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OpenAI Reportedly Builds New Agent Features as Grok Bot and Meta Muse Raise Competitive Pressure

September 25, 2026 at 13:08 EDT

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OpenAI is developing new agent features aimed at matching the persistent, task-running assistants now being pushed by SpaceXAI and Meta, according to a report by The Information. The effort comes as Grok Bot and Meta Muse try to move AI products beyond chat and into always-on software operators that can work across apps, browsers and connected services.

Sep. 2026 · OpenAI

Agents become the new AI front

OpenAI is reportedly preparing new agent features as Grok Bot and Meta Muse push AI assistants toward persistent, app-using digital workers.

2-3x

reported upper-range productivity gain from an early Grok Bot user

24/7

Grok Bot positioning as always-on agents with their own computer

$20

Muse Power monthly tier reported in hands-on testing

$100

Muse Maximum monthly tier reported in hands-on testing

Muse pricing shows the paid-agent ladder

Each block represents $20 per month, making the Maximum tier five times the Power tier.

$20

Power

$100

Maximum

The agent workflow being contested

Connect tools

Email, calendars, files and apps

→

Run in cloud

Browser, files and persistent context

→

Ask approval

Sensitive actions still need control

Why users are interested

Persistent agents can reduce repeated prompting, keep context, work in parallel and finish tasks inside real tools.

Why rollout is hard

Account access, service rules, payment permissions and blocked automation make trust and control central to adoption.

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