# Paying for the agent (`billing`)

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

Area of 6 criteria. What does it cost me to use it, and is it worth it?

Criteria: [Subscription price versus value received](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.price_level.md), [Free tier, trial or required plan to start](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.entry_plan.md), [Usage allowance size, exhaustion and reset wait](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.usage_cap.md), [Agent spends usage on overhead and costly choices](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.token_efficiency.md), [Plan contents, bundles and usage meters unclear](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.plan_clarity.md), [Buying, upgrading, cancelling and refunding go wrong](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.purchase_flow.md)

Rated user-weeks, all agents: 7738. Complaint share: 65%.

## 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.

Muse is the best-rated agent on price and value, and its lead holds: it ranks high on every criterion where any agent does. Hermes Agent is 2nd of 7 and ranks high on fair price, token use and cheap trials. Grok Bot ranks last of 7. It ranks low on every criterion except plan clarity, where no agent ranks high or low. Its users rate the area 2.39 times as often as other users, and they write 60% of the category's complaints here. OpenClaw ranks low on fair price and token waste. ChatGPT Dots ranks low on fair price and cheap trials.

## 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 failure is a weekly allowance that runs out within hours or days. It makes up 42% of allowance complaints, and 81% of those come from Grok Bot users. Grok Bot users also write most complaints about background tasks that silently drain quota and about long waits for a fixed reset. There are two exceptions. Bloated context resent on every turn is mainly a Hermes Agent and OpenClaw problem. Most failed checkouts come from Muse users.

### [Subscription price versus value received](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.price_level.md)

835 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price too high, no free tier | 187 | 192 | Grok Bot 103, Muse 26, ChatGPT Dots 22, Hermes Agent 16, OpenClaw 11, Gemini Spark 4, Hark 4, Poke 1 | Covers complaints that even the cheapest plan with the agent costs too much for ordinary users, or that there is no free or low-cost tier and the agent is locked behind premium or business plans. It excludes complaints that a plan the user already pays for gives too little usage. |
| Premium model tokens too costly to run agents | 132 | 135 | Grok Bot 47, OpenClaw 45, Hermes Agent 36, Muse 4 | Covers complaints that running an agent framework on pay-per-token premium models, or keeping it on 24/7 with growing context, piles up API, server, or hardware bills the user cannot sustain. It excludes the bundled allowance of a flat subscription. |
| Cheaper alternatives deliver the same for less | 129 | 133 | Grok Bot 64, OpenClaw 25, ChatGPT Dots 21, Hermes Agent 13, Muse 6 | Covers complaints that compare the price directly with competing subscriptions, free products, or open-source and self-built setups that do similar work for less money, often while the user says they are switching. It excludes complaints that are only about absolute price with no comparison. |

### [Free tier, trial or required plan to start](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.entry_plan.md)

461 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard paywall at first launch, no trial | 105 | 106 | Grok Bot 95, Muse 8, Gemini Spark 1, Hermes Agent 1 | The agent does nothing at all, sometimes not even showing its interface, until the user buys a subscription, and no free tier or trial exists; cases where a trial exists but is too short, or where the paywall was hidden before download, are excluded. |
| Existing subscription does not cover the agent | 97 | 98 | Grok Bot 55, Hermes Agent 12, Gemini Spark 8, OpenClaw 8, ChatGPT Dots 7, Muse 7 | Users who already pay for a related plan (the vendor's chat app, a social network premium tier, an IDE bundle, a model provider subscription) find they need a separate or additional subscription, API credits or a companion app to use the agent or plug that plan into it; cases where the user simply has no paid plan are excluded. |
| Agent reserved for top-priced tier only | 77 | 83 | ChatGPT Dots 35, Grok Bot 31, Gemini Spark 3, Muse 3, Hark 2, OpenClaw 2, Hermes Agent 1 | The agent is only available on a premium tier (e.g. $100–$1000 a month) and is left out of the cheaper paid plans users already have, with no low-cost way in; cases where an existing plan is the wrong product rather than too cheap a tier are excluded. |

### [Usage allowance size, exhaustion and reset wait](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.usage_cap.md)

2595 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly allowance exhausted within hours or days | 1084 | 1199 | Grok Bot 876, Muse 64, Hermes Agent 59, OpenClaw 44, Hark 22, ChatGPT Dots 11, Gemini Spark 5, Instinct 2, Poke 1 | The plan's included usage runs out far sooner than the billing window, often within hours or one to two days of a weekly cycle, even with light use or on top-tier plans. Out of scope: specific tasks or automations being blamed for the drain, and pools being split. |
| Background automations and single tasks silently drain quota | 324 | 343 | Grok Bot 241, Hermes Agent 29, ChatGPT Dots 20, OpenClaw 15, Muse 13, Hark 4, Gemini Spark 2 | Scheduled routines, frequent polling, email handling, multi-bot teams, restarts or one long task use up a large share of the quota without warning, sometimes before the task even finishes. Out of scope: general complaints that the allowance is small, with no cause named. |
| Long lockout waiting for fixed reset | 250 | 261 | Grok Bot 207, Muse 12, Hermes Agent 9, OpenClaw 9, Hark 7, ChatGPT Dots 5, Gemini Spark 1 | Once the quota is used up, the user is locked out for days until a fixed reset time and has no way to reset early or bank a reset for later, so work stalls mid-project. Out of scope: resets that happen at the wrong time or not at all. |

### [Agent spends usage on overhead and costly choices](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.token_efficiency.md)

977 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloated context resent on every turn | 177 | 186 | Hermes Agent 74, OpenClaw 49, Grok Bot 46, Muse 5, ChatGPT Dots 3 | Covers each request carrying far more input than the task needs, such as the full chat history, every skill, tool schemas, injected memory, duplicated responses or poor prompt caching, so that even a 'hi' costs tens of thousands of tokens; excludes extra turns caused by loops or multi-agent traffic. |
| Agent-to-agent chatter and relay overhead | 175 | 183 | Grok Bot 120, Hermes Agent 21, OpenClaw 19, ChatGPT Dots 15 | Covers usage burned when agents message, consult, review or relay through each other (orchestrators, chief-of-staff hops, council meetings, bots replying to every channel message or triggering each other); excludes a single agent's own context size or looping. |
| Premium model used for routine work | 131 | 137 | Grok Bot 66, Hermes Agent 37, OpenClaw 16, ChatGPT Dots 9, Gemini Spark 2, Muse 1 | Covers the agent choosing or silently routing to expensive models or high-reasoning modes for simple, routine or heartbeat tasks, or not letting users pick a cheaper model; excludes overspending caused by how many tokens a turn carries. |

### [Plan contents, bundles and usage meters unclear](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.plan_clarity.md)

407 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unclear which subscription grants agent access | 83 | 85 | Grok Bot 66, Hermes Agent 8, Muse 7, ChatGPT Dots 1, OpenClaw 1 | The user can't tell which of several overlapping subscriptions from the same company or partners (chat plan, social premium tier, coding-tool plan, team plan) actually unlocks the agent or a given feature, so they buy the wrong plan or ask for one unified subscription; this excludes how much usage a plan includes and how plans combine. |
| Bundled plans and credits combine unexpectedly | 77 | 81 | Grok Bot 62, ChatGPT Dots 6, Hermes Agent 6, Hark 1, Muse 1, OpenClaw 1 | It isn't clear how bundled or multiple plans, top-ups, referral credits and on-demand spend add up, replace each other or are drawn down, or whether separate products share one quota pool, so users pay for extra usage that never arrives or get billed in ways they didn't expect; this excludes which plan grants access at all. |
| Plan usage allowances not disclosed per tier | 67 | 68 | Grok Bot 54, Hark 6, Muse 4, Hermes Agent 2, OpenClaw 1 | The provider doesn't publish how much usage, how many tokens or how much credit each tier includes, or how tiers compare (e.g. 'is the top tier 3x or 20x?'), so users can't judge whether an upgrade is worth it; this excludes meters inside the product that show usage already consumed. |

### [Buying, upgrading, cancelling and refunding go wrong](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.purchase_flow.md)

424 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid upgrade does not raise usage limits | 65 | 69 | Grok Bot 49, Hermes Agent 6, Muse 5, OpenClaw 4, Hark 1 | The user pays for an upgrade, add-on, top-up or bundled plan and the agent's quota does not reset, increase or get provisioned (for example, plans that don't stack, limits stuck at 100%, an included tier that never shows up, or a subscription the agent doesn't recognise); card declines and other checkout failures where no payment went through are out. |
| Checkout fails or rejects valid payment methods | 64 | 68 | Muse 37, Grok Bot 16, Hermes Agent 5, OpenClaw 3, Hark 2, ChatGPT Dots 1 | The user can't finish paying because cards are declined, only some regions or card types are accepted, the payment page errors, hangs or loops between sign-ins, or card verification breaks; cases where the payment succeeded but the plan or quota never arrived are out. |
| Unexpected, duplicate or unconfirmed charges | 61 | 70 | Grok Bot 24, Muse 17, Hark 12, Hermes Agent 4, OpenClaw 2, ChatGPT Dots 1, Poke 1 | The user is charged money they did not expect or approve, such as repeated or looping charges, charges on first launch or for age checks, one-click purchases with no confirmation, uncapped overage, or silent usage bills; disputes about whether to refund a charge the user knowingly made are out. |

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 3294 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 | Criterion | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higher overall usage allowance per plan | [Usage allowance size, exhaustion and reset wait](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.usage_cap.md) | 499 | 531 | Grok Bot 361, Hermes Agent 39, OpenClaw 33, Muse 31, Hark 21, ChatGPT Dots 7, Gemini Spark 3, Poke 3, Instinct 1 |
| 2 | Free tier or free access | [Free tier, trial or required plan to start](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.entry_plan.md) | 158 | 160 | Grok Bot 83, Muse 33, Hermes Agent 14, Gemini Spark 9, OpenClaw 8, ChatGPT Dots 6, Hark 4, Poke 1 |
| 3 | Lower overall token and credit consumption | [Agent spends usage on overhead and costly choices](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.token_efficiency.md) | 139 | 140 | Grok Bot 74, Hermes Agent 27, OpenClaw 27, Muse 8, ChatGPT Dots 2, Hark 1 |
| 4 | One-time or extra usage reset | [Usage allowance size, exhaustion and reset wait](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.usage_cap.md) | 121 | 130 | Grok Bot 103, Muse 7, Hark 5, ChatGPT Dots 3, Hermes Agent 3 |
| 5 | Higher weekly usage limit | [Usage allowance size, exhaustion and reset wait](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.usage_cap.md) | 104 | 108 | Grok Bot 70, Muse 13, OpenClaw 11, Hermes Agent 6, Instinct 2, ChatGPT Dots 1, Gemini Spark 1 |
| 6 | Lower subscription price overall | [Subscription price versus value received](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.price_level.md) | 101 | 105 | Grok Bot 54, Hermes Agent 12, Muse 12, OpenClaw 10, ChatGPT Dots 8, Hark 4, Gemini Spark 1 |
| 7 | Availability on the Plus plan | [Free tier, trial or required plan to start](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.entry_plan.md) | 88 | 91 | ChatGPT Dots 70, OpenClaw 6, Grok Bot 5, Gemini Spark 3, Muse 3, Hermes Agent 1 |
| 8 | One subscription across related products | [Plan contents, bundles and usage meters unclear](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.plan_clarity.md) | 79 | 79 | Grok Bot 65, Muse 13, Gemini Spark 1 |
| 9 | Free trial before payment | [Free tier, trial or required plan to start](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.entry_plan.md) | 66 | 66 | Grok Bot 51, Hermes Agent 6, Hark 3, ChatGPT Dots 2, Muse 2, OpenClaw 2 |
| 10 | Clear usage included in each plan tier | [Plan contents, bundles and usage meters unclear](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.plan_clarity.md) | 65 | 67 | Grok Bot 51, Hark 7, Hermes Agent 4, ChatGPT Dots 1, Muse 1, OpenClaw 1 |
| 11 | Usage meter showing remaining quota | [Plan contents, bundles and usage meters unclear](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.plan_clarity.md) | 63 | 69 | Grok Bot 37, OpenClaw 7, Hark 6, Muse 5, ChatGPT Dots 4, Hermes Agent 4 |
| 12 | Slower usage consumption per task | [Usage allowance size, exhaustion and reset wait](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.usage_cap.md) | 61 | 62 | Grok Bot 41, OpenClaw 9, Hermes Agent 6, Hark 2, ChatGPT Dots 1, Gemini Spark 1, Muse 1 |

### 1. Higher overall usage allowance per plan

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “@grok @texas_twins_dad @bot limits are obsolete in an ever evolving ecosystem. let the people have higher limits or remove limits totally and use the data 📊 that y’all use either way to improve your ecosystem! i’d do as ceo or grant greater ceilings for high value users on x!” [source](https://twitter.com/1826773592819863552/status/2111760620488167437)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@codeglitch usage is horrible. thats #1 issue they should focus on imo. grok bot is amazing but its pointless if you can only use if for 4 hours per week” [source](https://twitter.com/1633457504/status/2111753139413975490)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “who is having token usage anxiety now🙋♂️ @bot @poteto please increase the usage limit for ultra or some reset love please 🙏 91%. 4 days left 😱😮💨 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1651277178330398770/status/2111609644380565673)

### 2. Free tier or free access

- Muse, 2026-10-14, Play Store (Play Store): “thanks for giving good service but please do more strong and give us free please 🙏 thank you 💗 love you ❤️ so much 💋❤️” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.aura)
- Muse, 2026-10-13, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “@alexatallah i heard that @meta muse wonder full is just insane, but i can't pay after $200 claude and $200 openai :) they gotta do something to let us fo free” [source](https://twitter.com/2108889990910664705/status/2110046823448707208)
- Muse, 2026-10-10, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “meta muse needs hybrid compute to beat laya/clm-8b! shift routing to edge to slash power. kill monthly subs—go free to stabilize the ecosystem. monetize via a small transaction tax on agent actions. this is how meta wins agentic economics. @ylecun @zuck #metamuse #ai” [source](https://twitter.com/2070405933562568704/status/2108827410045239545)

### 3. Lower overall token and credit consumption

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “@elonmusk @bot trying this. absolutely love @bot it's my super fav but it still crank through my usage in a day. so i use muse for day to day ai. somehow having a grok bot with usage like muse would be amazing and i would put all my ai budget into it” [source](https://twitter.com/2086511287924555776/status/2111635468823716202)
- Muse, 2026-10-12, Meta's New Muse Wonder Is Huge! (YouTube): “it might be at what cost compared to astra and sol. several times more. they getting there but effeciency needs to be their next target.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXjh7VSSLDE&lc=UgxFNtxHSgEGgcyNB1Z4AaABAg)
- Hark, 2026-10-11, @hark_labs (X): “@__extra7__ @adcock_brett @hark_labs i'm pretty sure it's daily usage limit so it should reset but if not than that's definitely crazy and hark needs to be optimize better for tokens.” [source](https://twitter.com/1850072330929635328/status/2109253686484414611)

### 4. One-time or extra usage reset

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “@bot @bot can you reset mine. i just tried it for the first time today and a few minutes later it said my usage was at 100 percent. i didn’t know i had a limit. i will be more responsible from now on.” [source](https://twitter.com/1452369554/status/2111879900416393513)
- Hark, 2026-10-18, @hark_labs (X): “@adcock_brett @manikantgoutam @hark_labs still waiting for usage limit reset if you can provide the same.” [source](https://twitter.com/1338817280587620353/status/2111757991708078331)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-17, @bot (X): “@poteto @bot we need a reset! full weekly super usage almost gone in 1 night on 13 october” [source](https://twitter.com/198067434/status/2111469447634382952)

### 5. Higher weekly usage limit

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-12, App Store (App Store): “need to fix the weekly usage for plan members. a weeks usage runs in about a day or 2 if you’re actually trying to progress in something. ridiculous.” [source](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grok-bot/id6794501026)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-11, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “i'm currently having it make a mod for total war and apart from not having enough usage each week to make major progress each time. it's going well and it's impressed me so far” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x1d7n9/how_are_you_all_actually_using_grok_bot_share/pfbh959/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-11, Play Store (Play Store): “you have to pay for additional everything but its a great option to add to your buisness. would be 5 stars if it wasn't a money pit. there is even usage restrictions. i maxed the weeks allowance on the first day. so stupid” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.x.grok.bot)

### 6. Lower subscription price overall

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “@elonmusk @bot make only 1 improvement -> make it cheaper.” [source](https://twitter.com/1043019939441831937/status/2111733367268106466)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-17, Put your dot on call (YouTube): “when is the price going to come down? $100/month is ridiculous.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOZIRK1ujw&lc=UgwzTp6bPAOsuozPRe54AaABAg)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-13, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “hey @elonmusk do you have plan to lower the prize of grok @bot i really want to use it but its too expensive. i know grokbot is the best agentic ai but the price is making it less accessible” [source](https://twitter.com/2090394957165244416/status/2109932857150034294)

### 7. Availability on the Plus plan

- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-18, Put your dot on call (YouTube): “make it available for plus users.......what's wrong with you? we pay...so give us this service please” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOZIRK1ujw&lc=UgytbHLaCyZ_SvHw_114AaABAg)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-17, Put your dot on call (YouTube): “yeah, this is such bullshit that dots hasn't rolled out to paid plus users. it really makes me want to jump ship.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOZIRK1ujw&lc=Ugy8q4Kc2WByrCqXfL94AaABAg)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-17, Put your dot on call (YouTube): “i need dots in my plus acount, please, i'm an autonomous worker, just one orchestra worker and i think as insurance broker and real state could be great that you help me, three years working with you already and top fan! ❤” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOZIRK1ujw&lc=UgxxCyWE5m_TW_mCeRx4AaABAg)

### 8. One subscription across related products

- Muse, 2026-10-15, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “@sethsaler @meta @muse despite having a subscription called “@meta one” … @alexandr_wang please unite them all!” [source](https://twitter.com/1756394384655003648/status/2110735542702965164)
- Muse, 2026-10-15, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “@theaaron @meta @muse they should do the same with their subscriptions. meta verified (facebook and instagram are still separate, i think?), meta ai, muse code, and muse all billed separately sucks.” [source](https://twitter.com/16124492/status/2110734893088944499)
- Muse, 2026-10-14, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “@poteto this should be grouped into the unified plan! meta muse offers it as part of their plan, i have early access” [source](https://twitter.com/1728163493587673088/status/2110413557930012697)

### 9. Free trial before payment

- Grok Bot, 2026-10-18, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@binhara i wanted to be able to test and play with grokbot without having to pay upfront.” [source](https://twitter.com/9839572/status/2111633849637613990)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-17, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “question for someone who isn’t a content creator , nor owns their own business how is grok bot going to help me? i wish they had s free trial to test it out but that doesn’t exist or it didn’t got me .” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x7sov2/went_from_burning_through_grok_bot_credits_to/phds234/)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-15, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@elonmusk @grok @bot we will see. there should at least be a free trial period for us newbs. honestly though, @grok @bot is pretty spectacular. 🤘🏻😎” [source](https://twitter.com/2256497573/status/2110875242021232968)

### 10. Clear usage included in each plan tier

- Hark, 2026-10-12, @hark_labs (X): “@pablothethinker be nice if i had any idea what those limits equate to. i’ve been locked out of doing anything since last night there’s nobody to help either frustrating so i’ve been stuck in the middle of work right after i paid @hark_labs” [source](https://twitter.com/2060900154178428928/status/2109449720292573581)
- Hark, 2026-10-11, @hark_labs (X): “@__extra7__ @adcock_brett @hark_labs i do know they are working on it, and shall probably be much cleaner info for us, users to know what is the monthly quota versus daily usage.” [source](https://twitter.com/1850072330929635328/status/2109341302638707151)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-11, @bot (X): “@jediahkatz @shashikant86 @bot please do, im hitting usage limits @!$ bir sure how to find the right plan for me it's like xsi supergrok premium+ max pro” [source](https://twitter.com/2813483520/status/2109155418450899128)

### 11. Usage meter showing remaining quota

- Hark, 2026-10-17, Play Store (Play Store): “it's perfect for job hunting 1 tech issue is it has a credit limit but it's nowhere to be found. just ask the bot how many credits are left. and you get more daily but have a monthly cap! that really my only issue!!!!” [source](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hark.android)
- ChatGPT Dots, 2026-10-13, Я поручил ChatGPT Dots сделать всю мою работу – вот что получилось! ИИ-агенты от ChatGPT – тест. (YouTube): “surprisingly, i expected more from the release, at least to accurately say how much time was spent and the limits on these tasks, and how much is left.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuiU0EDFqCo&lc=UgwfI8E4UGYInEo5vm94AaABAg)
- Hark, 2026-10-13, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs and please add a default option to view usage. the custom panel hark made only updates once an hour, which is terrible.” [source](https://twitter.com/1148534535841374208/status/2110133633210311065)

### 12. Slower usage consumption per task

- Hark, 2026-10-14, @hark_labs (X): “@thriftyai @hark_labs @adcock_brett i absolutely agree. it is so efficient but the usage goes through too quickly. i would like this fixed.” [source](https://twitter.com/1495764335297462272/status/2110276411781181458)
- Grok Bot, 2026-10-09, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “grok bot even if i add about 5 dollars, it only lasts about 15 minutes lol” [source](https://twitter.com/7622742/status/2108685450542231966)
- OpenClaw, 2026-10-08, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@thsottiaux @poteto and yes i’m using 6.1 sol and 6 luna. so not only is it using my limits too fast it’s slow and bad output quality. that’s a trifecta of problems. where is the upside? only good stuff coming out of open ai rn is @steipete with openclaw teams.” [source](https://twitter.com/1789035627339546624/status/2108171948232782200)

## Every agent

| Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Muse](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/muse.md) | 1 | 1st of 7 | 0.770 | 0.752–0.788 | 1334 | 878 | 456 |
| [Hermes Agent](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hermes-agent.md) | 2 | 2nd of 7 | 0.619 | 0.594–0.644 | 1119 | 546 | 573 |
| [Hark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/hark.md) | 4 | 3rd of 7 | 0.513 | 0.477–0.547 | 255 | 99 | 156 |
| [Gemini Spark](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/gemini-spark.md) | 7 | 4th of 7 | 0.508 | 0.485–0.532 | 75 | 31 | 44 |
| [ChatGPT Dots](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/dots.md) | 8 | 5th of 7 | 0.454 | 0.423–0.486 | 482 | 143 | 339 |
| [OpenClaw](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/openclaw.md) | 5 | 6th of 7 | 0.447 | 0.416–0.476 | 615 | 174 | 441 |
| [Grok Bot](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/grok-bot.md) | 3 | 7th of 7 | 0.263 | 0.245–0.282 | 3830 | 850 | 2980 |
| [Poke](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/poke.md) | 9 | Too few posts | – | – | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| [Instinct](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/instinct.md) | 6 | Too few posts | – | – | 13 | 10 | 3 |

## 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].

### Muse

- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “interesting that i have yet to hit usage cap on @meta @muse on free tier ty @alexandr_wang” [source](https://twitter.com/1932485326041460739/status/2111299156648116404)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, @muse (X): “@grok @rezoundous @x @bot @muse @meta with @muse you don't need any of that. usage limits are plenty.” [source](https://twitter.com/2110515277137948673/status/2111194100548403597)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “@grok @rezoundous @x @bot @muse yeah but @meta @muse you dont need to upgrade to get more usage.” [source](https://twitter.com/2110515277137948673/status/2111185225493745891)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, @muse (X): “@richardjhd @mrola500 @muse ...the funny thing is, even when my tokens finish, muse still dey work for me 🤣” [source](https://twitter.com/1781434744686649344/status/2110837669928316971)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, @muse (X): “easiest way to gain more @bot followers (even for normies) is to up the usage a bit… @muse for $20 can be nearly unlimited for that price. @bot is fantastic but falls short with burning up tokens too quickly - especially computer use and web browsing tasks.” [source](https://twitter.com/584293335/status/2110866077609501101)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @muse (X): “hey @muse @alexandr_wang , my free plan weekly limit was supposed to reset oct 17, but it never went through. usage carried over 57% to 67%, and the reset date rolled to oct 24. already sent a report in app. can you look into it? is anyone else seeing this? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1367451720880586753/status/2111717283777454381)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @muse (X): “@muse making it pretty easy to churn to @instinct after hitting usage limit and won’t reset for 6 days 😂” [source](https://twitter.com/1628226961922461696/status/2111731309701963779)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): “@morganlinton @metafordevs @vulcanbench i couldnt even finish a good chunk of it because i ran out of usage. i was a huge meta muse fanboy too, but good lord. i barely put a dent in my claude usage lol” [source](https://twitter.com/35048764/status/2111718654245212661)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: Muse from Meta, Meta Muse (X): ““meta muse weekly’s weekly free tokens are now — just 500m or less — and i burned through them all in less than a day. 💀” after i burn up 30b token i might need to purchase a plan. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1180483618352717824/status/2111769211987280358)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, App Store (App Store): “i can’t even get in because i have to pay a dollar when i don’t have a dollar” [source](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/muse-from-meta/id6760173601)

### Hermes Agent

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “mostly free though! local models do the bulk of our work not all though.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x91xdh/hermes_server/phhpbaz/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, @NousResearch (X): “@freelifedk @nousresearch they all share xai grok 4.7 model brains. so i just have basically unlimited tokens. it resets every week. not once a month.” [source](https://twitter.com/1465585240072757248/status/2111880797565133015)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “i don't know who needs to hear this, but hermes agent does web search for free. no api key, no paid api calls. i checked our own config and cost ledger: search has been $0 the whole time. a whole line item, gone.” [source](https://twitter.com/292170570/status/2111727558270017777)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “i used that for a while without problems now i use another $22 subscription and they handle several hermes without worrying about the use of five hours” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x7mud0/how_can_i_use_commandcode_goat_plan_with_hermes/ph8vqto/)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “i've been running sonnet 5.5 as main agent and deepskeek as a delegate for a week now and i only consumed about 70% of the weekly usage and i'm on the $20 plan. pretty good if you ask me!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x8f7bf/does_using_claude_through_hermes_really_use_up/phdh445/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@67xlgroyper prolly not quite as smart as claude lol but its legtiminstly 100 cheaper for 85 percent of the performance so i use it to power my hermes agent cause that things a fucking token hog” [source](https://twitter.com/2064476208235196416/status/2111846000495309135)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “i can't help but miss the "h". i was charged more than i expected when choosing the hermes agent model.” [source](https://twitter.com/60807366/status/2111894362712133645)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@independenteco opus 5.5 isn't dirt cheap in the subscription. if you use it outside the app, like in something like hermes agent, then it will eat the entire 5h limit on 1-2 prompts with medium reasoning.” [source](https://twitter.com/521176576/status/2111407289009635609)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@elshayib_ @thungdick had the same issue with hermes agent. switched to pi and the reasoning overhead dropped dramatically while output quality stayed the same. really happy with it so far.” [source](https://twitter.com/1766266297984425984/status/2111551115737412076)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, X search: Hermes Agent, hermes-agent, Hermes Desktop (X): “@floriandarroman bro as much as i love my hermes agent...gotta say the solidity of opus is og. i just keep deepseek on my hermes because literally i burn tokens like crazy” [source](https://twitter.com/2047964963583479808/status/2111051437169934532)

### Hark

- Praise, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs thx team. smooth checkout process and many thx [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/390799051/status/2111287463260148158)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs @0xkemal1 noted: i did not purchase a pro membership. i completely benefited from the free section. so you can take advantage of the free one for your research.” [source](https://twitter.com/1691744321978896384/status/2111602361281978372)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, X search: Hark Pro, hark.com, Hark AI (X): “i will say, hark ai is not perfect, but they are very generous. i was one of the lucky people to get a free $100/month plan, and i finally got the $30 free pizza (perhaps just as important). no company is perfect, but based on what i've seen so far, hark is standing out.” [source](https://twitter.com/1684007057555431425/status/2111289504913101010)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, Introducing Hark Pro (YouTube): “i'm still surprised the free/non pro version is cable of...i'm lovin it, well done hark.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3mfnrEwaA0&lc=Ugy8TujEiRSo_KPaNSt4AaABAg)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, App Store (App Store): “hark is my every day helper and literally became my personal assistant. i’m obsessed with how useful and how easy it made my life. best ai experience %100. totally worth my money 💯” [source](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hark-pro/id6772362941)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs are you ever going to make the errors in credits right?” [source](https://twitter.com/883648303/status/2111843279000256786)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@traviscurnutte @hark_labs it charged my card the full price 🫩.” [source](https://twitter.com/1866984741670440961/status/2111250168582750389)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs did all the steps and your ai stole $30 from me? [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/722983921055453184/status/2111254779628569036)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs @hark_labs this happened to me. gift card didn’t go through but charged my venmo instead :( [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1825876011063349248/status/2111257026751791210)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @hark_labs (X): “@hark_labs the $30 gift card is not working for me. it says the offer is valid but it’s having issues… [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1684612759772594177/status/2111257224563814710)

### Gemini Spark

- Praise, 2026-10-07, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “the combination of gemini notebook and gemini spark is currently the strongest in the google environment. the best technology is available at a very low price, so i highly recommend it. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/767752746/status/2107761298109047235)
- Praise, 2026-10-03, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “the tokens for google ai studio/gemini+gemini spark/antigravity/flow/gemini notebook/colab are calculated separately, so if you use them all wisely, it will be quite substantial... right now, i truly recommend this subscription [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1353641054726103040/status/2106297368987816255)
- Praise, 2026-09-29, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “almost perfect for what it is. i have a feeling that when gemini 4 comes out and it gets updated with gemini spark it's going to be something way better. 20 bucks a month than any other agentic thing out there though. i have seen people decompile games which is amazing. /4” [source](https://twitter.com/806898125885599744/status/2104885797220475029)
- Praise, 2026-09-27, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “@aiquanting @jun_song she might be right about the money because, in my case, with the $19 sub competition, i chose gemini for 5 tb, yt premium, gemini spark, like grok bot and muse &antigravity.last two not the best but has potential which for me give me more value 4 money.” [source](https://twitter.com/713102809831510021/status/2104062085139193939)
- Praise, 2026-09-07, رحتك المهنية تبدأ من هنا، مع Gemini Spark! (YouTube): “i love him more than chatgpt because he doesn't ask for a subscription unlike chatgpt 😂” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6jqsoWzDo&lc=UgxFiDB-Dx-VmjIvZ2h4AaABAg)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “so no more gemini spark for pro-account users, this is some bs from google...” [source](https://twitter.com/1020412958122356737/status/2110566736206393403)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “our gemini spark argon consumes 24% of the usage limit in one hit, it's laughable [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1624307614149652480/status/2110581814935068726)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “i tried using gemini spark, but for daily reports on task management, i have to do it in regular chat, otherwise even with a subscription, i quickly hit the limit...” [source](https://twitter.com/1196271788524593153/status/2110031042728153342)
- Complaint, 2026-09-13, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “gemini spark, is it not included in the workspace... what a disappointment.” [source](https://twitter.com/5079811/status/2099271075486171306)
- Complaint, 2026-09-07, X search: Gemini Spark (X): “i used gemini spark for a while, and it's basically a pile of crap. google should give all paying users more than half of the subscription time. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2416119596/status/2096842869122253237)

### ChatGPT Dots

- Praise, 2026-10-16, OpenAI Dots Is Already Changing How AI Agents Look (YouTube): “i think people are sleeping on these dot agents. i've completely redone many workflows and processes to take advantage of the dots (and the 100% free usage for a month).” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj9SfzUXTjM&lc=Ugx6QffdN7T1jH9f9AB4AaABAg)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, I Made Grok Bot, Dots & Muse Do the Same 3 Jobs (RAW RESULTS) (YouTube): “i cancelled grok after like an hour when like 4 prompts used up my creds and did absolutely nothing! while i use dots none stop all day with like no usage. it does much more i think dots wins by far” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbm5LevEJyI&lc=UgxEH_-OxMQwuHirZad4AaABAg)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, OpenAI Co-Founder: Start Building With AI Before You Feel Ready | Greg Brockman (YouTube): “chatgpt dots changed the way i work daily. what a bargain. still, security awareness and blast radius should always be set up” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8Gr27yLMk&lc=Ugxx45cbwsoueyGfQ_l4AaABAg)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “well, dots is strong... even if i specify astraultra, my credits don't decrease... it's better to throw everything to dots since it can be completed with just dots... #chatgpt #dots [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1802326208748933121/status/2109866904521449542)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “@elonmusk @bot that stops working for the week after 2 hours. please fix usage and increase per plan. my openai dot gets like 10x more usage” [source](https://twitter.com/89251919/status/2109992097570812024)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “@1edgar @openai dot now habitually uses codex, so the early method that did not consume quota has almost disappeared. for a very small task, it will open a codex session.” [source](https://twitter.com/2075574700793851904/status/2111387347308970062)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “is there anyone who is completely working with glock @bot and @chatgpt dots? with the current usage restrictions, i can only manage to organize emails satisfactorily, and if i try to post on x every day, it won't last a week.” [source](https://twitter.com/267007697/status/2110728861629723106)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “i was using chatgpt dot a lot because it was free, but i got stopped. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/985914910813995010/status/2110286114187804784)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “using @openai dots 100% makes my usage drop so much faster versus just using the chatgpt desktop app and having a chat act as my orchestrator.” [source](https://twitter.com/8717262/status/2110411567812509970)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, X search: ChatGPT dots, ChatGPT dot, OpenAI dots, OpenAI's dot (X): “it is said that chatgpt dot is like free token usage, but it's not free at all.” [source](https://twitter.com/1983041609064497152/status/2109881047110582723)

### OpenClaw

- Praise, 2026-10-14, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “i can literally afford all three 100 subs , but i’m not just gonna buy shit for the f of it , either it’s useful and optimized or not , my 20$ plan with openai is currently optimized to run two specialized openclaw agents 😂😂😂” [source](https://twitter.com/2838125118/status/2110230226076926248)
- Praise, 2026-10-10, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@thsottiaux pay a monthly subscription to use another monthly subscription? lmao. 🤣🤣. this is inception. open-source 4 life. hermes agent and/or openclaw work just fine in this aspect.” [source](https://twitter.com/1843789899922587648/status/2108907121769173137)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@connortalksai why not both? although openclaw burns tokens with impunity” [source](https://twitter.com/1980821258469314560/status/2111697181149446419)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “huge, playing w openclaw again recently, realised cache gets rebuilt for the silliest reasons … and the cost of that is insane. for not much gain in end user experience, someone can feel their usage to be 10x lower than it could be… [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1980611758298443776/status/2111817299103748372)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/hermesagent (Reddit): “i had this experience with openclaw. tho, it consumed my tokens way faster so i cam back perfectly fine... with a blocked gemini account tho” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/hermesagent/comments/1x7fd4h/is_it_safe_to_use_and_work_for_me/ph5306q/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “i switched to openclaw because dot was being too much of a nuisance with automatic approval reviews, but i didn't expect it to consume the weekly quota for deepseek v4.1 flash (the work itself is calling codex, so there shouldn't be any heavy tasks). [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/3431650733/status/2110272913198973107)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, X search: OpenClaw, openclaw.ai (X): “@codexresets1 💸 > ⏳ - especially if it's hours that you're waiting like myself running sol 6.1 with my openclaw agent. astra kills it but kills my usage just as fast.” [source](https://twitter.com/1676774566037692416/status/2110435384715063614)

### Grok Bot

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “i switched the same exact way last week, $300 to $200 and i haven’t noticed a loss anywhere. i even got a partial refund(had subscribed through apple originally). they are doing it to more closely match claude and codex $200 plans.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x8zszm/grok_bot_super/phh3ylc/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “i got the $200 plans and i’m using it so much and i’m still at 1% usage. i guess i underestimated the usage they give. i’ll be going down to the $30 plan to see” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x8xjd1/xais_new_30mo_premium_plan_worth_it_looking_for/phj94jx/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “tricky as i’ve only just “unified” from cursor over to the x plan. it’s very rare i run out though. only time i really did was when setting up all my bots and now they just chug away.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x99u04/x_premium_or_gpt_plus/phk3y8u/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “used 166m+ tokens in last 30 days on @grok and @bot. same usage would cost $200-$600+ on claude or gpt solid value. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2093926689348968448/status/2111778294794482117)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “grokbot ($200/mo plan) has now saved me $375/mo in subscriptions.” [source](https://twitter.com/1617953301030440971/status/2111922032397144370)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “lol the on demand buys you much less than say your $30 supergrok - each token costs much more and is not “subsidized” for lack of a better term last week i found my team burns $5/hr not doing much of anything” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x8pd5s/usage_complaint/pheyoh3/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/GrokBot (Reddit): “no i really don't, i want to be able to pay the 100 bucks and not live in stress that my usage is going to go crazy. i'm not coding or anything. just using it by myself as a personal assistant” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrokBot/comments/1x94x8m/something_is_definitely_wrong/phj5zbx/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “who is having token usage anxiety now🙋♂️ @bot @poteto please increase the usage limit for ultra or some reset love please 🙏 91%. 4 days left 😱😮💨 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1651277178330398770/status/2111609644380565673)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, @bot (X): “@bot i see the usage is increasing too fast, much more than last week, even though i'm doing less work with it.” [source](https://twitter.com/4721013248/status/2111733525858955334)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: Grok Bot, Grokbot, x.ai/bot (X): “@texas_twins_dad i was, i switched, wish i hadn’t. in less than 24 hours, 24% usage. before when grok bot usage was over 90%, would just use grok and grok build. now i cannot even do that. 🫤” [source](https://twitter.com/15162038/status/2111819868966359481)

### Poke

- Praise, 2026-09-26, @interaction (X): “i was unexpectedly reposted by the original poke @interaction. poke is an interesting personal agent, so i will enjoy using it. it's free, and i can recommend it as a tool for those who want to try a personal agent first.” [source](https://twitter.com/107463790/status/2103886296217530607)
- Praise, 2026-09-30, @interaction (X): “i keep using @interaction ‘s poke when i feel like talking to a bot which can encourage me to learn something, keep me on the right track it’s that good even in its free tier! thanks founders of poke :)” [source](https://twitter.com/941844094145327104/status/2105186956183482671)
- Praise, 2026-09-07, @interaction (X): “@harrystebbings @noahrshinn i have the same thing on poke / @interaction, basically free and less privacy issues… really don’t get why mainstream vc x is obsessed with instinct when poke has been around for over a year” [source](https://twitter.com/1585221113465954304/status/2096939012057649609)
- Complaint, 2026-10-10, @interaction (X): “@poteto @geoffreyhuntley @bot @interaction have y’all fixed the usage yet? ran out within 24 hours” [source](https://twitter.com/2036591928855433216/status/2108975508742705558)
- Complaint, 2026-09-05, @interaction (X): “@interaction i am charged every month even i canceled my sub and your team said i am unsubbed” [source](https://twitter.com/1751253442926923776/status/2096372701556535304)
- Complaint, 2026-08-31, @interaction (X): “@interaction revoked my early adopter bargain price (5$) i requested a data export and complete removal of my account. goodbye. now really wish i didn't care that much back in the day and bargained till 0.01$” [source](https://twitter.com/1830570774781931520/status/2094519533989925147)
- Complaint, 2026-08-31, @interaction (X): “@interaction fun product but it makes 0 sense to pay 19 bucks for it. hoping you guys the best of luck tho” [source](https://twitter.com/1830570774781931520/status/2094519697400070427)
- Complaint, 2026-10-02, @interaction (X): “@zupbryy @peduarte @interaction sent them an email ages ago; they don’t reply. very unprofessional bad service. they’re charging me monthly for a poke sub i can’t use or cancel due to a changed phone number.” [source](https://twitter.com/1114896664643407872/status/2105978144058454506)

### Instinct

- Praise, 2026-10-01, X search: Instinct AI, Instinct personal assistant, instinct.com (X): “@momo_studyblog i use instinct ai, though it’s an invite only startup, it’s one of the most useful tools i’ve used (and free for now) but typically claude will be running through a lot of my workflows with hermes and i use chatgpt for general purpose” [source](https://twitter.com/1878331479677341696/status/2105780477843943770)
- Praise, 2026-09-24, X search: Instinct AI, Instinct personal assistant, instinct.com (X): “@alexfinn @alexfinn you need to do a review of instinct ai. have @noahrshinn on as a guest. it’s the best tool i’ve ever used and it not close. also absolutely free (as of now). just raised at a $10b valuation [link] go falcons, pats suck” [source](https://twitter.com/1867536761636761600/status/2103238096103895047)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, X search: Instinct AI, Instinct personal assistant, instinct.com (X): “but man @elonmusk , i tried @bot , it spent half of my free tier tokens just to set it up whereas @muse and instinct ai have been super quick working for me and are so cost effecient!” [source](https://twitter.com/1973249560135999490/status/2110611971624309156)
- Complaint, 2026-09-24, Muse vs Instinct: Which AI Agent Gets Your Passwords? (YouTube): “wait only 100m tokens per week?! i used 200m tokens today lol.” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFfruslHYy4&lc=Ugx5r2EFumF8TIgTdVF4AaABAg)
- Complaint, 2026-09-23, X search: Instinct AI, Instinct personal assistant, instinct.com (X): “instinct ai capped daily browser use and its users are revolting. an agent that runs out of clock after an hour is not much of an agent. the meter is the product now. [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1001664806/status/2102687377806533090)