00:00Claude Cowork vs. Openwork. Two AI tools. One goal. Automating your desktop workflows,
00:07handling your files, and running AI agent tasks. But they differ fundamentally in pricing,
00:13model openness, setup complexity, and team capabilities. Here is how Openwork compares
00:19to paid alternatives like Claude Cowork. Openwork is completely free and open source as a desktop
00:25app. It offers built-in free models such as DeepSeq and Quen via OpenCodeZen, or lets you bring your
00:32own key, including free-tier Google Gemini API keys. For organizations, team plans include five free
00:39seats before charging per seat. Claude Cowork requires a paid subscription, either $20 per
00:46month, or a high-tier Claude Max plan along with Anthropic API usage. Openwork is multi-model and
00:52vendor-agnostic. It supports over 50 LL Maze across providers, including Anthropic's Claude,
00:58OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeq, and local models. Claude Cowork is vendor-locked exclusively to
01:05Anthropic's model ecosystem. Openwork simplifies model context protocol tools into one-click
01:11connection tiles in the UI, with OAuth handling built-in, so no manual configuration is needed.
