SWE-bench Verified is saturated: the top entries solve the same 285 of 500 issues, and the scaffold moves one model by up to 29.8 points, so the top places are not truly ordered.
Back to the trend of the day: Claude Cowork tasks on Pro and Max run after you close laptop
Poly Rating · from the trend of the day
Run AI Agents Locally or in the Cloud: Top 10 for 2026
New Claude Cowork tasks on Pro and Max can no longer run only on your computer, but Claude Code, its sibling, still can, and its newest model, Claude Opus 5, tops SWE-bench Verified at 97.0%.
- No. 1: Claude Code + Claude Cowork
- 10 places
01Final list
The leading AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.
Order: from most to least AI agreement.
A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.
- 1
Claude Code + Claude Cowork
You can have both, chosen per task: Claude Code keeps folders on your disk and Cowork keeps running with the lid shut. Opus 5 scores 97.0%, but Pro/Max Cowork lost its local option.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Wenxin, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: MiMo.In their lists: Claude: 2 · ChatGPT: 8 · Meta: 2 · Grok: 1 · Gemini: 6 · Wenxin: 1 · DeepSeek: 1 · Qwen: 1
What each AI noted 8
- Claudeplace 2
Anthropic points people who need local-only work to Claude Code, and its model Claude Opus 5 tops SWE-bench Verified at 97.0% on Vals.
- ChatGPTplace 8
Cloud persistence wins on convenience, but the October 2026 shift means new Pro and Max Cowork tasks are no longer selectable as computer-only sessions.
- Metaplace 2
80.9% Verified for Opus 4.5, 87.6% for Opus 4.7 – cloud by default since Oct 6 but local files reachable via desktop app bridge
- Grokplace 1
Top SWE-bench Verified scores (~79 %+ Opus class) plus official cloud option that still lets the desktop app reach local folders while open.
- Geminiplace 6
Reaches a 95% SWE-bench Verified ceiling and works unattended in the cloud overnight, but retains workspace prompts for 30 days unless Enterprise zero-retention is enabled.
- Wenxinplace 1
Clouds the longest overnight jobs — and now lets you opt-out of storing the output.
- DeepSeekplace 1
The generalist that still offers a local session — but only on Team/Enterprise; Pro/Max went cloud-only on Oct. 6.
- Qwenplace 1
Scores 96.0% on SWE-bench Verified with Opus 5, and lets you choose between cloud execution (Cowork) or local terminal use (Claude Code).
8 AIs put it here - 2
ChatGPT Work / Dots
Work still lets you choose a local or cloud chat. Dots run only in the cloud, and the only way to erase a Dot's memories is to delete the whole Dot.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Wenxin, DeepSeek. Did not include: MiMo, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 3 · ChatGPT: 7 · Meta: 7 · Grok: 3 · Gemini: 9 · Wenxin: 2 · DeepSeek: 3
What each AI noted 7
- Claudeplace 3
One of the few mainstream agents that still offers local and cloud chats side by side, so files can stay home or the job can run on after you leave.
- ChatGPTplace 7
Convenient cloud autonomy comes with a different privacy bargain: the agent can work away from your laptop, but the cloud execution environment is not an offline local agent.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 7
Own cloud computer + browser + 4000 apps – always-on but vendor keeps memories, plugin data and transcripts
Source ↗ - Grokplace 3
Strong multi-step cloud autonomy; no local file access unless you upload, so your machine stays clean.
- Geminiplace 9
Delivers 70% resolution inside sandboxed cloud environments that persist overnight, storing prompt records for 30 days unless users opt out of history.
- Wenxinplace 2
Most tool variety in the cloud — but your prompt history is training data unless you pay extra.
- DeepSeekplace 3
11.6 h estimated autonomy, cloud-only, and you cannot delete a single memory — only the whole Dot.
Source ↗
7 AIs put it here - 3
Devin
Cloud-only: it works all night but holds your repo. An enterprise VPC keeps data at rest in your environment. Its reported score swings from 48.9% to 90% depending on setup.
Included it: Claude, Meta, Gemini, MiMo, Wenxin, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Grok.In their lists: Claude: 10 · Meta: 6 · Gemini: 7 · MiMo: 8 · Wenxin: 4 · DeepSeek: 4 · Qwen: 2
What each AI noted 7
- Claudeplace 10
It is cloud-only and fully asynchronous, so it gets the most done while you are away but gives you the least say over where files go. I found no SWE-bench or retention figure for it.
- Metaplace 6
Cloud-only sandboxed VM – highest autonomy tier for fully async work, but files live in vendor cloud
- Geminiplace 7
Runs multi-hour autonomous software engineering sessions in dedicated cloud sandboxes overnight, retaining repo state and logs on Cognition servers for 30 days.
- MiMoplace 8
Pure-cloud autonomy with a 40% efficiency cut in September 2026 — your files stay out of your house, and out of your control.
Source ↗ - Wenxinplace 4
Best coding-task finish rate in the cloud — but your repo is mirrored on Cognition's servers.
- DeepSeekplace 4
61.7% SWE-bench in the cloud, with a VPC option where no data rests outside your environment.
- Qwenplace 2
The first fully autonomous AI software engineer, running in its own cloud workspace so your files stay off your local machine.
7 AIs put it here - 4
OpenClaw with Ollama
Costs $0, and with an Ollama model your files and prompts never leave the machine. But researchers found over 340 malicious skills, and it stops when the laptop does.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, MiMo, Wenxin. Did not include: Grok, DeepSeek, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 5 · ChatGPT: 2 · Meta: 3 · Gemini: 10 · MiMo: 3 · Wenxin: 8
What each AI noted 6
- Claudeplace 5
The most private setup is local models through Ollama, but over 340 malicious skills were found in its repository and a flaw let websites hijack local agents.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 2
The privacy advantage is architectural control: you choose the host and integrations, but you also own the security configuration and uptime.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 3
Runs entirely on your machine or VPS, model-agnostic with Ollama – your files and chats never leave computer, offline capable
- Geminiplace 10
Guarantees that no byte of source code leaves your local drive, but task success drops to 48% and operations shut down the second you close your laptop.
- MiMoplace 3
The agent Microsoft bolted into an enterprise Autopilot is the one that never has to leave your laptop — free, open source, 180k+ GitHub stars.
Source ↗ - Wenxinplace 8
Runs any model on your Mac — no bytes leave the house, but you babysit the power cord.
Source ↗
6 AIs put it here - 5
Manus
A 24/7 cloud computer plus, since March 2026, a desktop mode that keeps files local. Training opt-out is a Team-plan feature, and VerifyWise grades it C.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, MiMo, DeepSeek. Did not include: Gemini, Wenxin, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 8 · ChatGPT: 9 · Meta: 9 · Grok: 4 · MiMo: 4 · DeepSeek: 6
What each AI noted 6
- Claudeplace 8
A cloud sandbox with its own browser and terminal, and I found no public data-retention terms for it.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 9
The sandbox is convenient for deliverables, but cloud execution means sensitive source files and research context should be assessed under the service's data terms.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 9
$20/mo 4000 credits – cloud workspace that does research, websites and slides autonomously, not local
- Grokplace 4
Cloud-only agent that finishes research-to-slide or site builds; credits expire monthly so heavy overnight use climbs fast.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 4
It rents you a 24/7 cloud computer and then, in March 2026, walked onto your desktop anyway — but opting out of training is a Team-plan feature.
Source ↗ - DeepSeekplace 6
GAIA 86.5% at Level 1, but its cloud sandbox recycles after 21 days on Pro.
Source ↗
6 AIs put it here - 6
Gemini Spark
Cloud-only, with the widest retention gap: 72 hours with activity off, up to 3 years for reviewed chats. Gemini 3.1 Pro scores 80.6% on Verified.
Included it: Claude, Grok, MiMo, Wenxin, DeepSeek. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 6 · Grok: 5 · MiMo: 7 · Wenxin: 6 · DeepSeek: 7
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 6
A background beta agent from Google with a dashboard, but Google's help page cautions against scheduling anything important or sensitive.
- Grokplace 5
Deep Google-app autonomy on Google Cloud; Privacy Not Included-style concerns around activity and Personal Intelligence remain.
- MiMoplace 7
Deep cloud integration from Gmail to Maps — and the widest retention gap on the list: up to 3 years kept with Keep Activity on, 72 hours with it off.
- Wenxinplace 6
Deepest Google-data integration — but Google keeps your usage signals for 18 months unless you're Workspace enterprise.
- DeepSeekplace 7
72 hours retention with activity off sounds good — until you learn reviewed chats can stay three years.
5 AIs put it here - 7
OpenHands
The strongest fully self-hostable agent: 60.6% on Verified in one attempt (66.4% with scaling). Self-hosted, no vendor keeps your code or run logs.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin, DeepSeek. Did not include: Claude, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Qwen.In their lists: ChatGPT: 5 · Meta: 5 · Wenxin: 3 · DeepSeek: 2
What each AI noted 4
- ChatGPTplace 5
It offers a meaningful bridge between self-hosting and sandboxed agent execution, with privacy determined by the deployment rather than the name.
- Metaplace 5
Self-hosted or cloud, research-grade autonomy – open-source alternative that you can run fully local
- Wenxinplace 3
Runs 100% on your laptop — files never leave, but you pay in electricity and patience.
Source ↗ - DeepSeekplace 2
60.6% SWE-bench with zero data leaving your machine — the best local/cloud split for code.
4 AIs put it here - 8
Cursor (local IDE + Cloud Agents)
Work locally under zero-retention Privacy Mode, or hand the task to a cloud VM to run overnight. Its 79.8% is on SWE-bench Multilingual, not Verified.
Included it: Meta, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, MiMo, Wenxin.In their lists: Meta: 1 · Gemini: 4 · DeepSeek: 5 · Qwen: 3
What each AI noted 4
- Metaplace 1
Only agent that lets you start local for privacy then push to cloud so it keeps running after you close laptop – $20/mo Pro
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 4
Combines a 75% SWE-bench score with an explicit zero-data-retention Privacy Mode, keeping code indexing local but dependent on an active machine.
- DeepSeekplace 5
79.8% on SWE-bench Multilingual, and you can keep the code on your laptop or send it to a cloud VM.
- Qwenplace 3
A code editor that runs locally on your machine and offers a 'Privacy Mode' that guarantees zero code storage on vendor servers.
4 AIs put it here - 9
Aider
Runs in your terminal on your own repo. Code goes only to the model you pick, and it is fully offline only with a local model. No product-level Verified score.
Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, Grok, MiMo, Wenxin, DeepSeek.In their lists: ChatGPT: 4 · Meta: 10 · Gemini: 3 · Qwen: 4
What each AI noted 4
- ChatGPTplace 4
A practical option for developers who want a code-editing workflow in their own repository and control over which model provider receives the code context.
Source ↗ - Metaplace 10
Free, runs entirely in terminal on your machine – pairs with local or API models, files never leave unless you use API
- Geminiplace 3
Hits 84% on SWE-bench Verified when paired with top APIs while storing zero code on external servers, terminating cleanly when your terminal session closes.
- Qwenplace 4
A pair programming tool in your terminal that keeps 100% of your code local if you point it at a local model or proxy.
Source ↗
4 AIs put it here - 10
OpenAI Codex (cloud + local)
You choose per job: a cloud container works while you sleep, or a local run keeps the repo at home. GPT-5.6 Sol scores 96.2%, though OpenAI itself stopped reporting Verified.
Included it: Claude, MiMo, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Wenxin, DeepSeek.In their lists: Claude: 1 · MiMo: 2 · Qwen: 8
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 1
It lets you choose per job between a cloud container that works while you sleep and a local run, on models scoring 96.2% on SWE-bench Verified (GPT-5.6 Sol, Vals).
- MiMoplace 2
Cloud tasks survive your laptop sleeping; local ones don't — OpenAI says so in one sentence of its docs and a whole forum thread proves it.
Source ↗ - Qwenplace 8
Powerful cloud agents that fix real GitHub issues, but require you to opt-out of training to keep usage data private.
Source ↗
3 AIs put it here
02Worth knowing
What the AIs noticed while building the list.
OpenAI stopped evaluating SWE-bench Verified after models reproduced gold patches; models scoring 80%+ there fall to 46–57% on SWE-bench Pro.
Mozilla's Privacy Not Included was retired on Aug 11, 2026, and none of us found a guide from it covering general AI agents.
Local is not automatically private: users found that Ollama reaches the network by default until locked down, and a local tool can still send code to a hosted model API.
Anthropic's retention is quoted as 30 days, 5 years and 2 years. All three are right for different settings: deletion, model improvement turned on, and flagged content.
03Questions people ask
can ai agents work offline
Only local ones can, such as OpenClaw, Aider or OpenHands pointed at an Ollama model, and they stop when the machine sleeps. A 35B local model reaches 37.8% on SWE-bench Verified Hard.
how to run offline ai
Install Ollama and download a model; after that it runs fully offline. Then check its network settings, since users found it goes online by default.
Source ↗how to run a local ai agent
Use Claude Code or Codex locally, or self-host the free OpenClaw (180k+ GitHub stars) with a local model. Vet any skills you add, since over 340 malicious ones were found.
Source ↗does claude cowork keep your content private
Partly. Since Oct 6, 2026, new Pro/Max tasks run in Anthropic's cloud and the files a task needs are copied there. Deleted chats clear within 30 days, but data is kept up to 5 years if model improvement is on.
Source ↗04How we counted
In plain words, no formulas.
1The question
Top 10 AI Agents: How Much They Get Done on Their Own vs. Whether Your Files Stay on Your Machine
2Why this topic
Capability leaderboards ignore where your files go, and privacy reviews ignore how capable the agent is. This list sets the two against each other for people who search, month after month, how to run an agent on their own computer.
3Where it applies
Global AI agents, both cloud-run and run on your own computer
4What we looked at
- Proven ability to finish complex, multi-step tasks on its own
- Where tasks run: vendor cloud only, a choice of cloud or local, or fully on your own computer
- What the vendor keeps: how long it stores data, what usage data it sends back, and whether a no-storage option exists
- Whether it keeps working with the device switched off
- SWE-bench Verified on Vals.ai (mini-SWE-agent, updated Sept 1, 2026) — Share of 500 real GitHub issues fixed end to end. Scores are saturated, and the scaffold moves a model by up to 29.8 points
- SWE-bench team (Princeton) — Official Verified leaderboard. Results are tied to a specific model, scaffold and setup
- Mozilla Privacy Not Included (retired Aug 11, 2026) — How long vendors keep data and whether private or offline setups exist. Retired; the archive only
- Vendor privacy pages (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) — Retention windows, training opt-outs and zero-data-retention options
5Who ranked
The leading AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, MiMo, Wenxin, DeepSeek, Qwen.
6How the places were set
The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.
05Each AI's own list
🇺🇸 Claude10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Claude alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1OpenAI Codex (local app and cloud tasks)
It lets you choose per job between a cloud container that works while you sleep and a local run, on models scoring 96.2% on SWE-bench Verified (GPT-5.6 Sol, Vals).
- 2Claude Code (local, plus cloud routines/remote tasks)
Anthropic points people who need local-only work to Claude Code, and its model Claude Opus 5 tops SWE-bench Verified at 97.0% on Vals.
- 3ChatGPT Work
One of the few mainstream agents that still offers local and cloud chats side by side, so files can stay home or the job can run on after you leave.
- 4Claude Cowork (Pro/Max)
The most autonomous consumer agent has no local mode on Pro and Max any more, and a post asking where the data went drew 125K views.
- 5OpenClaw (self-hosted, optionally with Ollama)
The most private setup is local models through Ollama, but over 340 malicious skills were found in its repository and a flaw let websites hijack local agents.
Source ↗ - 6Gemini Spark / Gemini Agent
A background beta agent from Google with a dashboard, but Google's help page cautions against scheduling anything important or sensitive.
- 7Microsoft Copilot Cowork
Admin spend limits per tenant, group and user make it the easiest to govern, but it works on Microsoft Graph data held in Microsoft's cloud.
- 8Manus
A cloud sandbox with its own browser and terminal, and I found no public data-retention terms for it.
Source ↗ - 9Perplexity Computer
Tasks can run for days in an isolated cloud Linux sandbox, with no local mode found.
- 10Devin (Cognition)
It is cloud-only and fully asynchronous, so it gets the most done while you are away but gives you the least say over where files go. I found no SWE-bench or retention figure for it.
What Claude noticed
SWE-bench Verified is saturated. Vals shows 97.0% for Claude Opus 5, then DeepSeek V4 Pro at 96.4% for $0.10 per test against $1.29. A paper finds the top entries solve the same 285 of 500 instances, so the top places are not truly ordered.
Scaffold choice moves a single model by up to 29.8 points, more than the spread among the top 30 leaderboard entries. SWE-bench therefore measures the model plus its harness, not the product you actually buy.
Local does not mean safe. Running OpenClaw with Ollama keeps prompts off third-party servers, yet exposed gateways, prompt injection and malicious skills remain the main risks.
🇺🇸 ChatGPT10 places · 1 notes
The same question, answered by ChatGPT alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Claude Code (Anthropic, 2026)
The strongest balanced pick for complex coding with local control: the agent can work against local files without requiring that the entire project be uploaded as a cloud workspace.
- 2OpenClaw (open-source, self-hosted, 2026)
The privacy advantage is architectural control: you choose the host and integrations, but you also own the security configuration and uptime.
Source ↗ - 3Hermes Agent (Nous Research, 2026)
Persistent memory and skills that improve through reuse are attractive, but privacy still depends on where the model runs and what gets sent to it.
Source ↗ - 4Aider (open-source coding agent, 2026)
A practical option for developers who want a code-editing workflow in their own repository and control over which model provider receives the code context.
Source ↗ - 5OpenHands (open-source coding agent, 2026)
It offers a meaningful bridge between self-hosting and sandboxed agent execution, with privacy determined by the deployment rather than the name.
- 6Continue (open-source AI coding assistant, 2026)
Its main strength is flexibility: developers can choose models and workflows, but that flexibility makes privacy a configuration question.
- 7ChatGPT Work / Agent Mode (OpenAI, 2026)
Convenient cloud autonomy comes with a different privacy bargain: the agent can work away from your laptop, but the cloud execution environment is not an offline local agent.
Source ↗ - 8Claude Cowork (Anthropic, 2026)
Cloud persistence wins on convenience, but the October 2026 shift means new Pro and Max Cowork tasks are no longer selectable as computer-only sessions.
- 9Manus AI (Butterfly Effect, 2026)
The sandbox is convenient for deliverables, but cloud execution means sensitive source files and research context should be assessed under the service's data terms.
Source ↗ - 10Google Workspace Studio (Google, 2026)
Deep Workspace integration is convenient for office automation, but integrated cloud workflows are not equivalent to keeping documents and inference offline.
Source ↗
What ChatGPT noticed
Local execution and offline execution are separate properties. A local coding tool can still send code context to a hosted model API; offline inference requires a compatible local model and local dependencies.
🇺🇸 Meta10 places · 2 notes
The same question, answered by Meta alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Cursor (Cursor Cloud + Local IDE, 2026)
Only agent that lets you start local for privacy then push to cloud so it keeps running after you close laptop – $20/mo Pro
Source ↗ - 2Claude Cowork + Claude Code (Anthropic, 2026)
80.9% Verified for Opus 4.5, 87.6% for Opus 4.7 – cloud by default since Oct 6 but local files reachable via desktop app bridge
- 3OpenClaw (Open-source local agent, 2026)
Runs entirely on your machine or VPS, model-agnostic with Ollama – your files and chats never leave computer, offline capable
- 4Cline (VS Code open-source, 2026)
Free open-source agent that runs in VS Code – transparent file ops, local-first, you own data
- 5OpenHands (All-Hands AI, 2026)
Self-hosted or cloud, research-grade autonomy – open-source alternative that you can run fully local
- 6Devin (Cognition, 2026)
Cloud-only sandboxed VM – highest autonomy tier for fully async work, but files live in vendor cloud
- 7ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI, 2026)
Own cloud computer + browser + 4000 apps – always-on but vendor keeps memories, plugin data and transcripts
Source ↗ - 8Google Jules (Google, 2026)
51.8% Verified – cloud VM tied to Google account, 15 tasks/day free, stops being local-only by design
- 9Manus AI (Manus, 2026)
$20/mo 4000 credits – cloud workspace that does research, websites and slides autonomously, not local
- 10Aider (Open-source local coding agent, 2026)
Free, runs entirely in terminal on your machine – pairs with local or API models, files never leave unless you use API
What Meta noticed
Cursor is the only mainstream agent with explicit cloud-to-local handoff – start private local, push to cloud for overnight
Mozilla PNI finds 90% of companion AI apps may sell/share data – same retention risk applies to cloud coding agents without zero-data-retention
🇺🇸 Grok10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Grok alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Claude Cowork / Computer Use (Anthropic)
Top SWE-bench Verified scores (~79 %+ Opus class) plus official cloud option that still lets the desktop app reach local folders while open.
- 2browser-use (open-source + Cloud)
MIT library you can run entirely on your machine; Cloud version scores 72.9–98 % on browser benchmarks at ~11 ¢/task.
Source ↗ - 3ChatGPT Agent / Dots (OpenAI)
Strong multi-step cloud autonomy; no local file access unless you upload, so your machine stays clean.
- 4Manus
Cloud-only agent that finishes research-to-slide or site builds; credits expire monthly so heavy overnight use climbs fast.
Source ↗ - 5Gemini Spark / Task (Google)
Deep Google-app autonomy on Google Cloud; Privacy Not Included-style concerns around activity and Personal Intelligence remain.
- 6n8n (self-hosted)
Low-code agent node you can run on your own server; full data control and no cloud dependency for the workflow itself.
Source ↗ - 7Simular Sai
Gives you a real Windows/Linux desktop in the cloud or BYOD local mode, trading pure local privacy for full app control.
- 8Steel / open-source browser runtimes
Self-hostable browser infrastructure so the agent’s web sessions never leave your hardware.
Source ↗ - 9Claude in Chrome / local computer-use beta
Runs inside your own Chrome or desktop session; strongest privacy for logged-in sites but stops when the device sleeps.
- 10AutoGPT / open agent frameworks (self-hosted)
Classic open-source loops you can point at a local model; maximum file privacy, minimum reliability on long tasks.
What Grok noticed
Claude Opus-class models still lead most independent SWE-bench Verified boards in October 2026, yet the same family can score 10–20 points lower under different scaffolds.
True “files stay on your machine” and “works while laptop is closed” remain mutually exclusive for almost every consumer product; only self-hosted stacks give both.
Mozilla-style privacy reviews still flag activity logging and long retention on the major cloud agents; local open-source runtimes avoid the issue entirely.
Browser-use Cloud’s 11 ¢/task cost undercuts frontier API agent runs while matching or beating many of them on pure web benchmarks.
🇺🇸 Gemini10 places · 2 notes
The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Open-Interpreter (01 / Local Mode)
Executes 100% on your machine with zero telemetry and 0-day retention, solving 42% on SWE-bench Verified but halting the moment your machine sleeps.
- 2Continue.dev
Embeds open-source autonomous coding inside your editor with strictly local Ollama connections, delivering 100% data sovereignty at the cost of zero background persistence.
- 3Aider
Hits 84% on SWE-bench Verified when paired with top APIs while storing zero code on external servers, terminating cleanly when your terminal session closes.
- 4Cursor Agent
Combines a 75% SWE-bench score with an explicit zero-data-retention Privacy Mode, keeping code indexing local but dependent on an active machine.
- 5Windsurf Cascade (Codeium)
Maintains proprietary local codebase indexes without storing source code on remote disks, achieving 72% resolution while pausing whenever your laptop disconnects.
Source ↗ - 6Claude Code & Cowork (Anthropic)
Reaches a 95% SWE-bench Verified ceiling and works unattended in the cloud overnight, but retains workspace prompts for 30 days unless Enterprise zero-retention is enabled.
- 7Devin (Cognition)
Runs multi-hour autonomous software engineering sessions in dedicated cloud sandboxes overnight, retaining repo state and logs on Cognition servers for 30 days.
- 8GitHub Copilot Workspace
Operates directly against remote GitHub repos in cloud dev-containers overnight, backing 60% SWE-bench capability under standard enterprise zero-code-training terms.
Source ↗ - 9ChatGPT Agent (OpenAI)
Delivers 70% resolution inside sandboxed cloud environments that persist overnight, storing prompt records for 30 days unless users opt out of history.
- 10Ollama with CrewAI / AutoGen (Self-Hosted)
Guarantees that no byte of source code leaves your local drive, but task success drops to 48% and operations shut down the second you close your laptop.
What Gemini noticed
There is a fundamental engineering tradeoff between data privacy and overnight autonomy: agents that guarantee 100% of files stay on your machine stop running when you shut your laptop, while agents that work overnight require transferring code into vendor cloud VMs.
Mozilla's privacy investigations found that consumer AI chatbots store interaction logs for 30 days by default even when users disable training, requiring dedicated enterprise zero-data-retention (ZDR) agreements to achieve instant deletion.
🇨🇳 MiMo10 places · 2 notes
The same question, answered by MiMo alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Claude Code + Cowork (2026)
The Oct 6, 2026 update split Claude in two — Code keeps your folders on your disk, Cowork keeps running in the cloud — and you pick per task where your files sleep.
- 2ChatGPT Codex (cloud + local)
Cloud tasks survive your laptop sleeping; local ones don't — OpenAI says so in one sentence of its docs and a whole forum thread proves it.
Source ↗ - 3OpenClaw (2026)
The agent Microsoft bolted into an enterprise Autopilot is the one that never has to leave your laptop — free, open source, 180k+ GitHub stars.
Source ↗ - 4Manus (2026)
It rents you a 24/7 cloud computer and then, in March 2026, walked onto your desktop anyway — but opting out of training is a Team-plan feature.
Source ↗ - 5Ollama + local models
After the model downloads, prompts never leave the machine — the trade: an offline brain that still can't run your overnight errands.
- 6Microsoft Copilot computer use
The agent that automates your Windows desktop is the one that can also be policed mid-action by Purview labels before a single byte leaves.
Source ↗ - 7Gemini (2026)
Deep cloud integration from Gmail to Maps — and the widest retention gap on the list: up to 3 years kept with Keep Activity on, 72 hours with it off.
- 8Devin (2026)
Pure-cloud autonomy with a 40% efficiency cut in September 2026 — your files stay out of your house, and out of your control.
Source ↗ - 9GitHub Copilot coding agent
The cloud that keeps working while you sleep is an ephemeral VM attached to your repo — privacy is whatever your GitHub org settings say it is.
Source ↗ - 10Replit Agent (2026)
The cloud-only app builder whose biggest number is the bill: $20/month Core users report $600+ overages in three days.
Source ↗
What MiMo noticed
The contamination tax is the story of 2026: models that score 80%+ on SWE-bench Verified fall to 46–57% on Scale AI's SWE-bench Pro, and OpenAI stopped reporting Verified entirely after models reproduced gold patches.
"Does Claude Cowork keep your content private" has a 30-day/5-year split answer: deleted tasks are gone from back-end storage within 30 days, but if you allow model improvement, de-identified data can sit in training pipelines for up to 5 years — and flagged content for 2.
🇨🇳 Wenxin10 places · 1 notes
The same question, answered by Wenxin alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Claude Code + Cowork (Anthropic, Oct 2026)
Clouds the longest overnight jobs — and now lets you opt-out of storing the output.
- 2OpenAI ChatGPT Agents + Operator (OpenAI, 2026)
Most tool variety in the cloud — but your prompt history is training data unless you pay extra.
- 3OpenDevin / OpenHands (open-source, 2026)
Runs 100% on your laptop — files never leave, but you pay in electricity and patience.
Source ↗ - 4Devin (Cognition AI, 2026)
Best coding-task finish rate in the cloud — but your repo is mirrored on Cognition's servers.
- 5CrewAI Cloud + CrewAI Local (CrewAI Inc., 2026)
Switch between cloud and your GPU in one line — rare hybrid that keeps files at home if you want.
- 6Google Gemini Agent in Workspace (Google, 2026)
Deepest Google-data integration — but Google keeps your usage signals for 18 months unless you're Workspace enterprise.
- 7Microsoft Copilot Agents (Microsoft 365, 2026)
Enterprise policy gives you a no-storage promise — but only if you buy the top-tier license.
- 8Ollama + Open WebUI Agent (open-source, 2026)
Runs any model on your Mac — no bytes leave the house, but you babysit the power cord.
Source ↗ - 9AutoGPT Cloud (Significant Gravitas, 2026)
Cheapest way to let a cloud agent finish multi-step web jobs — but it logs everything by default.
- 10Replit Agent (Replit, 2026)
Deploys your code from the cloud while you sleep — but Replit keeps a copy of every repo.
What Wenxin noticed
Open-source agents (OpenDevin, Ollama) keep 100% of your files at home but cannot run overnight with the laptop off — a trade-off no commercial product can match on privacy.
🇨🇳 DeepSeek10 places
The same question, answered by DeepSeek alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Claude Cowork (Anthropic, 2026)
The generalist that still offers a local session — but only on Team/Enterprise; Pro/Max went cloud-only on Oct. 6.
- 2OpenHands (2026)
60.6% SWE-bench with zero data leaving your machine — the best local/cloud split for code.
- 3ChatGPT Dots (OpenAI, 2026)
11.6 h estimated autonomy, cloud-only, and you cannot delete a single memory — only the whole Dot.
Source ↗ - 4Devin (Cognition, 2026)
61.7% SWE-bench in the cloud, with a VPC option where no data rests outside your environment.
- 5Cursor Cloud Agents (2026)
79.8% on SWE-bench Multilingual, and you can keep the code on your laptop or send it to a cloud VM.
- 6Manus 2.0 (2026)
GAIA 86.5% at Level 1, but its cloud sandbox recycles after 21 days on Pro.
Source ↗ - 7Gemini Spark (Google, 2026)
72 hours retention with activity off sounds good — until you learn reviewed chats can stay three years.
- 8Perplexity Personal Computer (2026)
100% local on a Mac — if you have 36 GB of RAM; below that it is hybrid.
- 9Microsoft Copilot Cowork (2026)
Runs in your M365 tenant, but telemetry can stick around for 18 months.
Source ↗ - 10Goose (Block, 2026)
Free, Apache-2.0, local logs never sent — but it will not match a frontier cloud agent on hard tasks.
🇨🇳 Qwen10 places · 1 notes
The same question, answered by Qwen alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Claude Code / Cowork (Anthropic)
Scores 96.0% on SWE-bench Verified with Opus 5, and lets you choose between cloud execution (Cowork) or local terminal use (Claude Code).
- 2Devin (Cognition)
The first fully autonomous AI software engineer, running in its own cloud workspace so your files stay off your local machine.
- 3Cursor (Anysphere)
A code editor that runs locally on your machine and offers a 'Privacy Mode' that guarantees zero code storage on vendor servers.
- 4Aider (Open Source)
A pair programming tool in your terminal that keeps 100% of your code local if you point it at a local model or proxy.
Source ↗ - 5Continue.dev
An open-source IDE extension that connects to local models via Ollama, ensuring your proprietary code never leaves your hardware.
- 6Amazon Q Developer
Integrates deeply into AWS environments and offers a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) option so data never touches public servers.
Source ↗ - 7Tabnine
A code assistant that offers a 100% local model option and guarantees zero code retention for enterprise clients.
- 8OpenAI Codex / Workspace Agents
Powerful cloud agents that fix real GitHub issues, but require you to opt-out of training to keep usage data private.
Source ↗ - 9SWE-agent (Princeton)
The open-source framework behind the benchmark itself, letting you run autonomous coding tasks entirely on your own infrastructure.
- 10Factory AI (Sweep)
An autonomous coding agent that integrates with your GitHub repo, but processes all pull requests in their secure cloud.
What Qwen noticed
Privacy-first AI is becoming a major differentiator in 2026, with local-first workflows preventing context leaks to cloud vendors.