OpenClaw is the open-source local AI agent that replaces $310/month of SaaS for $12. Here's the give/don't-give framework from six months of running it.
Lindy is a no-code agent builder with 100+ native integrations, Gmail/HubSpot/Salesforce connectors, browser automation on Pro, and a deep marketing-template library (SDR, meeting notes, webinar coord, SEO, Slack). From $49.99/mo — no free tier.
xAI's Grok Voice Agent is a real-time WebSocket API with full-duplex audio, 100+ languages, and ~$0.05 per minute — built for marketers who want to automate the boring half of phone work without burning out their SDR team.
ChatGPT Work is an agent, not a smarter chatbot — you give it a goal and it works for hours, then hands back a finished deliverable. Here's the honest split for a marketing team, two days in.
OpenAI shipped GPT-5.6 in three flavors (Sol, Terra, Luna) on June 26, 2026 — but only to a small invitee list, pending US government review. Here's the practitioner's read: what the 1.5M context window actually unlocks for marketers, the pricing reality (Terra is the real story, not Sol), and the four workflows I'll route to it the day it opens up.
