.your Chrome, driven by a cloud model. Project Mariner was discontinued in May 2026 and folded into these.
Back-office fit.web-only, US-first, with usage limits.
Perplexity Comet
Claims.an AI browser that researches and acts for you across tabs.
Built for.research, shopping, everyday browsing.
Reaches software.its own Chromium browser with a built-in assistant.
Runs.locally on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, with cloud models. Free worldwide since October 2025.
Back-office fit.browser-only.
Opera Neon
Claims.an agentic browser that thinks and acts with you.
Built for.power users and prosumers.
Reaches software."Do" acts in your logged-in session; "Make" builds sites and reports on cloud machines; reusable Cards save prompt templates.
Runs.locally for Do, in Opera's cloud for Make. Paid subscription.
Back-office fit.Cards help repeatability; web-only.
Claude in Chrome (Anthropic)
Claims.Claude acts in your Chrome with your existing logins, including sites with no integration.
Built for.people driving web apps, internal dashboards, and vendor portals.
Reaches software.a Chrome extension; each action passes a safety classifier.
Runs.your local Chrome with a cloud model. Generally available on paid plans since August 2026, with admin controls for Team and Enterprise.
Back-office fit.reaches legacy web portals; desktop apps go through Cowork. See Claude Computer Use →.
Copilot Mode in Edge and Copilot Actions (Microsoft)
Claims.an AI browser and Windows agent that can act for you.
Built for.web tasks in Edge; desktop tasks in Windows.
Reaches software.Edge browsing; on Windows, vision-based clicks and typing in a separate Agent Workspace with its own account.
Runs.locally in Edge or Windows 11. Windows Actions were rolling out to Insiders as experimental.
Back-office fit.the isolated-workspace design is thoughtful; still early.
Simular
Claims.an agent that operates your whole computer and turns exploratory runs into deterministic, auditable code.
Built for.repetitive cross-app workflows for power users and teams.
Reaches software.full desktop computer use on macOS, and Windows through Windows 365 cloud PCs.
Runs.your Mac, or a cloud Windows machine.
Back-office fit.the closest consumer-side match in approach; a young company.
Genspark
Claims.a super agent that coordinates many models and tools to get work done.
Built for.research, slides, sheets, and content.
Reaches software.cloud tools plus its own AI browser with autopilot.
Runs.mostly vendor cloud, plus a local browser.
Back-office fit.built for content, not procedures.
Dia (The Browser Company, now Atlassian)
Claims.an AI browser for work that chats across your tabs and remembers context.
Built for.SaaS-heavy knowledge workers.
Reaches software.its own browser, with integrations like Slack, Notion, and Gmail.
Runs.locally.
Back-office fit.an assistant more than an executor.
HyperWrite Assistant (OthersideAI)
Claims.a personal assistant that navigates websites for you.
Built for.individuals: email, research, sourcing.
Reaches software.a Chrome extension in your browser.
Runs.your browser with cloud models; still labeled beta.
Back-office fit.consumer use.
Status check: products that changed
01
OpenAI Operator shut down in August 2025, and ChatGPT agent was removed in August 2026.
02
ChatGPT Atlas shut down in August 2026.
03
Project Mariner was discontinued in May 2026.
04
Manus returned to independent operation after a blocked acquisition; compared on Browser Agents .
05
MultiOn announced a pivot in late 2024; we could not confirm a current product.
06
Adept's founders joined Amazon in 2024; its work continues in Amazon Nova Act.
Side by side
Tool
How it reaches software
Where it runs
Legacy desktop or ERP screens
ChatGPT Work
Plugins, cloud browser
OpenAI servers
No
Gemini in Chrome
Your Chrome
Local browser, cloud model
No
Perplexity Comet
Own browser
Local
No
Opera Neon
Own browser, cloud machines
Local and cloud
No
Claude in Chrome
Chrome extension
Local browser
Web portals only
Copilot Actions
Edge; Windows Agent Workspace
Local
Experimental on Windows
Simular
Full desktop
Mac or Windows 365
Yes, early
Genspark
Cloud tools, own browser
Mostly cloud
No
Dia
Own browser, integrations
Local
No
HyperWrite
Chrome extension
Local browser
No
LaunchAI
The screen of any app, plus APIs
Your machine or an enrolled agent PC
Yes
When LaunchAI fits better
Use a consumer agent for one-off research, shopping, travel, and quick web chores.
Use LaunchAI when the work:
Repeats on a schedule and must run the same way every time.
Crosses a desktop ERP, a scanned document, and a portal in one job.
Needs exact rules, a review step before anything is submitted, and a screenshot trail an auditor can read.
Should keep running even if a vendor retires its agent product.
