Eigent vs OpenClaw

Eigent

• People who want a desktop agent that runs on their own API keys or local models
• Long tasks that can be split among several agents working in parallel
• Teams that want to self-host and inspect the code they run

OpenClaw

• Developers and power users who want an assistant on their own hardware
• Reaching one agent from WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack or iMessage
• Teams sharing a single gateway with sessions everyone can open

Eigent

• Desktop only: the download page says Eigent is not supported on mobile or tablet.
• The Free plan's credits are a one-time 1,000 registration bonus plus invite bonuses; it has no monthly credit allowance.
• The Teams plan, with a shared library and centralized billing, is listed as Coming Soon.
• The docs mark the Telegram, Lark and WhatsApp channels and the X, WhatsApp, Reddit and GitHub connectors as Coming soon.

OpenClaw

• There is no hosted service: you install, run and update the Gateway yourself on a computer or server.
• The software is free, but model usage is billed by whichever provider you connect, through an API key or an existing subscription.
• The iOS and Android apps are companion nodes and need a Gateway running on another machine.
• The macOS desktop app requires macOS 15 or later, and the Linux desktop app is x64 only.

Eigent

Single Agent and Workforce modes

Give a task to one agent, or to a Workforce that splits it among specialized workers running in parallel. You can define your own workers and choose the tools each one gets.

Spaces, Sessions and Tasks

A Space holds related Sessions and working files and can be tied to a local folder. Space profiles package agents, skills and connectors so the same setup is reused.

Browser agents

Agents navigate pages, click, type and capture screenshots in a managed or connected Chrome DevTools Protocol browser, and can use imported cookies for signed-in sessions.

Automations

Scheduled automations run recurring work, Event automations respond to webhooks and external events, and App automations react to events in connected applications.

Connectors and MCP

Guided connectors cover Notion, Slack, Google Calendar, Gmail, LinkedIn and Lark, and you can add a local or remote MCP server for a service that is not in the catalog.

Cloud, own-key or local models

Use managed Eigent Cloud models billed in credits, your own provider API keys, or local models served by Ollama, vLLM, SGLang, LM Studio or LLaMA.cpp.

OpenClaw

Self-hosted Gateway

One Gateway process on your own machine or server handles sessions, routing and channel connections. Desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux install it for you.

Chat channels

Message the agent from WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, iMessage and other channels, 29 in all, in direct messages and group chats.

Bring your own model

Works with hosted providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, with gateways such as OpenRouter, and with local models through Ollama or LM Studio.

Persistent memory

Remembers preferences, projects and people from one conversation to the next, with state stored on your machine rather than in a vendor cloud.

System access and sandboxing

Can browse the web, fill in forms, read and write files and run shell commands, with a choice between full access and a sandbox.

Skills, plugins and automation

Skills and plugins extend the agent, and it can write its own skills. Cron jobs, hooks and webhooks run work on a schedule or in response to events.

Eigent

• Free$0

  1,000 registration credits, 500 credits per successful invite, free use with your own API keys or local models, and email and community support.

• Plus$19.99

  per month ($199.90 billed yearly)

  2,000 task credits a month, priority email support, and Claude and Grok models on top of the 16 models listed for Free.

• Pro$99.99

  per month ($999.90 billed yearly)

  Everything in Plus, with 10,000 task credits a month and high-priority user support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Local deployment with enterprise security, custom features and integrations, agent training environments, invoice or PO billing and account management.

OpenClaw

• OpenClaw (MIT licensed)Free

  The complete product: Gateway, desktop and mobile apps, chat channels and plugins. Model usage is billed separately by the provider you connect.

Eigent

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as 2 months free: Plus is $199.90 a year instead of $19.99 a month, and Pro is $999.90 a year instead of $99.99 a month.

OpenClaw

No public discounts listed.