The AI agents journal

5 agents compared

An honest comparison of the five AI agents people actually use in late 2026: where they run, which models they use, what they cost, whether they're available in Europe, where your data goes and whether you can take your agents with you.

vs OpenAI Dots

OpenAI's dots give ChatGPT users a personal agent with its own cloud computer. They are not available on personal plans in the EU, UK or Switzerland. How dots compare with Baguette Bot on availability, models, price, data and portability.

vs Grok Bot

Grok Bot, from xAI and Cursor, and Baguette Bot both give your AI agents a cloud computer that works while you sleep. How they differ on hosting, models, pricing, safety and portability, with sources.

vs Meta Muse

Meta's Muse gives every user an AI agent on a dedicated cloud VM. Baguette Bot does the same from Paris. How they compare on availability, data, training, models, pricing and portability, with sources.

vs Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent by Nous Research is the most popular self-hosted AI agent: free, MIT-licensed, model-agnostic. Baguette Bot is hosted in Paris. An honest comparison of control, effort, cost, mobile apps and safety.

An AI agent reads your email, logs into your accounts and keeps a memory of you. Here is what data sovereignty actually means for AI agents in Europe in 2026: transfers, US law, SecNumCloud and the AI Act.

Self-hosting on a European server, European models, a hosted agent in Paris, or a SecNumCloud provider? The four realistic ways to run an AI agent in France or Europe, what each one costs and protects, with no marketing.

An AI agent doesn't just answer: it acts. It uses a computer, tools and a memory to finish a task on its own, even while you're away. What that means, how it works, how it differs from a chatbot, and what it can do for you today.

Is there a truly free AI agent? What the free tiers of Manus, Meta Muse, Mistral, Gemini, ChatGPT, open-source agents and Baguette Bot actually include in 2026, the hidden limits, and how to choose.

AI automation searches grew almost 50% in a year. How to automate recurring tasks with an AI agent instead of building workflows: routines, watchers, examples you can copy, and when a classic tool like n8n is still the better choice.

After ChatGPT agent

ChatGPT's agent mode is gone, replaced by ChatGPT Work and dots, and dots aren't available on personal plans in Europe. The best alternatives in 2026 for an AI that browses, clicks and works on a computer for you, with their real limits.

OpenClaw made the personal AI agent mainstream in 2026, along with exposed servers, a critical CVE and malicious skills. What OpenClaw does well, why so many people look for an alternative, and the options: Hermes, managed hosting, or a hosted agent like Baguette Bot.

Manus popularised the AI agent with its own cloud computer, then lived through a Meta takeover, a forced unwinding and a data deletion. What Manus does, why users look elsewhere (credits, data in the US and Singapore, instability), and the alternatives.

European AI

Mistral (Le Chat, now Vibe), Dust, H Company, Baguette Bot and more: the state of French and European AI in 2026, what each does, where your data goes, and how to choose between an assistant and an agent that acts for you.

How an AI agent can manage your inbox in 2026: morning triage, summaries, draft replies, follow-ups and alerts, in Gmail or Outlook, without sending anything behind your back. What works, the risks, and how to set it up.

Classic website monitors send noisy alerts about every change. An AI agent can watch a page, a keyword, a price or an email, tell you only what matters, and act on it. How it works, use cases, and how to set it up.

Most small businesses now use AI, but few get real time back. What an AI agent can take over in a small company, what it costs, the GDPR and AI Act rules to follow in Europe, and a simple method to get started in a week.