What Is Meta Muse? How It Works, Privacy, and Alternatives

Meta’s new personal AI agent runs errands for you on its own cloud computer. Here is how it works, what it does with your data, and how it compares.

6 min readBy Chris Seybold

Meta Muse explained: a WhatsApp chat handing an errand to an AI agent working on its own cloud computer

In September 2026, Meta launched Muse, a personal AI agent that does things for you instead of just answering questions.3 You give it an errand, and it works on it in the background, on its own computer in the cloud.

That makes it one of the first mainstream “agents” most people will try. Here is what it is, how it works, what it does with your data, and which alternatives might suit you better.

In this guide

  1. Muse at a glance
  2. How Muse works
  3. What Muse does with your data
  4. How to turn off training
  5. Alternatives to Muse
  6. Is Muse right for you?

Meta Muse at a glance

Meta Muse at a glance
Made byMeta
What it isA personal AI agent that runs errands for you
Where you use itThe Muse app on phone and Mac, and WhatsApp
Where it worksOn its own cloud computer, with a browser
Connects toEmail, calendar, Meta apps, Apple Health
Asks firstBefore important actions like sending email or buying, by default
Available inThe US only
PriceFree plan with limits · Power $20/month · Maximum $100/month
From Meta’s own pages and launch coverage, as of November 2026.14

How Muse works

Most AI assistants answer in the chat and stop there. Muse is built to carry an errand through to the end.

You askIn the Muse app or a WhatsApp chat.
It plansMuse breaks the errand into steps.
It works on its cloud computerIt opens websites in its own browser and keeps going after you close the app.
It asks before it actsBy default, it checks with you before important steps like sending an email or buying.
It reports backYou get the result in the chat.
The difference from a chatbot: Muse does the work in the background, on a computer you don’t see.3

Because it runs on a cloud computer, Muse can keep working after you put your phone away. That is also why it asks before steps that matter: it is acting on websites on your behalf.

What Muse does with your data

An agent that reads your email and calendar and acts for you sees a lot. Here is what Meta says about it.

Your chats train Meta’s AI by defaultYou can turn this off. See the next step.
Not used for ads, per MetaMeta says Muse chats and cloud-computer data are not shared with its ad systems. Meta itself is ad-funded.
You can delete and resetDelete messages and files, ask Muse to forget something, or reset it completely.
Summarised from the Muse privacy page and Meta’s help center.2

How to turn off training in Muse

If you don’t want your chats used to improve Meta’s AI, switch it off in the app.

Muse app

  1. Settings
  2. Data controls
Improve the model for everyoneUse my chats to train Meta’s AI
Illustration of the setting described on Meta’s Muse privacy page. Wording in the app may differ.2

Alternatives to Meta Muse

Muse is one of several personal AI tools. They differ most in what they do on their own, how often they ask first, and who you are trusting with your data.

ChatGPTA general assistant for writing, research and work, with agent tasks you supervise.Muse vs ChatGPT vs Lucie →
InstinctAn invite-only errand agent built to act with very little checking in.Muse vs Instinct vs Lucie →
Grok BotxAI’s bots for work inside X and your tools.Muse vs Grok Bot vs Lucie →
LucieA personal AI for your whole life on iPhone and Mac: inbox, calendar, health and the people you care about, with proactive support. Available outside the US.All comparisons →
Each comparison covers features, approvals, privacy and price, side by side.

Is Muse right for you?

Muse fits if

✓You are in the US
✓You mainly want errands done in the background
✓You already live in WhatsApp
✓You are comfortable with Meta handling your data

Look elsewhere if

×You are outside the US
×You want help before you ask, not only when you ask
×You want your health, inbox and calendar read together
×You prefer a company that isn’t ad-funded

If you are outside the US, or you want an AI that notices what matters before you ask, Lucie is built for that. It is made and hosted in the EU, does not train on your chats, and works on iPhone and Mac.

Try Lucie on iPhoneCompare personal AI assistants

Questions people ask

Is Meta Muse free?

Muse has a free plan with usage limits. Paid plans are Power at $20 a month and Maximum at $100 a month, per Meta’s help center.

Is Meta Muse available outside the US?

Not yet. At launch Muse is available in the US only.

Does Muse use my chats to train AI?

Yes, by default, per Meta’s Muse privacy page. You can turn it off in Settings under Data controls.

Does Muse work in WhatsApp?

Yes. You can chat with Muse in its own app or in WhatsApp.

What is the difference between Muse and ChatGPT?

Muse is built to run errands in the background on its own cloud computer. ChatGPT is a general assistant mostly used for writing, research and work.

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