Muse
Meta · Meta's Personal AI Agent with Its Own Secure Computer
Muse is Meta's consumer personal agent: it works in a dedicated cloud VM with its own browser, file system, and terminal to send emails, fill out forms, book travel, and shop for you, asking before sensitive actions. Best for U.S. consumers who want everyday errands delegated from their phone, the web, or a Mac.
Best for
U.S. consumers comfortable in Meta's ecosystem who want a background agent to handle errands, purchases, forms, and planning with approval gates
Not ideal for
Users outside supported locations, businesses needing team or admin controls, or anyone unwilling to keep personal data in a Meta-operated VM that Meta can still access before the Confidential VM option ships
Who it's for
Consumers who want a personal agent to complete multi-step online errands, purchases, and planning in the background
Capabilities
- Dedicated per-user Muse Secure VM with its own file system, terminal, and browser
- Sentinel agent, isolated from Muse at the system level, must approve outbound network traffic
- Credentials stay outside the agent runtime; Muse works with surrogate tokens injected at the network boundary
- Keeps working on tasks in the background after you close the app
- Goals tab tracks long-running goals with action plans and progress; Ideas tab proposes next steps
- Approval cards before sensitive actions such as sending email or making a purchase
- Full activity log, directly editable memory files, and user-chosen app connections with per-app access levels (for example, read-only versus send for email)
- Checkout via Link by Stripe with purchase protections
Limitations
- Requires a Meta account; Meta says Muse and its subscriptions are in limited testing and not available in all locations, and paid plans require subscribers to be 18 or the age of majority in their country
- Free tier is usage-limited; heavier use requires the $20 or $100 monthly plans
- Meta states the current architecture does not prevent Meta from accessing VM data when necessary to support, secure, or operate the service; the encrypted Muse Confidential VM meant to prevent this is only with a small group of trusted testers
- Business calling is in beta and limited to U.S. businesses
- Consumer-focused — no admin, team, or enterprise controls are documented
Use cases
- Researching and booking travel, then assembling an itinerary Artifact
- Filling out online forms and applications on your behalf, with approval before submitting
- Turning a saved recipe reel into a grocery list and buying the ingredients
- Drafting and sending follow-up emails after you approve each one
- Tracking a long-term goal, such as a training plan, with a living action plan in the Goals tab
- Letting the Mac app work through files, calendar, and messages on your computer while you step away
Muse pricing
Free
$0
- Usage-limited; the free allowance refreshes after you reach it
Power
$20/month
Billed monthly
- 500M Muse tokens per week
Maximum
$100/month
Billed monthly
- 3B Muse tokens per week
Free tier limits: Muse is free with a usage limit; Meta does not publish the exact free allowance.
Note: Subscriptions renew monthly and can be cancelled at any time. Meta says Muse subscriptions are in limited testing and not available in all locations. Mark Zuckerberg has said Meta expects to profit over time by taking a small fee from transactions.
Technical specs
Available models
Muse vs. competitors
Muse vs. gemini-spark
Gemini Spark requires a Google AI Pro or Ultra plan and centers on Google apps; Muse has a free tier and works through its own browser and computer inside a per-user VM, plus apps you choose to connect.
Muse vs. manus
Manus is a general-purpose autonomous agent oriented toward research, data, and work deliverables; Muse is positioned for personal errands, shopping, and goals with approval cards and a Meta account.
Muse vs. claude-cowork
Claude Cowork works on your local files and connectors inside the Claude desktop app for knowledge work; Muse is a consumer agent that runs in a Meta-hosted VM and also offers a Mac app for acting on your computer.
Frequently asked questions
What does Meta's Muse do?
Muse is a personal AI agent that takes actions rather than just answering: it browses, fills out forms, sends emails, books travel, and shops using its own cloud computer, keeps working in the background, and asks for approval before sensitive actions like sending an email or making a purchase.
How much does Muse cost?
Muse is free with a usage limit. Meta's help center lists a Power plan at $20/month with 500M Muse tokens per week and a Maximum plan at $100/month with 3B Muse tokens per week, renewing monthly until cancelled.
Is Muse safe to connect to my accounts?
Each user gets a dedicated Secure VM, and a separate Sentinel agent must approve any outbound network traffic. Meta says real credentials never reach the agent, conversations and VM data are not shared with its ad systems, and you can opt out of training. Meta also says the current design does not prevent Meta from accessing data when needed to operate the service; a Confidential VM meant to lock out Meta itself is still with a small group of trusted testers.
Where is Muse available?
Muse launched in the U.S. on iOS, Android, and muse.ai, with a Mac app released afterward. Meta says Muse and its subscriptions are in limited testing and not available in all locations. You sign in with a Meta account, and paid plans require subscribers to be 18 or the age of majority in their country.
Muse vs Gemini Spark: what is the difference?
Gemini Spark is bundled with Google AI Pro and Ultra and is built around Google apps like Gmail and Drive. Muse has a free tier and works through its own browser and computer in a Meta-hosted VM, plus the apps you choose to connect, with a Sentinel layer approving network access.
Integrations & fit
Alternatives to consider
Heavy Google Workspace users on AI Pro or Ultra who want inbox, file, and scheduling chores delegated to a standing agent
Paid
Manus
Professionals and teams who need AI to complete defined tasks end-to-end — research reports, data extraction, scheduled automation, presentations — rather than assist with each step manually
Freemium
Anthropic
Professionals with recurring document, spreadsheet, or research workflows who already pay for Claude and want them done autonomously
PaidAbout Muse
Muse is built for delegation rather than conversation. You describe a goal, and the agent plans it, works on it in the background after you close the app, and tracks progress in a Goals tab; an Ideas tab surfaces suggestions based on your goals and history, and outputs such as itineraries, trackers, and dashboards appear as Artifacts. Each user gets a Muse Secure VM that holds both the agent and the user's data, with a separate Sentinel agent on the same machine that must approve any outbound network traffic, and credentials are kept outside the agent's runtime so it only ever handles surrogate tokens. Sensitive actions such as sending an email or making a purchase surface as approval cards. Muse is powered by Meta's Muse Spark model and launched on iOS, Android, and muse.ai in the U.S. in September 2026, followed by a Mac app that can work across local apps, files, and calendar, and beta calling to U.S. businesses. The tradeoffs: it requires a Meta account, availability is limited to certain locations while in limited testing, the free tier is usage-capped, and until the encrypted Confidential VM option launches, Meta says its architecture does not prevent Meta from accessing your data when needed to support, secure, or operate the service.
Updates from Muse
Meta released a Mac app that lets Muse act across apps, files, calendar, notes, and messages on your computer, with access controlled by the user and approval before sensitive actions.
Muse added the ability to place phone calls to U.S. businesses, rolling out in beta.
Meta announced Muse, a personal AI agent powered by Muse Spark that runs in a dedicated Secure VM, rolling out in the U.S. on iOS, Android, and muse.ai.
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