Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, its first consumer-facing AI agent, as a research preview with a waitlist, eventually available to Pro and Max subscribers. Unlike a chatbot, Duet proactively handles tasks such as shopping and reading email, putting it up against OpenAI's agents and Meta's Muse agent. Meta said on October 21, 2026, that more than 10 million people in the US and Canada had set up Muse, and its apps reach 3.64 billion people daily. The article contrasts Anthropic's subscription model with Meta's plan to keep its core product free and earn from advertising and commerce fees. It notes that trust, permissions and purchase liability are central for proactive agents, and that rising computing costs are a risk for both companies, concluding that Meta is currently the clearest listed example of revenue being built around AI agents.
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