TechCrunch rounds up SMS-based AI agents
What happened
TechCrunch published an article on 24 October 2026 rounding up mainstream AI agents that can be conversed with directly via SMS or iMessage, listing six products: Ask Proxy, Caddy, Comma, Fambot, Folk and Instinct. The report says these agents require no standalone app and users can interact with them by text message. This is the latest development in the story and does not cover the specific features, pricing or user numbers of each product.
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