OpenClaw vs. Hermes vs. Grok @bot, clearly explained:
All three let you set up an agent with a specific job, and it keeps its files and logins between sessions instead of starting fresh.
OpenClaw and Hermes are self-hosted, so the machine can be a laptop, a VPS, or a container that someone already pays for and can log into.
Grok Bot runs on a machine SpaceXAI provisions and operates. It gives one computer per account rather than one per agent.
Every Bot on that account reads the same files and carries the same browser logins, so handing work between two Bots does not require a re-login or file transfer.
Hermes and OpenClaw isolate agents instead, and their memory sits in plain files anyone can open and edit.
Hermes goes furthest since the agent writes its own skills and a background curator deletes the ones nobody uses.
Grok Bot has the lowest-friction path to a new skill in my opinion.
You can record up to ten minutes of one pass through a workflow, and it can then turn that into a reusable set of instructions and store it as a skill.
Moving on, OpenClaw and Hermes run on any model provider. Grok Bot runs on Grok.
I prepared the graphic below that has the full breakdown, from hosting and memory through to what each of them costs to run.
And if you want to dive deeper, I covered Grok Bot in full in a masterclass, including the shared computer, memory, skills, routines, and the macOS setup.
Read it below.