CaretSlack AI agents that ask before acting: Caret vs Glad
Short answer: Glad is a well-built single Slack agent: mention @Glad, it works across 1,500+ tools, and it asks before it changes data or sends anything. Caret also asks first, but gives your team several bots with their own jobs and computers, and it works outside Slack too.
Side by side
| Glad | Caret | |
|---|---|---|
| Bots | One @Glad | Many, each with its own job |
| Where | Slack only | Caret threads and Slack |
| Approvals | Asks before it changes data or sends; reads never ask | Sending, paying, posting and deleting wait for a yes |
| Record of work | Audit log of every tool run and approval | Every step a bot took sits in its thread |
| Computer | Not described | Each bot has its own computer (browser, terminal, files) |
| Models | Not disclosed | Claude Code or Codex, model picked per bot |
| Price | $49, $99 or $249/mo per workspace by task count | $40 a bot a month, people free |
Where Glad is the better pick
- You want one helper in Slack for lookups and tool actions, with a clear task-based price.
Where Caret is the better pick
- Bigger jobs. With its own computer, a bot can open the pull request, render the video or read the dashboard itself.
- Several roles. A marketer, an engineer, a designer, each with its own scope.
- No task meter. Bots run on your own Claude or ChatGPT plan.
Sources (checked 25 Oct 2026): iamglad.ai, Glad pricing, caretbot.com.