Head to head
Muse vs Claude
The short answer
These barely overlap. Muse does life admin: shopping, bookings, listings. Claude does knowledge work: research, documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Many people will use both.
Choose Muse if
your tasks are errands and purchases and you live in North America.
Choose Claude if
your tasks end in a report or deck, or you live outside the US and Canada.
Feature by feature
| Muse | Claude | |
|---|---|---|
| Works in the backgroundKeeps going after you close the app | Yes | Partly |
| Suggests work on its ownLooks for things to do without being asked | Yes | No |
| Own cloud computerRuns a browser and files on a machine you do not own | Yes | Partly |
| Lives in chat appsWhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Teams and similar | Partly | No |
| Voice callsYou can talk to it, not just type | Partly | Partly |
| Buys thingsCan complete checkouts, usually with approval | Yes | No |
| Custom permission rulesYou decide what it may do alone | Partly | Partly |
| Pick any AI modelSwap the model behind the agent | No | No |
| Runs on your hardwareData and memory stay on your machine | No | No |
| Free optionUsable without a subscription | Yes | No |
| Business featuresAdmin controls, seats, role-based agents | Partly | Yes |
Muse: Price
- Muse FreeFree
Up to 100 million Muse tokens a week. Payment card required. US and Canada only.
- Muse Power$20/mo
500 million Muse tokens a week. Same features as Maximum.
- Muse Maximum$100/mo
3 billion Muse tokens a week, meant for many helper agents running around the clock.
Claude: Price
- Claude Pro$20/mo
Merged Cowork experience rolling out now: long tasks, connectors, Docs and Slides beta.
- Claude Max 5x$100/mo
5x Pro usage per five-hour session and priority access at peak times.
- Claude Max 20x$200/mo
20x Pro usage per five-hour session, same features as Max 5x.
Where it works
| Muse | Claude | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Available | Available |
| Canada | Available | Available |
| Mexico | Not available | Available |
| Brazil | Not available | Available |
| Argentina | Not available | Available |
| United Kingdom | Not available | Available |
| Germany | Not available | Available |
| France | Not available | Available |
| Spain | Not available | Available |
| Italy | Not available | Available |
| Netherlands | Not available | Available |
| Poland | Not available | Available |
| Sweden | Not available | Available |
| Switzerland | Not available | Available |
| Türkiye | Not available | Available |
| Ukraine | Not available | Available |
| Russia | Not available | Not available |
| United Arab Emirates | Not available | Available |
| Saudi Arabia | Not available | Available |
| Egypt | Not available | Available |
| Nigeria | Not available | Available |
| South Africa | Not available | Available |
| India | Not available | Available |
| Indonesia | Not available | Available |
| Vietnam | Not available | Available |
| Thailand | Not available | Available |
| Philippines | Not available | Available |
| Japan | Not available | Available |
| South Korea | Not available | Available |
| China | Not available | Not available |
| Australia | Not available | Available |
| Singapore | Not available | Available |