# Writing code and building apps or websites (`act.build`)

Feedback Bench, personal agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/#/criterion/act.build

Area: [Getting tasks done](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/act.md)

**Definition.** Whether the agent writes, fixes and deploys code, websites, apps and dashboards that work.

**Boundary.** Not this: see [Where the agent runs: its own computer and always-on running](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/auto.cloud_env.md) when its machine lacks tools or persistence; see [Creating writing, images, video and social posts](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/act.content.md) when output is media rather than software.

Rated user-weeks, all agents: 1875. Complaint share: 10%.

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

Hark is the best personal agent at building working code and apps. Its users, including people with no coding experience, describe whole apps and websites made from a plain request, and none of them complain here. Building code is the 9th most rated of 53 criteria, at 3.4% of what users rate. Muse, OpenClaw and ChatGPT Dots rank low. Their users say these agents struggle with real software work. Grok Bot is 2nd of 6, but its users write 41% of the category's complaints here.

### What separates the best from the rest

Hark's users describe finished software: a point of sale system for a shop, a music producer app, a rebuilt personal website, home widgets and panels. Across 65 rated user-weeks there are no complaints. Users of the low-ranked agents describe the opposite. Muse users say it fails to edit or build websites and makes poor 3D models. OpenClaw users call it brittle and unfit for serious development. ChatGPT Dots users say it works poorly with code and that it is better to use Codex or Claude directly.

- **Ranks high**: [Hark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hark.md)
  - Hark, 2026-10-15, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs hark pro helped me build a full working point of sale system software for my shop with very awesome features. now, we're working on building a reading ai engine. an idea i've had for years but couldn't build because i know nothing about coding/programming” [source](https://twitter.com/1596049437956112389/status/2110536644151427173)
  - Hark, 2026-10-15, @hark_labs (X): “hark is amazing at web design, i gave it examples of what i wanted and the direction. and in less than 10 minutes alongside cursor my entire personal website has been remade. @hark_labs @adcock_brett you all have outdone yourself with this model. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1850072330929635328/status/2110810245576503312)
- **Ranks low**: [Muse](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/muse.md), [OpenClaw](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/openclaw.md), [ChatGPT Dots](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/dots.md)
  - Muse, 2026-10-03, Play Store (Play Store): “poor performance. whole day of communication back and forth and it still couldn't edit my website because it said its internet access wasn't working” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
  - OpenClaw, 2026-09-11, DHH on OpenClaw, Grok Bot, and personal AI agents | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips (YouTube): “they just don’t do much that claude code or codex or whatever can’t already do for you. they are brittle as hell, especially open claw. they feel like magic when they work, but i wouldn’t let them do anything important, especially writing code.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLHnljpwnFw&lc=UgyRIfMXtmyHdOGNgs94AaABAg)

## How it breaks

Rule: A separate pass sorts complaints into failure modes. For each criterion with at least 30 complaining user-weeks, a large language model reads 150 complaint posts drawn at random and names 4 to 8 failure modes; a second large language model then puts every complaint post on that criterion in one mode, or in Other when it fits none. Modes are fixed once named, and new posts are sorted into them each week. A mode counts distinct user-weeks with a complaint in it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Modes do not change the labels or the Feedback Score. Examples: up to 3 posts per mode from different users, chosen and checked as receipts are.

The largest complaint is about scale. Users say the agent handles scripts and prototypes but fails on full apps, so they go back to dedicated coding tools. This mode makes up 44% of complaining user-weeks, led by Grok Bot users. Grok Bot accounts for 64% of complaints that the agent hands building to other tools and 56% of complaints about buggy code. Muse leads complaints about crude visual and 3D output, with 42%.

196 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls short on complex, production-grade projects | 87 | 87 | Grok Bot 33, Hermes Agent 21, Muse 15, OpenClaw 13, ChatGPT Dots 4, Gemini Spark 1 | The agent manages simple scripts or prototypes but fails at full multi-file apps, SaaS products, deep repos or real software work, so users go back to dedicated coding agents. Out: specific bugs in otherwise finished output and missing developer tooling. |
| Offloads building to other tools or users | 22 | 22 | Grok Bot 14, ChatGPT Dots 5, Muse 2, Hermes Agent 1 | Instead of building itself, the agent hands the work to Cursor, cloud coding agents or a CLI, cannot drive the vendor's own builder, or tells the user to fetch credentials or do steps manually. Out: users choosing on their own to pair the agent with another tool. |
| Generated code ships with functional bugs | 18 | 18 | Grok Bot 10, Hermes Agent 3, Muse 3, OpenClaw 2 | The agent delivers code, apps or models that look finished but break when used: broken forms, crashes, blank screens, dozens of bugs, or physical designs missing needed features. Out: the agent being unable to run or deploy the code, and output that works but looks bad. |
| Cannot compile, run, test or deploy | 15 | 16 | Grok Bot 4, Muse 4, Hermes Agent 3, ChatGPT Dots 2, Gemini Spark 1, OpenClaw 1 | The agent writes code but its environment cannot execute, compile, debug, push or deploy it, because of no runtime, broken internet access, push failures or unsupported toolchains, so the build is never verified or shipped. Out: code that runs but behaves wrongly. |
| Slow, looping builds that burn usage | 15 | 18 | Hermes Agent 5, Grok Bot 4, Muse 3, ChatGPT Dots 2, OpenClaw 1 | Building takes hours, gets stuck in tool-call loops or endless refactors, or uses up the plan's credits or tokens before the app is done. Out: how good the finished output is, and usage complaints that have nothing to do with building. |
| Poor visual, 3D and design output | 12 | 13 | Muse 5, Grok Bot 4, Gemini Spark 2, ChatGPT Dots 1 | Front-end, landing pages, animations, game art, sprite atlases, Three.js scenes or Blender/3D assets come out crude, clipped or amateurish even when they technically work. Out: functional bugs and failures to run. |
| Missing developer controls and workflow features | 10 | 10 | Grok Bot 4, Hermes Agent 2, Muse 2, OpenClaw 2 | The coding experience lacks controls developers expect, such as choosing the model or reasoning level, viewing reasoning, diffs, git issue/worktree integration, local terminal access or sharing a built app. Out: problems with the quality of the code itself. |
| Edits ignore instructions or cause regressions | 7 | 7 | Grok Bot 4, Muse 2, OpenClaw 1 | On follow-up requests the agent repeats the same output while claiming it improved it, makes the result worse, debugs lazily, needs the same request several times, or breaks a working pipeline with a small tweak. Out: first-attempt bugs where no fix was asked for. |
| Other | 11 | 11 | ChatGPT Dots 2, Grok Bot 2, Hark 2, Muse 2, Gemini Spark 1, Hermes Agent 1, Poke 1 | Complaints that fit none of the modes above. |

#### Falls short on complex, production-grade projects

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-16, Grok Bot nach 2 Monaten: Ich nutze es jetzt öfter als Claude (YouTube): “cool video, but i still feel more comfortable with claude. i build a lot of programs and also websites, and i didn't like that about grok bot. other questions, could it be that you live in the south?” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt5h4-x8X0k&lc=UgzVUvmjNPvjYnDFWI54AaABAg)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-16, Grok Bot nach 2 Monaten: Ich nutze es jetzt öfter als Claude (YouTube): “claude is often the better choice for code for me too, grok simply has weaknesses there. and yes, i live in the south.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt5h4-x8X0k&lc=UgzVUvmjNPvjYnDFWI54AaABAg.Ac-otv2gvWjAc0WBsSQS6C)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-13, Три дня с Dots от OpenAI: что он умеет и где косячит (YouTube): “i thought i mentioned this in the video) well, i continue to use the dot daily, and it still works frankly poorly with the code.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Dw2_FlBGQ&lc=UgwmM2qYsqMNXUIAK6x4AaABAg.Abta0Uk1PuaAbu77oN3RMf)

#### Offloads building to other tools or users

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-14, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “hermes on its own is weirdly bad at programming at least in my experience. what you can do tho is just have it use codex or claude code itself.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x5db7g/hermes_for_programming/pglep0r/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-06, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “i went with supergrok. i find that grok.com build is better at web design than grok bots. so i hand off files manually to and from grok.com.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1wh63th/where_is_the_best_place_route_to_buy_grokbot/pe4is7l/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-05, @bot (X): “@scottyballs5 @petergyang @bot @spacexai it doesn't really "build" by itself, it just handles the prompts to cursor, really just leaves space for other bots to continue working.” [source](https://twitter.com/1895109763647586305/status/2106933504701616383)

#### Generated code ships with functional bugs

- Grok Bot, 2026-09-27, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@s4yonnara how many of the 1000 are now production code? how many bugs do they have? i created 3 trading bots with grok bot and found 50 bugs at least” [source](https://twitter.com/1869899360236130304/status/2104301928532660587)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-19, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “grok bot grok is an absolute joke. they market this bot as if it can do everything, but in reality, it fails at the most basic tasks. it can’t even build a simple sales page, which is the bare minimum these days. yet, they expect people to believe it can handle automated trading” [source](https://twitter.com/1326769083401068544/status/2101317256126791728)
- Muse, 2026-09-12, @muse (X): “@dps @muse @dps i tried building this for microsoft onedrive and muse failed every single time [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/22197694/status/2098667515006370129)

#### Cannot compile, run, test or deploy

- Muse, 2026-10-03, Play Store (Play Store): “poor performance. whole day of communication back and forth and it still couldn't edit my website because it said its internet access wasn't working” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-27, @bot (X): “@shubgaur @bot it keeps failing to package a bot template. issue reported.” [source](https://twitter.com/91144157/status/2104057406212968449)
- Hermes Agent, 2026-09-25, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@saxenaaman800 @mehulmpt but cannot re compiled software in dbg programms, it sucks at that, wasted a week trying to fiddle around with stuff even gave 256k context even then it failed used hermes agent” [source](https://twitter.com/2066548435134861312/status/2103388770250973242)

#### Slow, looping builds that burn usage

- Muse, 2026-10-01, @muse (X): “i ran through my $30 @grok plan in a day building a website/program! and a $20 @bot plan! what should i use next! and @muse is unusable to build anything i tried!” [source](https://twitter.com/1509361816585048069/status/2105478538497339764)
- OpenClaw, 2026-09-17, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “right now, i'm having openclaw create hundreds of buildings inside a world that resembles daggerfall, but it seems to be struggling...” [source](https://twitter.com/2510072630/status/2100573378331787657)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-06, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “spent 45 minutes in grok bot letting an agent refactor a css file until it probably reinvented bootstrap from scratch. people, we have achieved agi” [source](https://twitter.com/3089402800/status/2096614405471412239)

#### Poor visual, 3D and design output

- Gemini Spark, 2026-10-18, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “deepseek v4.1-1017 vs. gemini spark (quick simulation game) same exact prompt deepseek: 13 mins | cost: ~$0.00 gemini: 10 mins | cost: ~$0.00 obviously spark performed so ass should try argon instead [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1739329746800885760/status/2111725189834678304)
- Gemini Spark, 2026-10-08, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “i tried making a tetris game using gemini spark and gemini 4.1 flash. it turned out pretty lame. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1629078903968141312/status/2108277444470063524)
- Muse, 2026-09-03, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “ok guys, meta muse is a joke when creating threejs models. just lmao [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1953362086127341568/status/2095578870682460496)

#### Missing developer controls and workflow features

- OpenClaw, 2026-10-13, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@steipete @simonbs he doesn't have a mechanism like herdr, i am ready to give up using openclaw, it currently does not bring convenience to development.” [source](https://twitter.com/1694700723316166656/status/2109811093204013168)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-01, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@thsottiaux all conversations processed by dots remain in an "unread" state, which is quite anxiety-inducing to look at. it feels like a grown-up version of openclaw—not that there’s anything wrong with openclaw, but it really isn't suitable for coding. this is feedback from a $500-tier user” [source](https://twitter.com/1941981074273239040/status/2105505230595211627)

#### Edits ignore instructions or cause regressions

- Grok Bot, 2026-09-20, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “grok bot ain't magical. it's just a better claw. what should have been a tiny tweak to a workflow yesterday resulted in my entire pipeline being broken.” [source](https://twitter.com/1769408431423643648/status/2101598223466975366)
- Muse, 2026-09-29, Play Store (Play Store): “terrible. it makes a mistake then blames the mistake on you. the gaslighting is crazy. it is advertised for coding but takes longer than chat for far inferior results” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-06, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “grok bot is shit. however much i like elon, grow is shit at everything: it can't run a search without giving you outdated info, it's shit at coding, which makes cursor a waste of time, you can't get it to work unless you repeat the same request at least 3 times” [source](https://twitter.com/339325847/status/2096727593839939669)

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 115 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stronger overall coding performance | 9 | 9 | Muse 3, OpenClaw 3, Grok Bot 2, Hermes Agent 1 |
| 2 | Build complete websites from a prompt | 7 | 7 | Muse 5, Grok Bot 2 |
| 3 | Full integrated coding environment | 6 | 6 | Gemini Spark 2, Grok Bot 2, ChatGPT Dots 1, Hark 1 |
| 4 | Fully autonomous end-to-end software development | 5 | 6 | Grok Bot 3, OpenClaw 2 |
| 5 | Accurate CAD and 3D model generation | 4 | 5 | Grok Bot 3, ChatGPT Dots 1 |
| 6 | Rewrite the agent in Rust or C | 4 | 4 | OpenClaw 2, Hermes Agent 1, Muse 1 |
| 7 | Agent compiles, runs and tests its code | 3 | 6 | Gemini Spark 1, Grok Bot 1, Muse 1 |
| 8 | Reliable one-click app and site deployment | 3 | 3 | Grok Bot 2, OpenClaw 1 |
| 9 | One-click worktrees from issues and PRs | 2 | 3 | Hermes Agent 1, OpenClaw 1 |
| 10 | Automatic daily code quality and bug fixes | 2 | 2 | Grok Bot 1, OpenClaw 1 |
| 11 | Build playable games | 2 | 2 | Grok Bot 2 |
| 12 | Custom personal tracking and utility apps | 2 | 2 | Grok Bot 1, Muse 1 |

### 1. Stronger overall coding performance

- Hermes Agent, 2026-10-09, 7 Hermes Agent Upgrades You NEED To Implement Today (YouTube): “hermes failed in complex coding resolving if you can help me how we use properly as i can use in my big apps projects for coding” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9SsHkRSHxo&lc=UgxONqo7TmuaHBuP8jV4AaABAg)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-06, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@davelee it’s the only thing holding me back from switching fully. love grok, love grok bot. coding needs to catch up though. i’m sure it will.” [source](https://twitter.com/1308943221683359747/status/2107292826916577520)
- Muse, 2026-10-04, Play Store (Play Store): “hey, i like muse.it's very helpful.the only problem i have is it's not very good with creating encoding and helping actually build apps and programs” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)

### 2. Build complete websites from a prompt

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-08, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “it would be really fun if we could have grok bot list 100 site designs and actually implement them using opus.” [source](https://twitter.com/1787298700383154177/status/2108171688315929039)
- Muse, 2026-09-21, Play Store (Play Store): “i like it very quick in formative although i will say there's a couple things i would improve give it the ability to create coding or give it the ability to create more intricate things such as a single page web page” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Muse, 2026-09-11, @muse (X): “@billyjhowell @muse @alexandr_wang make a custom avatar. then have it make a website.” [source](https://twitter.com/131345041/status/2098469294124245160)

### 3. Full integrated coding environment

- Hark, 2026-10-15, X search: Hark Pro, hark.com, Hark AI (X): “hark pro has been genuinely impressive so far! i really hope hark eventually expands beyond its current interface and offers something like hark code, with a workflow similar to claude code.” [source](https://twitter.com/285363/status/2110711699989041211)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-30, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@mattyp @plaid @bot @x i would like grokbot to make a canvas similar to cursor and be able to share it publicly or privately.” [source](https://twitter.com/4252450512/status/2105364698707190041)
- Gemini Spark, 2026-09-18, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “@thtbee_ 💯 i also want antigravity and gemini spark to be have lot of features like codex, openai has really cooked very well on codex and chatgpt work so i want same to be for antigravity and gemini spark as well” [source](https://twitter.com/2090005551577223168/status/2100927666023223714)

### 4. Fully autonomous end-to-end software development

- OpenClaw, 2026-10-03, @openclaw (X): “next demo i want to see is dot deployed to automatically manage entire @openclaw ( or some big opensource project ) end to end! not finding flights and planning my trip! [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/3243159698/status/2106409013525221814)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-19, Why I Use Grok Bot and Cursor Projects Together (YouTube): “the dream is to never touch cursor at all and just have my grok bot run it for me” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2nqjVTxhI&lc=UgxCaoJN89H19Zo3yNZ4AaABAg)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-13, @bot (X): “@matthewberman @bot @spacexai i think a complete software factory with grok @bot that do 0 to 100 autonomously is cool idea” [source](https://twitter.com/868101459598028801/status/2099000336266539111)

### 5. Accurate CAD and 3D model generation

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-14, @bot (X): “@elonmusk @bot can grok bot convert images into stl files to use on a cnc or 3d printer?” [source](https://twitter.com/1588333938178633733/status/2110177355247620342)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-13, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@naoufal_elh @bot @poteto poteto poteto add native 3d modelling and gaussian splats to grok @bot” [source](https://twitter.com/1475598443779444739/status/2109805654152278027)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-02, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “ok i might be wrong about openai’s dot just started using it and i think there is potential here. if it can create accurate cad files for prototyping ideas that would be cool.” [source](https://twitter.com/2463543595/status/2105846378005975047)

### 6. Rewrite the agent in Rust or C


### 7. Agent compiles, runs and tests its code

- Muse, 2026-09-30, Play Store (Play Store): “it's awesome until it starts asking me to pay money. like. come on man. can't i just use instagram or facebook more and then you let me make this video game not be slop ? also the ai can't seem to see what it's doing it says. need a way for it to test video games.” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Gemini Spark, 2026-09-18, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “@ravikiran_dev7 that may all be true but gemini without tools is useless to me. if it can't independently compile and test c++ source code, i have no use for it. opus and astra can do that easily. gemini spark isn't available to me in the eu either, so gemini 4 will likely be useless to me” [source](https://twitter.com/1680105360110002176/status/2100941077985345658)

### 8. Reliable one-click app and site deployment

- Grok Bot, 2026-09-05, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@n2parko @bot make @bot able to build apps on its machine and serve to the grokbot app. then users get infinite personal apps and grokbot as the backend infra.” [source](https://twitter.com/894347083028869122/status/2096205624539337054)
- OpenClaw, 2026-09-02, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@hatcherlabs running ai agents locally always falls apart the moment your laptop goes to sleep.dedicated hosting + mobile monitoring for openclaw and hermes agents at [link] is a super practical setup.are you planning a 'deploy to hatcher' button for open-source github repos?” [source](https://twitter.com/1267919835691966464/status/2095101986047750315)

### 9. One-click worktrees from issues and PRs

- Hermes Agent, 2026-09-12, @NousResearch (X): “@hermeswatcher @witcheer @nousresearch i love it but still behind compared to @orca_build, i cannot see remote issues on git repos and browse them. and i cannot create a worktree from an issue or a pr with a click. when this is added, i'd switch.” [source](https://twitter.com/1988896326759903232/status/2098815307657699366)

### 10. Automatic daily code quality and bug fixes

- OpenClaw, 2026-10-11, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@levelsio nice didn’t know openclaw does that altho we need to see more of this from every one else, claude codex etc as i know don’t do that. it should be built in at this point” [source](https://twitter.com/1777115021807661056/status/2109388488219197469)
- Grok Bot, 2026-09-13, @bot (X): “@matthewberman @bot @spacexai my use case: i want bot to check and automatically improve the quality of the code instead of me every day.” [source](https://twitter.com/20030847/status/2099168372567187750)

### 11. Build playable games

- Grok Bot, 2026-09-19, @bot (X): “dude awesome! i haven't ran since the last season shield builds with paladins began to annoy me with how they were i herently gimped not being able to get the weapon stat gems despite rolling in the weapon pool for everything else. need a team of grok @bot to make you your own diablo on x for everyone to play and bring some traffic. next step up proof of concept from the grok bot galaxy. lets keeping making this an everything app! @elonmusk” [source](https://twitter.com/1440662513373233173/status/2101325447665766826)

### 12. Custom personal tracking and utility apps

- Grok Bot, 2026-09-06, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@grok @grok can grokbot help me build an app to warn people looking to book flights on @jetblue to guess their estimated delays?” [source](https://twitter.com/36835347/status/2096691865504608398)
- Muse, 2026-09-10, Take the full tour of Muse, Meta's personal AI agent. (YouTube): “can it code for you? if i want a custom fitness app would it able to make for me? will it make a custom apps for my business to track my finances? if not then no one is gonna use it for scheduling and booking things.... because the phones own gemini or siri can do most of the things.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHn0hTjvFoo&lc=Ugzdvf4aJJKVlKPITT54AaABAg)

## Every agent

| Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Hark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hark.md) | 4 | 1st of 6 | 0.572 | 0.557–0.586 | 65 | 65 | 0 |
| [Grok Bot](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/grok-bot.md) | 3 | 2nd of 6 | 0.511 | 0.454–0.567 | 777 | 701 | 76 |
| [Hermes Agent](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hermes-agent.md) | 2 | 3rd of 6 | 0.499 | 0.443–0.556 | 353 | 319 | 34 |
| [ChatGPT Dots](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/dots.md) | 8 | 4th of 6 | 0.492 | 0.439–0.548 | 136 | 122 | 14 |
| [Muse](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/muse.md) | 1 | 5th of 6 | 0.486 | 0.431–0.538 | 345 | 308 | 37 |
| [OpenClaw](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/openclaw.md) | 5 | 6th of 6 | 0.486 | 0.436–0.536 | 173 | 153 | 20 |
| [Gemini Spark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/gemini-spark.md) | 7 | Too few posts | – | – | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| [Poke](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/poke.md) | 9 | Too few posts | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| [Instinct](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/instinct.md) | 6 | Too few posts | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 |

## Posts

Receipts rule: Up to 5 praise and 5 complaint posts per area and 3 per criterion. Each is a whole post of 60 to 450 characters (700 for areas) with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, that judges the criterion, whose labels are all praise or all complaint, and that contains no slur. Posts that touch the fewest criteria come first, then posts of at most 280 characters, then the newest. A second large language model reads the first 3 candidates per slot and keeps a post only if it clearly praises, or clearly complains about, the agent on that criterion. Links and personal details removed by the source show as marks such as [link].

### Hark

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @hark_labs (X): “i don't know what model is @hark_labs using. but this is decent ngl. solar system in a single html file. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2097323326993465344/status/2111882915701461246)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@adcock_brett [link] my first ever vibe coding retro game created with @hark_labs zero coding experience. just said what i wanted and it made it! astonished at what this has done for me sofar .. @adcock_brett” [source](https://twitter.com/39055203/status/2111529451318333573)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, @hark_labs (X): “@adcock_brett man, i love it. @hark_labs + @factoryai is my perfect combo. the perfect ai agent that work and manage sessions on the most valuable ai soft engineering platform that i ever use. @adcock_brett what can beat that combo? 😅” [source](https://twitter.com/2097323326993465344/status/2111222984522289618)

### Grok Bot

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “my @bot checks my @claudeai code meta tags and checks against @google search best practices each time it makes a change to my 2,400 page site and i already rank for 251 search terms in just 2 weeks of the site being fully operational.” [source](https://twitter.com/44137886/status/2111661911775564278)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@elonmusk what grok bot built me this weekend: a camera system better than a store-bought nvr a computer health monitor that fixes itself voice access to my private ai from my pc, phone, watch, and truck qwen and grok, each with its own voice jaw-dropping” [source](https://twitter.com/1783444114933010432/status/2111695546322706462)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@brianroemmele @elonmusk @grok @bot @bot helped me built an customiser app for the business i’m working for solving a massive problem we’ve been having for years. all orders from reps are now flow through one clean, quick, world class app. this is amazing 🤩 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/438974958/status/2111720459603439748)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, Grok Bot nach 2 Monaten: Ich nutze es jetzt öfter als Claude (YouTube): “cool video, but i still feel more comfortable with claude. i build a lot of programs and also websites, and i didn't like that about grok bot. other questions, could it be that you live in the south?” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt5h4-x8X0k&lc=UgzVUvmjNPvjYnDFWI54AaABAg)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, Grok Bot nach 2 Monaten: Ich nutze es jetzt öfter als Claude (YouTube): “claude is often the better choice for code for me too, grok simply has weaknesses there. and yes, i live in the south.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt5h4-x8X0k&lc=UgzVUvmjNPvjYnDFWI54AaABAg.Ac-otv2gvWjAc0WBsSQS6C)
- Complaint, 2026-10-07, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “does anyone really use grok bot to replace claude or cursor? no matter how much i try, it doesn't cover the same cases. i don't understand how @poteto manages to make 2,000 prs a month. what am i doing wrong, help [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/101198215/status/2107824198861361614)

### Hermes Agent

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @NousResearch (X): “using @nousresearch i made a remote on my laptop that can control my xbox and tv live fantasy football and screen mirroring with transparent window [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/4515770842/status/2111883243259596869)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@mervenoyann @ngxson 6 month ago i asked hermes to build and host a r1 custom creation which was basically a ptt walkie-talkie-like remote to hermes agent. frontier intelligence with full agentic abilities in the pocket. i worked like a charm.” [source](https://twitter.com/26467398/status/2111917585600319933)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @NousResearch (X): “hermes helped fix its own windows chat spell-check: underlines + right-click corrections now work for me. plugin, report and test results (local workaround, not an official patch): [link] thanks @nousresearch @teknium!” [source](https://twitter.com/2188832098/status/2111538806876680413)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “hermes on its own is weirdly bad at programming at least in my experience. what you can do tho is just have it use codex or claude code itself.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x5db7g/hermes_for_programming/pglep0r/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-09, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “cli for development is different from hermes, zcode is very close to claude code for me. hermes was not made for this at least that is what i have as experience.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x12qzx/the_unfortunate_truth_is_nothing_beats_claude/per3x4y/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@keaton_bo do you want to talk about hermes agent or deepseek harness? i've used both, but in terms of programming, they are far inferior to claude code combined with this.” [source](https://twitter.com/2095150719913623553/status/2108221810504593858)

### ChatGPT Dots

- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “voice cloning in grok bot is not available to me as i have an australian account. so i had @chatgpt dot install qwen3-tts and clone from a sample i provided. works well!” [source](https://twitter.com/1630452238593437696/status/2111299478561165491)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “if you throw out what you want to say to chatgpt dot, it will implement it, so i will become a developer of dopagaki...” [source](https://twitter.com/16510578/status/2111421966192402457)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “chatgpt dots cooked with this one 👀 it created a personal website for me. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/613158148/status/2111484706445533668)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, Три дня с Dots от OpenAI: что он умеет и где косячит (YouTube): “i thought i mentioned this in the video) well, i continue to use the dot daily, and it still works frankly poorly with the code.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Dw2_FlBGQ&lc=UgwmM2qYsqMNXUIAK6x4AaABAg.Abta0Uk1PuaAbu77oN3RMf)
- Complaint, 2026-10-06, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “personally, i think openai dots is not suitable as a coding manager. if you want to code, it's better to use codex or claude directly. the results from dots working directly on freecad might be good. i also want to try blender and kicad. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1004357698396119040/status/2107323475862212925)
- Complaint, 2026-10-06, The dots demo, take two | OpenAI DevDay 2026 (YouTube): “don't delegate programming tasks to dot lol. mistakes were made.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHEIw5CcN5U&lc=UgzQlzRhvFPbvd22Hcl4AaABAg)

### Muse

- Praise, 2026-10-18, @muse (X): “asked @muse to update my site using codex to write code. it’s goood [link] [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1360244475780472834/status/2111785712945393903)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @muse (X): “my first interaction with @muse was awesome. middle of the project. technically i only touched it once, but it's output is so unique i'm trying to formulate the best use case prompt texture. it puts out a whole webpage so storytime might become a whole new thing? i don't know yet” [source](https://twitter.com/2003669859721441280/status/2111405464667967919)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, Play Store (Play Store): “excellent application, it helped me a lot to create my website.” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Complaint, 2026-10-03, Play Store (Play Store): “poor performance. whole day of communication back and forth and it still couldn't edit my website because it said its internet access wasn't working” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Complaint, 2026-10-01, @muse (X): “i ran through my $30 @grok plan in a day building a website/program! and a $20 @bot plan! what should i use next! and @muse is unusable to build anything i tried!” [source](https://twitter.com/1509361816585048069/status/2105478538497339764)
- Complaint, 2026-09-12, @muse (X): “@dps @muse @dps i tried building this for microsoft onedrive and muse failed every single time [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/22197694/status/2098667515006370129)

### OpenClaw

- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@wesbos @clairevo @cxodev @bot forgot to mention i set her up to vibe code her own photography site without her knowing how. gave her an openclaw bot to do the coding, but talk to her without any technical mumbo jumbo. her quote: "better than squarespace!"” [source](https://twitter.com/1944779969361793024/status/2111438833883467957)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, @openclaw (X): “every day, i wake up and build on at least 2-3 projects. just yesterday i took the @cacklesclub for ios and made an android version and an iphone duo version in less than 5 hours. wut. the power of the harness and @openclaw” [source](https://twitter.com/62977024/status/2111127588483846255)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@petergyang @bot back in march i had my openclaw build a personal [link] a data broker internal replacement set up for me. it's amazing what it can do.” [source](https://twitter.com/28935407/status/2110577320540958959)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@steipete @simonbs he doesn't have a mechanism like herdr, i am ready to give up using openclaw, it currently does not bring convenience to development.” [source](https://twitter.com/1694700723316166656/status/2109811093204013168)
- Complaint, 2026-09-17, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “right now, i'm having openclaw create hundreds of buildings inside a world that resembles daggerfall, but it seems to be struggling...” [source](https://twitter.com/2510072630/status/2100573378331787657)
- Complaint, 2026-09-11, DHH on OpenClaw, Grok Bot, and personal AI agents | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips (YouTube): “they just don’t do much that claude code or codex or whatever can’t already do for you. they are brittle as hell, especially open claw. they feel like magic when they work, but i wouldn’t let them do anything important, especially writing code.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLHnljpwnFw&lc=UgyRIfMXtmyHdOGNgs94AaABAg)

### Gemini Spark

- Praise, 2026-10-06, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “@0xlangeai there is a domain, cloud computer (muse, grok bot, gemini spark), just give them a github edt project address and the cf key, and they will help you deploy it directly, finally output the subscription node. it's very convenient.” [source](https://twitter.com/2086728400920780800/status/2107469541626569017)
- Praise, 2026-09-19, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “when building workflows that use gas, gemini spark is really capable. i was able to create it quickly without getting stuck most of the time. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/121687256/status/2101364510405869690)
- Praise, 2026-09-09, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “how cow!! took my crappy web site that we are working on and use gemini spark beta on osx, to build out new mockups. it shocking how good spark is at improving and cleanup up the ui. congrats google spark team. @geminiapp” [source](https://twitter.com/251220378/status/2097656504224506119)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “deepseek v4.1-1017 vs. gemini spark (quick simulation game) same exact prompt deepseek: 13 mins | cost: ~$0.00 gemini: 10 mins | cost: ~$0.00 obviously spark performed so ass should try argon instead [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1739329746800885760/status/2111725189834678304)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “i tried making a tetris game using gemini spark and gemini 4.1 flash. it turned out pretty lame. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1629078903968141312/status/2108277444470063524)
- Complaint, 2026-10-11, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “i'm building a game for agents to build bots that fight in an arena battle. so of course, i'm testing it with every agent i can get my hands on. most recently, i tried google gemini spark. unfortunately, this agent has very few capabilities and therefore cannot fully participate in the game. it connected to my mcp server to register the bot, and even coded a simple bot, but it cannot run the bot. maybe add this to the next release, @geminiapp?” [source](https://twitter.com/71355794/status/2109131250439184399)

### Instinct

- Praise, 2026-10-09, X search: Instinct AI, Instinct personal assistant, instinct.com (X): “i gave instinct ai one prompt to oneshot me this webapp: [link] damn. (i know instinct is considered a personal agent but it was fun testing out its limits and from what i saw its pretty powerful, i wonder how much it’ll cost when live)” [source](https://twitter.com/2107837025403412480/status/2108704698035290144)