Meta launched Muse, its personal AI agent, on September 8, 2026. It is free with a weekly limit, for people 18 and up in the US and Canada. Muse can browse, fill out forms, run tasks on a schedule and suggest ideas on its own. But its biggest wins come when you hand it a clear job.
Our take: We like Muse. It is good at real work, and you can start for free. But it does its best work when you tell it what to do, step by step. Many people try two or three things, then run out of ideas and drift away. The fix is in how you ask, and it takes about two minutes.
| Who can use it | People 18 and up in the US and Canada |
|---|---|
| What it costs | Free with a weekly limit. Power is $20 a month and Maximum is $100 a month |
| Where it runs | iPhone, Android, muse.ai, a Mac app and WhatsApp |
| What it can do | Use its own browser, fill out forms, read the email you connect, make documents and run tasks on a schedule. On a Mac it also works in your files, Mail and Calendar |
| What it needs from you | A goal or a task, and by default your OK before it sends, buys or shares |
Checked against Meta's plans page, help pages, muse.ai and launch post.
Why does Muse do so little?
When Muse seems quiet, try a clearer job first. People give up on it for six reasons, and each one has a fix.
1. It works best with a task
Meta built Muse to take a goal or a task and run with it. It suggests ideas too, and the big wins come when you ask for something clear. A CNBC poll shared on X found that people love their first two or three tasks, then run out of things to ask and drift away.
Fix: keep a short list of jobs you want done, and give Muse the next one as soon as it finishes. Out of ideas? Open the Ideas tab for suggestions, or set a goal in the Goals tab and Muse will plan it and check in with you.
2. A loose ask, a loose result
“Lower my bill” gives Muse nothing to aim at. Add a goal and a limit. One user told Muse to take no offer above $70 a month for his AT&T fiber bill. He got $40 a month and three months free. Todd Saunders told Muse to push harder and cut $180 a year off his Verizon bill. Peter Yang's first try with Xfinity failed. He kept at it and later saved more than $800 a year on his cable and phone bills. Some tries pay off less. A TechRadar reporter tried the money challenge and saved about $35 a month.
Fix: say what you want, the most you will pay, and what Muse must ask you before it acts.
3. It does not know you yet
Muse keeps what it learns about you in its own notes, a file called Memory.md. On day one that file is thin. Early users shared two setup tips that people saved more than 1,800 times: have Muse ask you questions first, and connect all your accounts first. Muse can only check the email it can read.
Fix: start each job by letting Muse ask you a few questions. If you would rather share less, connect only the apps that job needs.
4. One ask gets one answer
Muse can run a task daily, weekly or on any schedule you pick. It keeps going until you cancel. One Reddit user runs about a dozen tasks and gets one report a day.
Fix: end your job with when to run again, like “every Sunday at 6pm”. Then check that it shows under Upcoming.
5. Some sites push back
Much of Muse's work happens in its own web browser, and some sites keep it out. Amazon blocks Muse, and Jessica Lessin of The Information said about half of her Muse use cases stopped working because “the browser won't do it any more.”
Fix: pick jobs that run through your email, forms and sites that let Muse in. When a login or code needs you, open Muse's browser and take control for that step.
6. Slow work looks stuck
Muse works in the background, and a task can take minutes. One tester wrote that a few minutes of silence is enough to make a new user think it failed. Yahoo Finance found it slower than buying one item by hand. A Reddit user said you can let it run in the background while you do other things.
Fix: give it the job and walk away. The line under Muse's picture shows what it is doing, like “Is working”. Tap its picture later to see the Activity log of what it did.
Stuck for hours, or seeing an error? See our fixes for when Muse is not working.
How do you set Muse up?
Five minutes of setup helps each job you give Muse later. Do these once.
Get Muse. Download it on iPhone or Android, or open muse.ai. Sign in with a Meta account, or make one with Facebook, Instagram, email or a phone number.
Connect only what your first job needs. Say “Connect my Gmail”, or go to Settings, then Connectors. Facebook, Instagram and Threads link on their own if they share your Accounts Center.
Pick how often it asks you. In Settings, then Permissions, choose “Ask for some actions” or “Always ask”. Start with Always ask. Pick Always allow only for things you would OK every time. It lets Muse take that kind of action in that app from then on, without asking.
Choose your privacy setting. Muse can use your chats to help train Meta's AI. That is on at first. To turn it off, go to Settings, then Data controls, then Help improve our AI models.
Let Muse learn you. Ask it to interview you, one question at a time, and save the answers to Memory.md. Used another assistant? Go to Settings, then Data Controls, then Import memory to bring your notes over.
Want more on what Muse keeps about you? Read the Muse settings to change first. Need more weekly usage? Compare Muse's Free, Power and Maximum plans.
What should you ask Muse?
Start with a job that pays off fast and then keeps running. To write your own, use this shape. Fill in the brackets and paste it into your chat.
The shape of a good job
Short asks work too. Add a stop point wherever Muse will act:
- “Check my email for subscriptions I forgot. Show me the list before you cancel anything.”
- “Sort the promo emails older than a year into piles. Ask me before you delete each pile.”
- “Watch this flight and tell me if the price drops below $[amount]. Don't book anything.”
- “Find a table for two at 7pm Friday near me. Ask me before you book.”
- “Every Sunday at 6pm, tell me which bills are due this week. Don't pay anything.”
- “Read this photo of my fridge and plan three dinners with a grocery list. Ask me before you order.”
Or start with one of ours. We picked three from Muse OS for you to copy for free. Each one asks you a few questions first and stops to ask you before it acts.
Job 1 finds money fast. Meta's own App Store page says Muse audits subscriptions and flags charges you forgot.
Job 1 · Runs once · Email + Web
Cancel your forgotten subscriptions
Finds recurring charges in a year of email, and your bank if connected, and cancels the ones you say go.
Paste this into Muse
You get: A list of your subscriptions with the yearly cost of each. Cancellations get done after your yes.
Heads up: If a company only cancels by phone, Muse writes you a short script instead of calling.
Job 2 gives Muse a reason to show up each morning. It runs every weekday morning and tells you what needs you today. Each run uses some of your weekly limit, so add repeat jobs one at a time.
Job 2 · Runs on a schedule · Email + Calendar + Web
Wake up to your day sorted
Every weekday at 7am, sends one message with your meetings, the emails that need you, the weather and news you care about.
Paste this into Muse
You get: One short morning message: today's calendar, emails to answer, weather and up to three news items.
Job 3 keeps watch for you. Trace Cohen said Muse caught a stranger's Adobe charge on his card that his bank missed.
Job 3 · Keeps watching · Email + Web + Bank
Catch strange charges on your card
Checks your card emails and statements every day and flags charges that look like fraud, strangers' subscriptions or don't fit you.
Paste this into Muse
You get: A ping when a charge looks wrong, why it looks wrong, and the dispute steps ready.
Want two more? Our five Meta Muse use cases add a price drop alert and a Marketplace deal hunt.
Do you need Muse OS?
No. Muse is free, and the three jobs above are yours to keep. Muse OS is for when you want the next job ready to paste.
| Compare | On your own | WinnerWith Muse OS |
|---|---|---|
| What to ask | You think up each task | 856 jobs in 10 groups, from money to travel |
| Asking you first | Muse asks before it sends, buys or shares. You add any other stop points | Every job says what Muse must ask you before it acts |
| Running again | You set each schedule | Every repeat job sets its own schedule |
| Cost | Free | $97 once. 14-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked. |
Checked against the Muse OS job library and price list.
Questions people ask
What can Meta Muse do?
Muse can use its own web browser, fill out forms, read the email and calendar you connect, and run tasks on a schedule. By default it asks you before it sends, buys or shares anything.
How do you use Meta Muse?
Give it one clear task: what you want, your limits and what to ask you first. Then tell it how often to run again. Muse lists repeat tasks under Upcoming.
Is Meta Muse free?
Yes, with a weekly usage limit. Power costs $20 a month and Maximum costs $100 a month, for more usage.
Why did Muse stop working until next week?
You may have used up your weekly limit. You can see how much you used in Settings. Wait for it to refresh, or upgrade: Power gives 500 million Muse tokens a week and Maximum gives 3 billion.
Why does Muse stop halfway through a task?
Some sites block AI agents, and Amazon blocks Muse. Some logins need you too. Open Muse's browser and take control to finish that step yourself.
How much does Muse OS cost?
Muse OS costs $97, paid once. 14-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.
Is Muse OS made by Meta?
No. Break Orbit makes Muse OS. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Meta.
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Muse is free with a weekly limit; Power is $20 a month for 500 million Muse tokens a week and Maximum is $100 a month for 3 billion.
Muse launched on September 8, 2026 on iPhone, Android and muse.ai, with chat in WhatsApp.
Muse is open to people 18 and up in the US and Canada.
Muse works from a goal or task you give it, in its own computer with a full browser, and has a Mac app.
By default Muse asks before it sends messages, makes purchases or shares information with an app.
Muse runs tasks daily, weekly or on a custom schedule, lists them under Upcoming, and keeps them going until you cancel.
Muse keeps what it knows about you in Memory.md, and its own personality and rules in Soul.md.
You can open Muse's browser and take control of it at any time.
You sign in with a Meta account, or make one with Facebook, Instagram, email or a phone number.
Connect apps by asking or in Settings, then Connectors. Facebook, Instagram and Threads link through Accounts Center.
The Ask for some actions and Always ask settings, the Always allow choice, and the status line under Muse's picture.
Settings, then Data Controls, then Import memory.
The Ideas tab suggests tasks; the Goals tab turns a goal into a plan with check-ins.
Meta says Muse audits subscriptions and flags charges you forgot about, and checks with you before it cancels.
News and guides
Advises choosing Always ask at first.
A few minutes of silence can make a new user think a task failed.
Buying one item with Muse was slower than doing it by hand.
A reporter tried the challenge and saved about $35 a month.
Amazon blocks Muse from shopping on its site.
What users say
Muse is slow, but you can let it run in the background.
People get excited about their first two or three tasks, then don't know what to do next.
Muse cut his Verizon bill by $180 a year after he told it to push harder.
His first try at a lower Xfinity bill failed.
Muse later saved him $800+ a year on his cable and phone bills.
Set a ceiling of $70 a month for his AT&T fiber bill; got $40 a month and three months free.
Setup tip: make Muse's first job asking you questions about you (406 bookmarks).
Setup tip: connect all your accounts first (1,487 bookmarks).
Runs about a dozen tasks with one report a day.
About half of her Muse use cases stopped working because the browser would not do them any more.
Muse flagged a stranger's Adobe charge on his card that his bank missed.
Muse OS is made by Break Orbit. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Meta. Muse is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.