Rilvo Coworker and other AI assistants: different tools for different needs

Grok Bot, Claude Cowork and Codex are excellent AI assistants, built mainly for each individual’s work. Rilvo Coworker is something else: one digital coworker shared by your team, in the chats you already use, set up and looked after by us. Here are the differences, including where the others are a better fit.

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Information checked in October 2026 on the products’ public pages.

Different tools for different needs

We’re not comparing identical products. Grok Bot, Claude Cowork and Codex give each person a powerful assistant, with polished apps and tools such as a browser and a computer in the cloud. They start in minutes and cost little for one person.

Rilvo Coworker starts from a different question: how does an SME team get one digital coworker, with one shared memory that stays with the company, working on Telegram, Slack or Discord, that someone sets up and looks after for you? If that’s what you need, Rilvo Coworker may be a good fit. If you mainly need a personal assistant, it probably isn’t, and we’ll tell you so.

When to choose Rilvo Coworker

  • You want one digital coworker for the whole team, in a group or channel where everyone sees requests, progress and results.
  • You want memory and history to stay with the company, in a dedicated environment, even when people change.
  • Your team already works on Telegram, Slack or Discord.
  • You need scheduled jobs that belong to the company, not to one person’s account.
  • You need a connection to your own systems (management software, website, e-commerce platform): we build it as a custom skill, on quote, and you receive the source code.
  • You don’t have the time or people to set up and look after an AI tool: we set it up, look after it and answer you ourselves, in English, Italian or Romanian.
  • You prefer one fixed fee for the company to a licence for every person.

When to choose a personal assistant

  • You work alone or in a team of 2–3 and mainly need an assistant for your own work: a personal subscription costs a fraction of Rilvo Coworker.
  • You need browser or computer automation: using websites without integrations, desktop apps, spreadsheets on screen. Grok Bot, Claude Cowork and Codex do this; Rilvo Coworker doesn’t.
  • You want lots of ready-made connectors to switch on yourself, today.
  • You need certifications and enterprise controls (for example ISO/IEC 27001, SSO, audit logs): the big vendors offer them; Rilvo doesn’t today.
  • You want to start right away, in minutes, without a call.
  • All your work happens in Microsoft 365 and Teams: Microsoft 365 Copilot is built for that (Rilvo’s Teams channel is in development).

The comparison, point by point

We’re comparing one shared, managed digital coworker for a team with assistants built for individuals, including their team options. Information checked in October 2026 on the products’ public pages; prices and features may change.

AspectRilvo CoworkerGrok BotClaude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)
Who it’s forOne digital coworker shared by an SME team, set up and looked after by usA personal agent for each person, with a computer in the cloud. Team Bots can be shared with the team, but each person has their own chatCowork: a personal agent for work on files, documents and research; sessions can’t be shared. Claude Tag (beta, Team and Enterprise plans): Claude in the team’s Slack channelsAgents for each person’s work. Codex is built mainly for software development
Shared memory, and who owns itOne memory per agent, shared by the whole team and kept in your company’s dedicated environmentTeam memory saved only when someone asks for it to be shared, plus private notes with each person. Kept on the vendor’s infrastructureCowork: memory tied to the person’s account. Claude Tag: memory per channel and per workspace, which an Owner (the account’s main administrator) can view and edit. Kept on the vendor’s infrastructurePersonal memories, off by default in the European Economic Area
ChannelsTelegram, Slack, DiscordDesktop and mobile apps; Slack (Team Bots)Web, desktop and mobile apps, Chrome extension; Slack with Claude TagWeb, desktop app, command line (CLI), code editor (IDE), iOS; Slack (@ChatGPT, with work delegated to Codex); GitHub
Scheduled jobsScheduled jobs that belong to the company’s environment, not to one personCloud routines, but personal: they run as the person who created them and may be paused after a long period away with no responseCowork: scheduled tasks in the cloud, tied to your own account. Claude Tag: channel routines that keep running if their creator leaves the channelScheduled tasks available
Custom skills for your systemsWe build them for the tools you use, on quote. You receive the source codeSkills, marketplace plugins, custom MCP servers, “teach a task” by demonstrating it in the browser. Set up by the Bot’s ownerConnectors, skills and plugins. Set up by the person or an organisation OwnerSkills, plugins, connectors and MCP. Set up by the person or the workspace admin
Who sets it up and looks after itWe do: analysis, activation, rules and maintenance, with human supportSelf-serve: the Team Bot’s owner. A vendor account team is available on the Enterprise planSelf-serve: the person or an Owner (an Owner sets up Claude Tag). Consultation on the sales-assisted Enterprise planSelf-serve: the person or the workspace admin
Human supportYes, human support in English, Italian and RomanianDocumentation and help centreHelp centre with articles in ItalianHelp centre
Pricing modelOne fee per company: €249/month + VAT, or €189/month + VAT with your own AI account. Activation and AI usage (subject to reasonable use) included. Custom skills on quotePer person: included in Cursor plans (Pro $20/month, Teams $40/user/month) or via SuperGrok ($30/month) or a Grok Business seat ($30/user/month). Weekly usage included, then on demand. With a Team Bot each person uses their own allowancePer person: Pro $20/month; Team $25 per seat per month ($20 billed annually), minimum 2 people. Claude Tag: no per-seat charge, channel work billed by usage, with a spend limitPer person: included in ChatGPT plans (Plus $20/month, Pro from $100/month, Business per user). Extra credits beyond the limits
Where the environment runsThe environment runs on a dedicated VPS in Germany (EU). By default, requests to AI models are processed by OpenAI and Anthropic, including in the United States, under standard contractual clauses; on request, we configure models that process data only in the EU.Computers in the vendor’s cloud, in the United States today. Deployment inside your own perimeter not supportedCowork sessions in the cloud on Anthropic’s servers (in beta on Team and Enterprise plans); Claude Tag in a temporary sandboxVendor cloud. Data residency controls on the Enterprise plan
Portability and codeAI model: OpenAI or Anthropic, with EU-only models on request; we manage it. All memory and all skills developed for the client’s specific needs are handed over to the client. The agent engine is based on OpenClaw, an open-source project under the MIT licenceVendor cloud only. Memory and skill export not documentedVendor cloudInstructions in AGENTS.md files in your repository
Browser and computer useNo: it works in chats and through connected skillsYes: browser, terminal and computer use in the cloudYes: browser actions; file and computer access through the desktop appYes, with some features limited by region
Certifications and enterprise controlsNo certifications todayISO/IEC 27001 and 42001 (Grok Bot in scope), SOC 2 Type II; DPA with standard contractual clauses on Teams and Enterprise; SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise onlyISO/IEC 27001 and 42001, SOC 2 Type II (commercial products, including the Team and Enterprise plans); SSO on the Team plan; SCIM and audit logs on EnterpriseSOC 2 Type II; ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701 (API, ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu); ISO/IEC 42001; SAML SSO on Business; SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise
Time to startA 30-minute conversation, then we handle activationMinutes, self-serveMinutes, self-serveMinutes, self-serve

Who it’s for

Rilvo CoworkerOne digital coworker shared by an SME team, set up and looked after by us
Grok BotA personal agent for each person, with a computer in the cloud. Team Bots can be shared with the team, but each person has their own chat
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Cowork: a personal agent for work on files, documents and research; sessions can’t be shared. Claude Tag (beta, Team and Enterprise plans): Claude in the team’s Slack channels
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Agents for each person’s work. Codex is built mainly for software development

Shared memory, and who owns it

Rilvo CoworkerOne memory per agent, shared by the whole team and kept in your company’s dedicated environment
Grok BotTeam memory saved only when someone asks for it to be shared, plus private notes with each person. Kept on the vendor’s infrastructure
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Cowork: memory tied to the person’s account. Claude Tag: memory per channel and per workspace, which an Owner (the account’s main administrator) can view and edit. Kept on the vendor’s infrastructure
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Personal memories, off by default in the European Economic Area

Channels

Rilvo CoworkerTelegram, Slack, Discord
Grok BotDesktop and mobile apps; Slack (Team Bots)
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Web, desktop and mobile apps, Chrome extension; Slack with Claude Tag
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Web, desktop app, command line (CLI), code editor (IDE), iOS; Slack (@ChatGPT, with work delegated to Codex); GitHub

Scheduled jobs

Rilvo CoworkerScheduled jobs that belong to the company’s environment, not to one person
Grok BotCloud routines, but personal: they run as the person who created them and may be paused after a long period away with no response
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Cowork: scheduled tasks in the cloud, tied to your own account. Claude Tag: channel routines that keep running if their creator leaves the channel
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Scheduled tasks available

Custom skills for your systems

Rilvo CoworkerWe build them for the tools you use, on quote. You receive the source code
Grok BotSkills, marketplace plugins, custom MCP servers, “teach a task” by demonstrating it in the browser. Set up by the Bot’s owner
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Connectors, skills and plugins. Set up by the person or an organisation Owner
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Skills, plugins, connectors and MCP. Set up by the person or the workspace admin

Who sets it up and looks after it

Rilvo CoworkerWe do: analysis, activation, rules and maintenance, with human support
Grok BotSelf-serve: the Team Bot’s owner. A vendor account team is available on the Enterprise plan
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Self-serve: the person or an Owner (an Owner sets up Claude Tag). Consultation on the sales-assisted Enterprise plan
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Self-serve: the person or the workspace admin

Human support

Rilvo CoworkerYes, human support in English, Italian and Romanian
Grok BotDocumentation and help centre
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Help centre with articles in Italian
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Help centre

Pricing model

Rilvo CoworkerOne fee per company: €249/month + VAT, or €189/month + VAT with your own AI account. Activation and AI usage (subject to reasonable use) included. Custom skills on quote
Grok BotPer person: included in Cursor plans (Pro $20/month, Teams $40/user/month) or via SuperGrok ($30/month) or a Grok Business seat ($30/user/month). Weekly usage included, then on demand. With a Team Bot each person uses their own allowance
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Per person: Pro $20/month; Team $25 per seat per month ($20 billed annually), minimum 2 people. Claude Tag: no per-seat charge, channel work billed by usage, with a spend limit
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Per person: included in ChatGPT plans (Plus $20/month, Pro from $100/month, Business per user). Extra credits beyond the limits

Where the environment runs

Rilvo CoworkerThe environment runs on a dedicated VPS in Germany (EU). By default, requests to AI models are processed by OpenAI and Anthropic, including in the United States, under standard contractual clauses; on request, we configure models that process data only in the EU.
Grok BotComputers in the vendor’s cloud, in the United States today. Deployment inside your own perimeter not supported
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Cowork sessions in the cloud on Anthropic’s servers (in beta on Team and Enterprise plans); Claude Tag in a temporary sandbox
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Vendor cloud. Data residency controls on the Enterprise plan

Portability and code

Rilvo CoworkerAI model: OpenAI or Anthropic, with EU-only models on request; we manage it. All memory and all skills developed for the client’s specific needs are handed over to the client. The agent engine is based on OpenClaw, an open-source project under the MIT licence
Grok BotVendor cloud only. Memory and skill export not documented
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Vendor cloud
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Instructions in AGENTS.md files in your repository

Browser and computer use

Rilvo CoworkerNo: it works in chats and through connected skills
Grok BotYes: browser, terminal and computer use in the cloud
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Yes: browser actions; file and computer access through the desktop app
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Yes, with some features limited by region

Certifications and enterprise controls

Rilvo CoworkerNo certifications today
Grok BotISO/IEC 27001 and 42001 (Grok Bot in scope), SOC 2 Type II; DPA with standard contractual clauses on Teams and Enterprise; SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise only
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)ISO/IEC 27001 and 42001, SOC 2 Type II (commercial products, including the Team and Enterprise plans); SSO on the Team plan; SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)SOC 2 Type II; ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701 (API, ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu); ISO/IEC 42001; SAML SSO on Business; SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise

Time to start

Rilvo CoworkerA 30-minute conversation, then we handle activation
Grok BotMinutes, self-serve
Claude Cowork (and Claude Tag for Slack)Minutes, self-serve
Codex and ChatGPT Work (OpenAI)Minutes, self-serve

Competitor prices are in US dollars (USD), excluding VAT, checked in October 2026. The price comparison isn’t like-for-like: a personal subscription gives one person a full assistant; Rilvo Coworker gives a team one shared, managed digital coworker.

How Rilvo Coworker works in practice

Real example

A development coworker in the team’s Slack channel.

The team asks, the agent opens a pull request on GitHub, people review it and decide.

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Real example

Every week, a website article built from the Facebook posts.

An automatic job prepares the WordPress draft; a person approves and publishes it.

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Example scenario

Field technicians on Telegram.

Technicians post from their phones, the agent drafts the reports, the office approves.

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Example scenario

Know-how stays with the company.

The team’s procedures and answers in one shared memory, even when people change.

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FAQ

Is Rilvo Coworker better than Grok Bot, Claude Cowork or Codex?

Not in absolute terms. They are very capable assistants, with more tools than Rilvo Coworker for individual work. Rilvo Coworker makes sense when a team wants one shared digital coworker, in the chats it already uses, with memory in the company’s environment and someone who sets it up and looks after it.

Can I use Rilvo Coworker alongside ChatGPT, Claude or Grok?

Yes. Many teams use a personal assistant for their own work. Rilvo Coworker works alongside those tools, on the team’s recurring work.

Where is my data processed?

The environment runs on a dedicated VPS in Germany (EU). By default, requests to AI models are processed by OpenAI and Anthropic, including in the United States, under standard contractual clauses; on request, we configure models that process data only in the EU. Memory, files, history and scheduled jobs are kept in the environment. AI model: OpenAI or Anthropic, with EU-only models on request; we manage it. We tell you this before we start, together with which data the agreed work really needs.

Does Rilvo Coworker cost more than a personal subscription?

For one person, yes: a personal subscription costs much less. The picture changes when a team shares one digital coworker: Rilvo Coworker has one fixed fee for the company, €249/month + VAT (or €189/month + VAT with your own AI account), with activation, AI usage (subject to reasonable use) and maintenance included. Custom skills are separate, with a clear quote.

What about Microsoft 365 Copilot?

If your company works mainly in Outlook, Word and Teams, Copilot is built for that and is probably the most natural choice. Rilvo Coworker works on Telegram, Slack and Discord today; the Microsoft Teams channel is in development.

How long does it take to start?

With a personal assistant you start in minutes, on your own. With Rilvo Coworker you start with a free 30-minute conversation: we look at how your team works, agree what the digital coworker can do, and then we activate it. We agree the timing together when we talk.

Not sure which tool fits your team? Contact us for a free 30-minute conversation: we look at how you work today and tell you honestly whether Rilvo Coworker makes sense, or whether a personal assistant is enough.

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