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The independent guide to AI agents that use a computer.
Which computer-use agent should you deploy, what changed this month, and how to run it safely. Plain comparisons across every vendor, with sources, and no sponsored rankings.
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Computer-use agents compared →
Claude, ChatGPT Work, Gemini, Copilot Studio, Manus and open-source options, side by side.
What is computer use? →
How these agents see a screen and act on it, what they're good at, and where they still fail.
Infrastructure directory →
Cloud browsers, desktop sandboxes and frameworks for running your own agent.
Benchmarks explained →
OSWorld, WebArena and friends: what the scores measure and where to find live leaderboards.
Atlas is gone. Now what? →
OpenAI shut its Atlas browser in August 2026. Where its features went and what to use instead.
Security checklist →
Ten checks before you let an agent click around with real accounts.
Recent changes
Product moves that change what you can deploy. Each links to its source.
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Microsoft Copilot Studio computer use is scheduled for general availability (roadmap item RM562220). Not yet confirmed as shipped. Source
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The Claude in Chrome side panel became a Cowork session, rolling out from Max and Team plans to Pro. Source
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OpenAI shut down the ChatGPT Atlas browser, less than a year after launch. What to use instead · Source
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OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, an agent mode with computer use in the ChatGPT desktop app for Windows and Mac. The Codex app is being folded into the same app. Source
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Google discontinued Project Mariner and folded it into Gemini Agent and AI Mode. What replaced it · Source
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