Abacus AI DeepAgent vs Skywork (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Skywork grades higher than Abacus AI DeepAgent: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Abacus AI DeepAgent grades higher on value for money. Skywork grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Abacus AI DeepAgent
General-purpose agent that builds apps, reports and slide decks
Skywork
AI workspace agent that produces slides, docs, sheets and websites
Which one is for you
Pick Abacus AI DeepAgent if
- Fits if you want one subscription covering an agent plus several image and language models
- Works for people who want first drafts of slide decks and small apps from a prompt
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, since there is no free plan or trial
- Tight if you pick Basic: 3 agent conversations a month, with unrestricted use only on Pro
- Not for you if you want to know what a credit buys, because the page does not say
- Watch out: the $7 first month applies to Basic only, then it renews at $10
Pick Skywork if
- Fits if you need a slide deck, report or spreadsheet from a short brief
- Works for a long or scheduled job that should run in the cloud without you
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you like clear prices, as web prices sit behind sign-in and the App Store shows three for Basic
- Skip it if you want a Mac desktop app or an iPad app, since the desktop download is for Windows and iOS is iPhone only
- Tight if you're on Basic at busy times, because the shared agent queues at peak load
- Tight if you're staying free, as the free credits aren't published and extra packs are sold to subscribers only
- Watch out: membership credits last one calendar month and bought packs 90 days, and Ultra has no public price
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAbacus AI DeepAgentFair | 2.8GPASkyworkGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $20 a month, right at the category's cheapest-quarter start. Basic is $10, but it caps the agent at 3 conversations a month. | CBasic runs $19.99 to $24.99 a month on the US App Store for 10,000 credits, so it spans the cheapest quarter up into the middle of what agent tools here charge. The store shows three prices for the one plan, web prices sit behind sign-in and Ultra has no public price, so mid-table is as precise as the facts allow. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. The $7 first month is a discount on Basic, not a free tier. | CThere is a free account and no card needed, with credits the system grants you and some features held back. Skywork publishes none of the amounts, and extra credit packs are sold to subscribers only. A cap you'll hit, with no way of seeing it coming. |
| Features | CBuilds apps, sites, documents and slides and can use a browser, but credits are not explained and the core agent is limited on Basic. | BIt covers the whole job: slides, documents, research reports and spreadsheets from a prompt, plus images, video with multi-track editing and full-stack websites. SkyClaw runs long and scheduled jobs with memory, and VoiceNote transcribes meetings. Genspark and manus cover this ground too, so no A. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. A web app where you write requests and check what it builds. | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: you type what you want and it hands back the deck or the report. Skills and chat-app connections are there if you want them, not hurdles to clear first. On Basic the shared agent queues at peak load, which is the catch. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Stripe, Telegram, Jira and LinkedIn links. No standalone phone app listed for the agent. | AWeb, a Windows desktop app, iPhone and Android, with connections to Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive and Outlook Calendar. Two gaps: iPhone only on iOS, and Windows only on the desktop. |
| Best for | a general agent for apps and slides | turning a brief into slides, docs and sheets |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Abacus AI DeepAgent and Skywork. How we grade
Price against what you get
Abacus AI DeepAgent starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Skywork starts at $19.99 a month and scores 3.3.
Skywork scores higher, and starts $9.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 1 scores higher than Abacus AI DeepAgent for less, and none scores higher than Skywork for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Abacus AI DeepAgent also covers chat assistant and app builder.
- Skywork also covers transcription, documents and spreadsheets.
At a glance
| Abacus AI DeepAgent | Skywork | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, after a first month at $7 | $19.99 to $24.99 per month (Basic, US App Store in-app prices) |
| Free plan | None | Free accounts can start with system-granted free credits and limited features; the amounts are not published. Extra credit packs are sold only to subscribers. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Abacus.AI | SKYWORK AI PTE. LTD. |
| Price read from | abacus.ai | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Abacus AI DeepAgent
- Both plans run on monthly credits (20,000 on Basic, 30,000 on Pro); the pricing page does not say what a credit buys.
- Basic allows 3 AI Agent conversations a month; unrestricted agent use needs Pro at $20.
- The $7 first month applies to Basic only; the page does not state a free plan or a standard free trial.
- The pages read list no standalone iOS or Android app for the agent, so it is recorded as web only.
Skywork
- Web prices sit behind sign-in. The prices here are US App Store in-app prices, which show three amounts for Basic.
- Usage is metered in credits: monthly membership credits last one calendar month and purchased packs 90 days.
- The Ultra plan, with 150,000 credits a month and a dedicated processing channel, has no price in the public store listing.
- The iOS app is listed for iPhone only, and the desktop download offered is for Windows.
Key features
Abacus AI DeepAgent
- Apps from a prompt
- The agent builds full-stack web apps and mobile apps from a text description, with hosting and a database listed on the product page.
- Documents and slide decks
- It writes reports and generates presentations and documents, including from its own research on a topic.
- Agent swarms
- Example tasks run several agents in parallel, such as reviewing recent pull requests or researching many companies at once, then merging the results.
- Browser use and system connections
- The agent can use a browser and connect to a user's systems to carry out tasks, according to the product page.
- Many underlying models
- A single subscription gives access to models from several providers, plus image and video generators, in one assistant.
Skywork
- SkyClaw cloud agent
- An agent that works in the cloud on long-running tasks, keeps long-term memory and runs scheduled tasks. Basic shares capacity; Plus and Ultra get a dedicated, always-on instance.
- Slides, documents and sheets
- Generates slide decks, structured documents and research reports, and spreadsheets from a prompt, with slide-by-slide editing and paragraph-level rewriting.
- Images, videos and websites
- The same workspace also produces images, posters, videos with multi-track editing and full-stack websites.
- Skills
- Capabilities are organized as Skills: built-in ones for research, analysis, learning and marketing, custom Skills you create, and a Skill marketplace.
- Chat app connections
- SkyClaw can be connected to Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp and other chat apps and then used from a conversation there.
- VoiceNote
- The mobile app records meetings and interviews, transcribes them and turns them into structured summaries. It also pairs with the Skywork Note recording device.
Plans
Abacus AI DeepAgent
ChatLLM Basic$10
per user / month
First month $7. 20,000 credits a month, 3 AI Agent conversations a month, the coding IDE and desktop listener.
ChatLLM Pro$20
per user / month
Everything in Basic, with unrestricted use of the AI Agent and Coding Agent, complex tasks and 30,000 credits a month.
Skywork
Free$0
A free account with system-granted credits. Paid plans add higher usage limits and advanced features.
Basic$19.99–$24.99
per month in the iOS app; the listing shows three prices
10,000 membership credits a month, a shared SkyClaw agent that queues at peak load, 3 concurrent projects and 3 devices.
Plus$49.99
per month in the iOS app
28,000 membership credits a month, a dedicated always-on SkyClaw, priority queueing, 4 concurrent projects and 4 devices.
Ways to pay less
Abacus AI DeepAgent
- Other savings
First month of Basic for $7
New subscribers pay $7 for the first month of ChatLLM Basic instead of $10, then $10 a month.
Skywork
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Abacus AI DeepAgent or Skywork?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Abacus AI DeepAgent is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $19.99 a month for Skywork. Abacus AI DeepAgent starts at $10 per month, after a first month at $7, and Skywork starts at $19.99 to $24.99 per month (Basic, US App Store in-app prices).
Which has a free plan, Abacus AI DeepAgent or Skywork?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Skywork has a free plan. Abacus AI DeepAgent does not.
Which platforms do Abacus AI DeepAgent and Skywork run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Skywork lists Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.