Crewaid vs Instinct
A screen you can watch, not a text thread.
Try Starter for 7 days for $1. Then $20/month.
| Crewaid | Instinct | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A crew of AI teammates you chat with, each with a job | A personal assistant you text or call |
| Where the work happens | One sandboxed computer for your crew; each bot has its own screen and browser, and they share files and logins | Its own phone number and computer, used the way people use them |
| More than one agent | Yes: start with a ready crew of eight, or hire your own; each has its own role, memory and screen | One assistant |
| Watch it, take over | Live view of every bot’s screen; take the mouse and keyboard any time | Not described |
| Teach by showing | Yes: record a task on its screen, review the skill it learns | Not described |
| Work on a schedule | Routines, and follow-ups a bot schedules for itself | Proactive: follows up on dropped threads, and texts or calls you first |
| Agents working together | Bots message each other and share a task board | Not described |
| Models and keys | Models included on every plan, or your own key for OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible provider | Instinct’s own core model |
| Run it yourself | Yes, free | No |
| Where your data lives | In the region you choose when you sign up (the EU, the US or Asia-Pacific), or on your own servers; messages, keys and credentials encrypted before they are stored | Not described on the home page |
| Where you use it | Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Ubuntu; iOS and Android coming soon | Text messages and calls; no app |
| Price | Starter $20/month (first 7 days for $1), Pro $100/month; self-hosting free | Invite-only; no published pricing |
Which to choose.
Instinct is a personal assistant with no app: you text or call it, and it uses a phone and a computer of its own to handle everyday life, from a ride to the airport to a handyman for your apartment. Crewaid is built for work: a crew of bots with jobs, each on its own screen you can watch and take over, that you teach by showing, on the model you choose.
Choose Instinct if
- You want help with personal life: errands, bookings, follow-ups.
- You would rather text or call than open an app.
- You have an invite.
Choose Crewaid if
- You want several bots working across your team’s tools.
- You want to see what each bot is doing on its screen, and take over.
- You want to download it today, choose the model, or self-host.
Sources.
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Start with a ready crew.
Eight bots with jobs on day one, or hire your own in a minute. Watch every screen, bring your own key, or run it all on your own servers.
Try Starter for 7 days for $1. Then $20/month.
