I've been running OpenClaw as my always-on personal AI assistant for months — Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, Gmail monitoring, calendar, proactive alerts, the works.
Claude Code Channels + Cowork + Computer Use have closed the gap dramatically in just one week. But here's what's still missing for a full replacement:
1. Daemon mode — OpenClaw runs as a headless LaunchAgent 24/7. Claude Desktop needs a GUI session open. Ship a claude-daemon and it's game over.
2. Always-listening channels — OpenClaw receives messages and responds proactively. Claude Channels require an active session with --channels flag. No event-driven "inbox".
3. WhatsApp/Signal — Channels only cover Telegram + Discord. Many of us live on WhatsApp.
4. Group chat participation — Channels are DM-only. Can't monitor and participate in Discord servers or Telegram groups.
5. Multi-provider routing — Sometimes you want GPT for a quick task or Gemini for a specific workload. OpenClaw routes across providers.
The trajectory is clear though. @trq212 and team shipped Dispatch, Channels, and Computer Use in ONE WEEK. At this pace, most of these gaps close within months.
The moment Claude ships a headless background service, the migration becomes real.
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I use effort low a lot more when I want to stay in the loop, and effort max is basically only if I want zero input or want to find security vulnerabilities.
@jessethanley I just wish they don't have the annoying 5 hour limit. My Opus decided to spin up some agents being 2 of them Fable agents, my 5 hour limit went dead.
The biggest win from ChatGPT over Claude during these last 2 weeks I've been using ChatGPT is not having the very annoying 5 hour limit. I wish Claude had that.
GPT 6 Astra is so much better than Fable 5.1.
Fable 5.1 is slow, expensive, and lazy. I spent the past 12 months using Claude Code as my daily driver.
I use Codex now.
Astra is fast, reliable, and computer use is a genuine game changer. It does things no other model can do.
GPT 6 Astra has completely taken over my workflow.
Not sure what he really wants to accomplish with this. Open models are not going to stop or slow down. We (as in Americans) would be handing off the leading position in AI to other nation states, in the best case scenario.