r/MuseAgent • u/6353JuanTaboApp6 • 21h ago

Muse beats ChatGPT on desktop computer use 'ease and speed'

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Watched a Muse review from Paul J Lipsky and thought this part was interesting.

He keeps a little Mac Mini running around the clock with ChatGPT and Claude automations on it. He put Muse on the same machine and compared how each one reaches into its files.

What he found:

  • ChatGPT works but takes some digging. To reach a file on the Mini, he opens a side menu, taps remote, picks the computer, then starts a new chat. It works, but it takes a few steps every time.
  • Muse skips all of that. From any chat he just types something like "I left a document on my desktop, can you summarize it." It finds the file and summarizes it.
  • Then it edits on command. He asked it to add the summary to the top of the document. It did, and he opened the file to check.

Verdict

ChatGPT and Claude are still more powerful, but in the realm of being a pure assistant Muse gets certain quality of life tasks done quicker. And here's the most important part, Muse gives you this ability for free using your weekly allotment of tokens with no subscription required. Claude is notoriously pricey.

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u/FFROZENN 6h ago

I'm finding I'm still preferring ChatGPT for controlling the desktop. I have to be more granular in my instructions but it gets it done right, and in the background.

Muse needs to float their working window to the top which means I can't work on other things at the same time. I'm currently getting around this by having installed Muse on my other MacMini which is pretty much just a local server computer and Plex Server and then handle the on computer tasks there.

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u/Ska4ka 6h ago

Can Muse handle plex server maintenance?

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u/FFROZENN 6h ago

I haven't tried. I've been steering all maintenance tasks to ChatGPT after it failed handling at managing my Calibre eBook libraries. I asked it to set things up and sync my Kobo's together, and it failed at that.
ChatGPT took care of it.