Spinrun vs Claude Cowork

Cowork, folded into the Claude app in September 2026, lets Claude take on tasks for you, on Claude models. Spinrun runs a team of agents on an always-on machine, on any model, including the Claude plan you already pay for.

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Last reviewed October 2026, against each product’s public pricing and docs.

The short answer

Pick Claude if you want Claude to take on tasks from the app you already chat in, with its connectors, skills, cloud schedules and the Docs and Slides it now writes in the conversation. Pick Spinrun if you want several agents with their own jobs, working for the whole team from an always-on machine, on the model of your choice. The two fit together: sign an agent into your Claude plan and Spinrun runs it on Claude.

Choose Claude Cowork if

You want Claude to handle tasks inside the app you already chat in
Your work lives in files on your own computer
You only need Claude models

Choose Spinrun if

You want some agents on GPT or Gemini, not only on Claude
Several agents should share data and hand work to each other
Agents need files and databases that stay on an always-on machine
The whole team should see the agents and answer them, without a seat each

Side by side

Spinrun vs Claude Cowork at a glance.

Claude takes on the tasks you hand it, on Claude models. Spinrun runs your recurring work with a team of agents, on any model, your Claude plan included.

Choosing the model

Claude models only.

Claude on the Claude plan you already have, or GPT, Gemini and more, chosen per agent.

Scheduled work

Scheduled tasks run in the cloud on every paid plan, hourly at the shortest. One that needs a folder or an app on your computer runs only there, while it is on.

Agents run on their own always-on machine, down to the minute, where their files and databases live.

A team of agents

Your Claude, organized in projects with their own files, instructions and memory.

Several agents with their own jobs. Tell Spinrun what you have in mind and it hands each task to the right one.

Working in your apps

Your connectors, skills and projects carry over from chat, and Claude writes Docs and Slides inside the conversation.

Agents reach 3,000+ apps and any MCP server, and work on a machine where they run scripts, drive a browser and use an app on screen like a person.

Price

Part of Claude plans: Pro $20 a month ($17 billed yearly), Max from $100, Team $25 a seat ($20 yearly, two seats minimum), each with usage limits.

$29 a month for unlimited agents your team shares, and they can run on a Claude plan you already pay for.

Claude Cowork vs Spinrun, compared on choosing the model, scheduled work, a team of agents, working in your apps, price
	Claude Cowork Claude’s agent for tasks, now built into Claude	Spinrun Your AI team
Choosing the model	Claude models only.	Claude on the Claude plan you already have, or GPT, Gemini and more, chosen per agent.
Scheduled work	Scheduled tasks run in the cloud on every paid plan, hourly at the shortest. One that needs a folder or an app on your computer runs only there, while it is on.	Agents run on their own always-on machine, down to the minute, where their files and databases live.
A team of agents	Your Claude, organized in projects with their own files, instructions and memory.	Several agents with their own jobs. Tell Spinrun what you have in mind and it hands each task to the right one.
Working in your apps	Your connectors, skills and projects carry over from chat, and Claude writes Docs and Slides inside the conversation.	Agents reach 3,000+ apps and any MCP server, and work on a machine where they run scripts, drive a browser and use an app on screen like a person.
Price	Part of Claude plans: Pro $20 a month ($17 billed yearly), Max from $100, Team $25 a seat ($20 yearly, two seats minimum), each with usage limits.	$29 a month for unlimited agents your team shares, and they can run on a Claude plan you already pay for.

Key differences

Where Spinrun and Claude Cowork part ways.

Four differences that change your day to day, shown on the real product.

Any model, your Claude plan included

Connect your stack

Claude runs on Claude models. Each Spinrun agent can sign in with your Claude plan, or run on GPT, Gemini or another model with your key, and you can switch per agent or per scheduled task.

A machine that stays on

Give it a machine

Claude’s scheduled tasks run in the cloud on every paid plan, hourly at the shortest, but a task that needs a folder or an app on your computer only runs there, while it is on. Spinrun agents run on your workspace’s private machine, down to the minute, where their files, databases and browser live, day and night.

Read & write filesWork with files in its workspace
Run commandsExecute commands in its Box
Browse the webSearch and read web pages
Remember thingsSave and recall information
Access dataQuery its database
Use skillsRun installed skills
Read & write filesWork with files in its workspace
Run commandsExecute commands in its Box
Browse the webSearch and read web pages
Remember thingsSave and recall information
Access dataQuery its database
Use skillsRun installed skills

Improve itselfAdjust its own setup
Schedule tasksPlan work for later
Work with other coworkersDelegate to teammates
Ask you questionsPause to ask with answer options
Request approvalPause for your go-ahead
Improve itselfAdjust its own setup
Schedule tasksPlan work for later
Work with other coworkersDelegate to teammates
Ask you questionsPause to ask with answer options
Request approvalPause for your go-ahead

A team, not one assistant

See how it learns

Tell the Foreman, the assistant that runs your agents, what you have in mind: it hands each task to the agent that owns the job, or proposes a new one. Agents share one folder, one database and one company brain, so the inbox agent can hand a new lead to the sales agent.

Invoice chasingChase overdue invoices without burning the client.skill

## Procedure

1. Pull unpaid invoices from Stripe daily

2. Send a first reminder on day 7 past due

3. Escalate to the account owner after 2 tries

4. Log every touch in the CRM thread

## Exceptions

- Never chase an invoice under $50

- Read references/tone.md before escalating

3files

Acme CorpWhat the coworker knows about the account.context

## Billing

- Pays around day 30, sometimes later

- A PO number is required on every invoice

- Invoices go to ap@acme.co, not to Dana

## People

- Dana Reyes runs ops, answers within a day

- Escalations go through their COO

74%

Email toneHow the user wants leads written to.preference

## Voice

- English, formal, no emoji

- Sign off as the founder, not an assistant

- Keep it under 120 words

## Timing

- Follow up twice, then stop

- Send whenever the draft is ready

44%

The whole team answers

Set up approvals

On Claude, each person works with their own plan, from $20 a seat. On Spinrun every agent belongs to the workspace, your whole team can join it, teammates see what it did and any of them can answer when it stops to ask. With Autopilot on, the Foreman answers within your rules while everyone is away.

Margo · Invoice Chasing

Two invoices at acme.com are 20 days overdue. How should I chase them?

Send a firm reminder to billing@acme.com

Call their AP contact first

Escalate to the account owner

Something else

Calling their AP contact · reminder queued

Margo · Invoice Chasing

Approval required

Margo wants to send a refund of $230 to acme.com

Invoice #1042 · disputed charge

Refund sent · customer notified

Margo · Invoice Chasing

Approval required: Send email

Send the payment reminder to billing@acme.com

Subject: Invoice #1042 — payment overdue

Hi, invoice #1042 ($230) was due on Aug 20.

Email sent to billing@acme.com

Margo · Invoice Chasing

Two invoices at acme.com are 20 days overdue. How should I chase them?

Send a firm reminder to billing@acme.com

Call their AP contact first

Escalate to the account owner

Something else

Switching

Move from Claude Cowork in three steps.

No migration project. Start with the one task that costs you the most, and let it prove itself.

Step 01

Chase invoicesEvery Monday

Reply to leadsOn every new email

Find 20 new leadsEvery day, 8:00

Keep your Claude plan

Sign an agent into your Claude account, so the work runs on the subscription you already pay for.

Step 02

Split the work into jobs

Give each recurring task to its own agent, or install a ready-made one from the library.

Step 03

This morning07:00

Sort the inbox07:04
Chase 2 invoices07:09
Write the weekly reportRunning

Schedule it and close the laptop

Agents run on their machine on a schedule or a webhook, and ask the team when they need a decision.

Pricing

What you actually pay.

Cowork is part of Claude’s paid plans: Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed yearly), Max from $100 with $100 to $200 of API credit, Team $25 a seat ($20 billed yearly, two seats minimum) with up to $500 of pooled API credit, and Enterprise $20 a seat with usage billed at API rates. Each comes with its own usage limits. Spinrun gives your team shared agents in one workspace, and its agents can run on a Claude plan you already have.

Spinrun

Everything you need to put Coworkers to work

From$29/month

Add Coworkers or credits whenever you need them.

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Included

Unlimited Coworkers
As many Coworkers as you need, running side by side, each with its own job and tools.
Your own machine
A private computer in the cloud where every Coworker of your workspace lives, shares its files and its data. Only yours.
Unlimited seats
Your whole team on the same workspace, with no per-seat fee.

Also included

Bring your own AI
Optional: your own key, subscription or local model.
3,000+ apps
All your tools ready to connect, plus any MCP or API.
Delegate any task
Hand off the busywork. Your Coworkers run it around the clock.
Invite your teammates
Share your workspace and build your Coworkers together.

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General AI agent with its own computer

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Spinrun vs Grok Bot

Always-on agents from xAI

Grok Bot comes inside SuperGrok and Cursor plans, in beta. Spinrun is a plan of its own, with agents ready to install on the model you choose.

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Spinrun vs Paperclip

Open-source org chart for AI agents

Paperclip gives the agents you already run an org chart, budgets and approval gates, on a server you host. Spinrun gives you the agents themselves, already running on a machine we keep up.

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Spinrun vs Hermes Agent

Self-improving open-source agent

Hermes is one agent you install and run, or host on Hermes Cloud by the day. Spinrun gives you a team of agents already doing the job, on one machine included in the plan.

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Spinrun vs OpenClaw

Open-source personal AI assistant

OpenClaw is an assistant you install, host and secure, and its foundation sells nothing. Spinrun agents do the same jobs from an isolated machine we run for you.

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Spinrun vs Zapier

App-to-app automation

A Zap moves data between apps. A Spinrun agent sorts the inbox, answers the lead and chases the invoice.

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Spinrun vs Make

Visual automation scenarios

A Make scenario passes data from module to module. A Spinrun agent answers the lead, chases the invoice and learns from your corrections.

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Spinrun vs n8n

Workflow automation, self-hosted or cloud

n8n gives engineers workflows to build and host. Spinrun gives your team agents that answer leads and chase invoices, with nothing to host.

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Spinrun vs Lindy

AI assistant for your team and your tools

Lindy bills every active user, then every task in credits. Spinrun runs the same jobs on the AI you already pay for.

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Spinrun vs Twin

AI agents for one operator and their clients

Twin is flat-priced too, but the browser agent and the lead data sit on its $149 plan, and the people you invite are clients, not teammates.

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Spinrun vs Dust

AI agents on your company knowledge

Dust answers from your company’s documents, priced per seat. Spinrun agents do the recurring work for the whole team.

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Spinrun vs Squad

AI teammates on the AI plan you bring

Squad is $99 a month on top of the AI plan you bring. Spinrun has agents ready to install and runs on the AI plan or key you bring.

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FAQ

Spinrun vs Claude Cowork, your questions.

Is Spinrun a Claude Cowork alternative?

It is closer to a companion. Claude takes on tasks for the person using it, on Claude models. Spinrun runs a team of agents on an always-on machine, on any model, and can run them on your Claude plan.

Can I use my Claude plan with Spinrun?

Yes. Sign an agent into your Claude account and it runs on your plan, within that plan’s usage limits. Spinrun adds no limit of its own.

Can I hand Spinrun a to-do list?

Yes. Write or dictate what you have in mind to the Foreman, the assistant that runs your agents, or hold Space and say it. It hands each task to the right agent, proposes a new agent when none can do it, and keeps what only you can do in your task list.

Does Claude Cowork still exist?

Anthropic folded Cowork into the Claude app on 16 September 2026. What Cowork did is now available from any Claude conversation: Pro and Max got it first, with Team and Free following.

Do Spinrun agents run when my computer is off?

Yes. They run on your workspace’s private machine in the cloud, on a schedule or a webhook, whether your laptop is open or not. On Claude, a task that needs a local folder or app runs only on your own computer.

Hire Coworkers on the ChatGPT plan you already pay for.

1. Plug in your subscription
2. Set up your Coworkers
3. Run your business with Coworkers

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Spinrun

Run your work on coworkers. Build them, watch them work, and keep your eyes on everything.

The short answer

Choose Claude Cowork if

Choose Spinrun if

Spinrun vs Claude Cowork at a glance.

Where Spinrun and Claude Cowork part ways.

Any model, your Claude plan included

A machine that stays on

A team, not one assistant

The whole team answers

Move from Claude Cowork in three steps.

Keep your Claude plan

Split the work into jobs

Schedule it and close the laptop

What you actually pay.

Spinrun

Weighing something else?

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Spinrun vs Grok Bot

Spinrun vs Paperclip

Spinrun vs Hermes Agent

Spinrun vs OpenClaw

Spinrun vs Zapier

Spinrun vs Make

Spinrun vs n8n

Spinrun vs Lindy

Spinrun vs Twin

Spinrun vs Dust

Spinrun vs Squad

Spinrun vs Claude Cowork, your questions.

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Hire Coworkers on the ChatGPT plan you already pay for.