Comparison Guides
Head-to-head comparisons to help you choose the right AI provider and messaging channel for your OpenClaw setup.
Provider Comparisons
Compare AI model providers by features, pricing, and capabilities.
Compare Anthropic and OpenAI Codex for your AI assistant.
Compare Anthropic and Google Gemini for your AI assistant.
Compare Anthropic and OpenRouter for your AI assistant.
Compare Anthropic and Ollama for your AI assistant.
Compare Anthropic and AWS Bedrock for your AI assistant.
Compare Anthropic and OpenAI (Standard) for your AI assistant.
Compare OpenAI Codex and Google Gemini for your AI assistant.
Compare OpenAI Codex and OpenRouter for your AI assistant.
Compare OpenAI Codex and Ollama for your AI assistant.
Compare OpenAI Codex and AWS Bedrock for your AI assistant.
Compare OpenAI Codex and OpenAI (Standard) for your AI assistant.
Compare Google Gemini and OpenRouter for your AI assistant.
Channel Comparisons
Compare messaging channels by features, capabilities, and use cases.
Compare WhatsApp and Telegram for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and Discord for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and Slack for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and Signal for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and iMessage for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and Matrix for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and Microsoft Teams for messaging.
Compare WhatsApp and Nostr for messaging.
Compare Telegram and Discord for messaging.
Compare Telegram and Slack for messaging.
Compare Telegram and Signal for messaging.
Compare Telegram and iMessage for messaging.
Quick Comparison Tables
AI Providers at a Glance
| Provider | Best Model | Context | Images | Tools | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 4 | 200K | ✓ | ✓ | |
| OpenAI Codex | GPT-5.2 | 128K | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Google Gemini | Gemini 2.0 Flash | 1000K | ✓ | ✓ | |
| OpenRouter | Claude Sonnet 4 (via OpenRouter) | 200K | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ollama | Llama 3.3 | 128K | — | ✓ | |
| AWS Bedrock | Claude 3 Sonnet (Bedrock) | 200K | ✓ | ✓ | |
| OpenAI (Standard) | GPT-4o | 128K | ✓ | ✓ |
Messaging Channels at a Glance
| Channel | DMs | Groups | Media | Reactions | Threads | Text Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | 4096 | |
| Telegram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 4096 |
| Discord | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2000 |
| Slack | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4000 |
| Signal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 4096 |
| iMessage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | 4096 |
| Matrix | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4096 |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4000 |
| Nostr | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | 4096 |