AI work assistants you can text

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Agents compared by channel, how you start using them and pricing. Status is shown only where it is not live.

Agent↕	Channels↕	How you start↕	Pricing↕
Air by WZRDBetaA persistent Ubuntu computer per person, driven from an iMessage thread, in private beta at $50 a month	iMessageWeb	Waitlist	From $50/mo
alfred_Triages the inbox, drafts the reply and turns email into tasks, with a text line into it	SMS	Create an account	From $29.99/mo
ArloReads your work tools and asks approval before anything consequential goes outText it, opens with hey Arlo+1 407 234 1884	iMessageSMS	Text a number	Free to start
BreaA hosted agent in iMessage with 2,100 integrations, prebuilt automations and a browser on the $39 plan	iMessageSMSRCSTelegramWeb	Create an account	Free to start
CaddyBetaA work assistant in your texts, blue bubbles on iPhone and RCS on Android	iMessageRCSSMS	Text a number	Free to start
DdotsOpenAI's always-on agents, each with its own cloud computer, reached in ChatGPT, Slack and Teams	SlackWebVoice	Create an account	From $100/mo
HowieA calendar secretary you copy into a thread or text, who books the meeting and chases the reply	iMessageSMSEmail	Create an account	From $25/mo
iHermesA hosted Hermes Agent over iMessage: connect Google and other tools by link, hand off work by text, nothing to install	iMessage	Create an account	Free to start
JukeRuns an athlete's sponsorship deals over iMessage, and tells them when an offer is too low	iMessage	Text a number	Not published
LindyA work assistant you reach in Slack, iMessage or Gmail, built on the web first	SlackiMessageSMSWeb	Create an account	From $29.99/mo
NotisExecutes across your existing tools from a text, on five channels	iMessageWhatsAppTelegramSlackEmail	Create an account	Free to start
OttyA career agent in WhatsApp that finds jobs and applies once you agree which ones and how many	WhatsApp	Tap one link	Free to start
ReneOne agent for every app and errand, in iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram, with a morning brief and no number published	iMessageWhatsAppTelegram	Unknown	Free to start
SabiAn executive assistant by text for owners who do not want software: inbox, calendar, tasks and the books	iMessageSMS	Create an account	Not published
ShuffleA texting AI that makes images, music and games, and runs tasks on sites for youText it, opens with hey shuffle, im new here... what can u actually do?+1 402 763 0072	iMessageSMS	Add a number to a group	Free to start
SlashyAn email client for founders whose agent you can also reach from iMessage and Slack	iMessageSlack	Create an account	From $25/mo
StanleyA creator's posting agent from Stan: drafts in your voice, schedules, posts, texts you the numbersText it, opens with Hey Stanley! What can you do for me?+1 646 382 4226	iMessageSMSTelegramWeb	Tap one link	Not published
VellumAn agent with its own identity and filesystem, across text, desktop and voice	TelegramSlackEmailVoiceWeb	Create an account	Free to start
Zo ComputerA cloud computer that runs while you are away, reachable from your Messages app	iMessageSMSTelegramDiscordSlackEmail	Create an account	From $18/mo

Not listed, because you open an app for them rather than text them: Central, Claude, Grok Bot and Kinect. The line between the two.