AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to AFK Pilot (for Grok 4.6)

Watch, approve, and steer Grok 4.6 from anywhere. No CLI.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 3 we have checked on their own sites, 3 of them free or with a free tier.

1. 1
   OpenBotfree▲362

   Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

   24d ago · openbot.run · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Grok CLI (Unofficial)▲149

   Bring the power of Grok into your terminal

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Grok Bot▲555

   AI teammates that you can give real work to

   Aug 2026 · x.ai · its alternatives →

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   AFK▲9

   Your terminal on mobile, no SSH or VPN

   May 2026 · getafk.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Port22▲239

   Claude Code, Codex & more on your phone

   Aug 2026 · tryport22.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Grok for iOS▲220

   The official app by xAl

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Grok Code Fast 1▲144

   The speedy, economical AI for coding

   2025 · x.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Grok AI assistant▲257

   Conversational AI for understanding the universe

   2023 · x.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Grok 3 API▲191

   Real-time multi-agent AI that debates itself to find truth.

   2025 · docs.x.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Grok for Android▲175

    The official app by xAl

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    AgentPeek▲164

    Your coding agents, in the Mac notch

    Jun 2026 · agentpeek.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AFK▲17

    Command center for teams running coding agents

    Aug 2026 · mooglest.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Open Minis▲91

    An on-device AI Agent that runs on your phone, open & secure

    Aug 2026 · openminis.app · its alternatives →

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    Drive any macOS app in the background without stealing the cursorfree▲192

    Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AppWizzy▲166

    Rent a private VM with Codex to build production apps

    Jun 2026 · appwizzy.com · its alternatives →

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    NoMac.app▲136

    The publishing pipeline built for AI agents: build signed iOS releases, push to TestFlight, and submit to the App Store — no Mac, no Xcode.

    Jul 2026 · nomac.app · its alternatives →

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    LinkShell▲74

    Control your AI terminal sessions from your phone.

    Apr 2026 · liutianjie.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Offrun – manage every coding agent from one workspace▲78

    Run Claude Code, Codex, AGY, and Grok Build side by side on your Mac. Every change gets reviewed by a second agent before you accept it.

    20d ago · offrun.dev · its alternatives →

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    Agents At Work▲18

    Monitor and control AI agents from your phone

    Jun 2026 · agentsatwork.app · its alternatives →

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    Grok Voice Agent API▲127

    Bringing the power of Grok Voice to all developers

    Dec 2025 · x.ai · its alternatives →

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    relaydfree tier, from $5/mo▲101

    I kept missing when my Codex agents finished, so I built relayd — a mobile dashboard that sends push notifications and lets me continue agents from my phone. Free tier available. Would love feedback.

    Jan 2026 · relayd.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    AFK▲4

    Step away — your AI agent keeps running, screen private

    Jun 2026 · afk-landing-61p.pages.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CrewTower▲100

    Talk to Claude Code right from your MacBook notch

    Aug 2026 · crewtower.app · its alternatives →

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    I built a native app for coding agents with Rust and GPUI▲39

    A fast, native app for local coding agents. Amp, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Grok, and Pi — one timeline, entirely on your machine.

    Aug 2026 · waku.sh · its alternatives →

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