Gumloop vs Claude Cowork: Which is best for you?

Claude Cowork is one model family on one desktop at a time. Gumloop runs Claude alongside OpenAI, Google and US-hosted open-weight models, lets your whole team share and run the same agents and skills, and moves browser work into the cloud, all under the IT controls you already have.

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How do Claude and Gumloop compare?

Claude
Features
Features
Model choice
Best model per task across Claude, OpenAI, Google and open-weight.Claude models only.
US-hosted open-weight models
All open-weight models run on US-hosted inference.*Claude models only. US-only inference setting.
IT controls
The same controls, across the providers you allow.Enterprise SSO, SCIM, roles, approvals and audit.
Agent performance
Cost per task, outcomes and eval grades for every agent.Tracks usage by user, skill and connector.
Shared agents and skills
Teams share and run the same agents, skills and apps.Shared projects and plugins. Chats are view-only.
Connected apps
400+ native integrations, plus any MCP server.Connector directory plus any remote MCP server.
Browser automation
Cloud browser with saved logins. No laptop needed.Needs desktop app online. Cloud browser in preview.
Personal agent
Gumball does morning reports, meeting prep and inbox labels.Schedules today. Proactive agent on a waitlist.
Agent pages
Give any agent its own page, like your-agent.gumloopagents.com.†Outside invitees can't use connected or AI features in shared apps.
Pricing
Pricing
Pricing model
One credit plan. Models and tools at list price plus an 8% orchestration fee.Per-seat plans. Extra usage billed at API rates.
Models included in the plan
Claude, OpenAI, Google and open-weight models draw from the same credits.Claude models only, within plan usage limits.
Spend controls
Budgets and caps per group, workflow and agent. Every run shows its cost.Spend limits per team.
Premium data tools
Apollo, Exa, Firecrawl, DataForSEO and 20+ more included.Bring your own subscriptions through connectors.
Security, compliance and governance
Security, compliance and governance
Compliance
SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA-ready.SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA-ready.
Audit logs and exports
Every run and tool call logged, with OpenTelemetry export.Audit logs, compliance API and data exports on Enterprise.
Data retention
Retention set centrally by admins. Zero data retention available.Custom retention on Enterprise. Zero data retention is API-only.
Roles and permissions
Custom roles plus per-tool and per-action connector policies.Roles and connector toggles at the org level.
Private deployment
Full platform in your VPC.Inference through Bedrock or Vertex. Apps stay hosted by Anthropic.
Model governance
Allow or deny providers and models, AI proxy routing, automatic fallbacks.Single provider. No cross-model routing or fallbacks.
Support
Support
Enterprise support
Dedicated CSM and solution architect.Dedicated account team on Enterprise.
Onboarding
On-site enablement and hands-on build sessions.Remote onboarding resources.
IncludedLimitedPreview or waitlistNot included

* Covers model inference, not all Gumloop data.

† Hosted pages need a Gumloop sign-in. People outside your organization sign in and approve access.

Customer stories

$1.5M+

Additional ARR generated in 3 months with coaching and enablement agents

Mike WittigChief Information Officer, Gusto

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“Everyone does things that they don’t want to do, and I think Gumloop is a great way to eliminate those things and be able to focus on the things that are strategic.”

Erik TchinnosianBusiness Operations, fal

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Why teams choose Gumloop over Claude

Switching between ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini means copying context from tool to tool. In Gumloop, every model works with the same agents, skills, app connectors and company context, so nothing gets lost.

The right model for every task

Not all models are equal. Route each task to the best model, from Claude, OpenAI, Google or US-hosted open-weight models, and cut AI spend by up to 80%.

Shared agents and skills

Owners maintain one agent. Teams run it with shared skills and apps.

A cloud browser

Browser work runs in Gumloop's cloud with saved logins, live takeover and replay.

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Meet your team where they work

Chat with agents in Gumloop, Slack or Microsoft Teams, give any agent its own page at your-agent.gumloopagents.com, or text Gumball over iMessage.

Gumloop vs Claude: common questions

More than Claude alone

The best model for every task, shared agents and skills, and a cloud browser, under one set of controls.

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