Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw is cool, but it gets pricey fast

Rarely have I more appreciated the chasm between me and Silicon Valley than I have while using OpenClaw.

This new AI program, which previously went by Moltbot and before that Clawdbot, has achieved virality over the past week for its ability to control your digital life via text message. It’s an unashamedly geeky tool at the moment, but those who’ve been using it have hailed it as the future of digital assistants.

There’s just one problem: OpenClaw is exorbitantly expensive to use.