# The open-source Grok Bot alternative.

An AI coworker that acts on its own and does the work on its own computer.

Facts checked 2026-11-10. All comparisons: https://pots.sh/alternatives.md

## Short answer

pi-durable-bot (Pots) is an open-source AI coworker that decides when to act and works on its own computer. Grok Bot is SpaceXSI's closed service of always-on AI teammates on the maker's cloud. The difference: Pots runs on any machine you choose, with any model, and its code is yours.

## What Grok Bot is

Grok Bot, from SpaceXSI (formerly xAI), is a team of always-on AI teammates. A user's Bots share one cloud computer, sign in to your tools, and come back to you when they need approval. You use them in desktop and mobile apps and on X; team Bots also work in Slack.

Sources: [Introducing Grok Bot](https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot), [How Grok Bot works](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/how-grok-bot-works), [Grok Bot FAQ](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/faq)

## Pots and Grok Bot, side by side

| | pi-durable-bot (Pots) | Grok Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Source code | Open, MIT | Closed |
| Where it runs | Any machine you choose | The maker's cloud (Cursor account) |
| Model | Any: your subscription, 40+ providers, or a local model | The maker picks per task; no model picker |
| Where you talk to it | Any channel (Slack, Discord, Telegram, and more) | Desktop and mobile apps, X; Slack for team bots |
| Your data | On your machine, in each bot's folder | On the maker's cloud |
| Change the agent itself | Yes. It is your code | No. Plugins, MCP servers and settings |
| Messages that do not mention it | Yes. It decides if they are its job | Not stated. Slack docs describe mentions |
| Asks before it acts | No. No approval step on its computer | Yes. Auto Review, on by default |
| Price | Free (MIT). You bring the machine and the model | From USD 30 a month; extra use billed by token cost |

Grok Bot cells: SpaceXSI's public pages, checked 2026-11-10. Your data: with a local model for the agent and the judge, nothing leaves your machine; with a hosted model, requests go to the provider you chose.

## Pick Grok Bot if

- You want a hosted service with nothing to install or run.
- You want its desktop and phone apps, and X.
- You want to teach it a task by showing it once.
- Your company needs admin controls such as DLP and network rules.

## Pick Pots if

- You want the code, and to change the agent itself.
- You want it on a machine you choose.
- You want any model, including a local one.
- You want it in any channel (Slack, Discord, Telegram, and more).

## Other open-source alternatives to Grok Bot

Open-source projects whose GitHub description names Grok Bot, found on 2026-11-10. We have not tested them.

- [milind-soni/OpenMausBot](https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot): Apache-2.0.
- [HarnessMD/munder-difflin](https://github.com/HarnessMD/munder-difflin): MIT. Names dots, bots and muses.
- [elie222/rakazo](https://github.com/elie222/rakazo): Apache-2.0.
- [Anil-matcha/open-duet](https://github.com/Anil-matcha/open-duet): Apache-2.0. Also names Duet, dots and Muse.
- [modelflare-ai/AnyModelBot](https://github.com/modelflare-ai/AnyModelBot): MIT. Also names dots and Duet.
- [leepokai/Codync](https://github.com/leepokai/Codync): Apache-2.0. Also names Muse and dots.
- [najmuzzaman-mohammad/gawkbot](https://github.com/najmuzzaman-mohammad/gawkbot): License not detected.
- [rome-os/rome](https://github.com/rome-os/rome): MIT. Also names Muse.
- [wolfqing/OpenSuperBot](https://github.com/wolfqing/OpenSuperBot): MIT.

## Questions

### Is Grok Bot open source?

No. SpaceXSI's pages offer no source code or self-hosted version; its open-source Grok Build is a different product.

### Which model does Grok Bot use?

Grok Bot picks it per task, from SpaceXSI or a third-party provider, and does not show which. Pots uses the model you choose.

### Can Pots use my Grok subscription?

Yes. `pots login` can sign in with a subscription you already pay for, Grok among them.

### Is Pots free?

Yes. Pots is MIT-licensed; you bring the machine and the model.

### Is Pots affiliated with SpaceXSI or xAI?

No. The other products as their makers described them in public, checked 2026-11-10; they may have changed since. Grok Bot, dots, Claude Duet, Claude Tag and Muse are products of SpaceXSI, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. pi-durable-bot is not affiliated with any of them.

## Sources

- [Grok Bot product page and plans](https://x.ai/bot)
- [Introducing Grok Bot](https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot)
- [xAI joins SpaceX](https://x.ai/news/xai-joins-spacex)
- [SpaceXSI news](https://x.ai/news)
- [How Grok Bot works](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/how-grok-bot-works)
- [Grok Bot FAQ](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/faq)
- [Get started](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/get-started)
- [Shared Bots](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/shared-bots)
- [Computer and apps](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/computer-and-apps)
- [Approvals, security and privacy](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/approvals-security-and-privacy)

The other products as their makers described them in public, checked 2026-11-10; they may have changed since. Grok Bot, dots, Claude Duet, Claude Tag and Muse are products of SpaceXSI, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. pi-durable-bot is not affiliated with any of them.

## Get started

```
npm install -g pi-durable-bot
pots init
```

Repository: https://github.com/Crokily/pi-durable-bot · For AI agents: https://pots.sh/agents.md