AgentsProfessional: research, write and analyze faster
Agents that read, search and summarize for you, then turn the results into drafts, briefs and analysis. Start with the assistant you already have access to at work.
Your path, step by step
The pick from each frontier lab
ChatGPT Work, Codex & Agents SDK
Choose it if: Everyday users who already pay for ChatGPT
The cloud browser in ChatGPT Work is on paid plans (not Free or Go). Codex is included in ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise, with usage that grows by tier.
Claude, Claude Code & Claude Agent SDK
Choose it if: Teams building custom agents on an SDK
Pro $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually), Max from $100/mo (5x) or $200/mo (20x). Claude Code is included in paid plans and shares the plan's usage limits. Max and Team plans include monthly API credits that cover the Agent SDK.
Gemini, Jules & Gemini Enterprise
Choose it if: Google Workspace teams
Google AI Pro $19.99/mo; Ultra $99.99/mo (5x Pro usage) or $199.99/mo (20x). Gemini Enterprise Business $14/user/mo, Standard from $21/user/mo.
Grok & Grok Bot
Choose it if: People who want always-on agents for real projects
The X Subscription: Free; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo (annual discounts available). Plus doesn't include Grok Bot.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Choose it if: Organizations already standardized on Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Copilot $30/user/mo (annual) on top of a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan. Long-running agentic features use usage-based billing.
Independent options worth a look
Perplexity & Comet
Choose it if: Fast, cited research
Check perplexity.ai for current plans. We couldn't verify today's tier prices on an official page.
Manus
Choose it if: Research reports and decks
Free (300 daily credits, Lite model); Pro from $20/mo or $40/mo; Team from $20/seat/mo. Annual billing saves 17%.
Recipes for productivity, writing and content
Daily email digest in Slack
Onces a day it reads your important new Gmail messages, condenses each into one or two lines, and posts a single digest to a Slack channel or DM.
For busy professionals
Runs on its own every weekday
Instant summary of each new email
When a new email lands in Gmail it sends you a short Slack direct message with the key points, so you can triage from Slack.
For busy professionals
Daily LinkedIn post drafts with review
Each morning it turns one idea from your content sheet into a LinkedIn-ready draft, saves it back for your review, and only posts after you mark it approved.
For marketers & creators
Runs on its own each morning
Gmail auto-labeling agent
Watches your inbox, checks whether you have emailed the sender before, and applies a label such as Action, Cold outreach, Newsletter or Receipt so the inbox sorts itself.
For busy professionals
Private chat with your documents (fully local)
Lets you ask questions about your own files using a model running on your computer, so nothing leaves your machine. Answers cite the passages they used.
For busy professionals
Your first tool-using agent
A minimal chat agent with memory and one or two tools. The best place to learn how agents decide when to use a tool before building anything bigger.
For busy professionals
Go further
Other paths: Business owner · Curious beginner · Builder