Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, a persistent personal agent that runs on a cloud-based computer around the clock, retains memory across sessions, and surfaces tasks proactively rather than waiting to be prompted. This puts it directly against Meta Muse, OpenAI Dots, and Grok Bot in the autonomous agent category.
Ejaaz got 48 hours of early access and ran three concrete tests: routing a five-mile walk through unfamiliar streets, pricing a Shadowless Charizard card using live eBay listings, and reviewing a Tasks tab populated by Duet while he slept. These are not synthetic benchmarks. They are real-world use cases that reveal where the agent adds friction and where it does not.
The full video covers the cost structure and a direct feature comparison against competitors. Those two sections are worth the watch on their own, because pricing and context persistence are where most agent products fall apart in practice.
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