Agentic Index
Claude for Chrome vs Minded (2026)
Both are Chrome based browser agents scoring 7.5 of 14, and they are taught in completely different ways.
Claude for Chrome is a side panel that navigates, clicks and fills forms with browser level control, records actions into reusable scheduled shortcuts, bridges to Claude Code and Desktop, and leads the category on safety posture with high risk action approvals, site permissions and published prompt injection defenses, included in paid Claude plans. Minded learns from screen recordings: record once in Chrome and get a reusable team browser agent with scheduling, webhooks, API orchestration, single sign on, permissions and audit trails, free extension plus paid tiers. Instructed against demonstrated.
Choose Claude for Chrome if
- You already pay for Claude and the agent comes with the plan.
- Published prompt injection defenses and approval gates are what make you comfortable.
- Bridging to Claude Code and Desktop fits how the rest of your work happens.
Choose Minded if
- Demonstrating a workflow once beats describing it, especially for non technical teammates.
- Team distribution matters: single sign on, permissions and audit trails across a workspace.
- Webhooks and API orchestration mean the recorded agent plugs into your systems.
| At a glance | Claude for Chrome | Minded |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser / computer-use agent | Browser / computer-use agent |
| Entry price | Included in paid Claude plans | Free extension + paid tiers |
| Free / trial | Not available on free plan per retrieved materials | Free Chrome extension (no credit card) |
| Pricing confidence | public partial | public partial |
| Feature | C Claude for Chrome |
M Minded |
|---|---|---|
| Action & orchestration | ||
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Integrations & Tool Calling Ability to connect agents to real systems through native integrations, OAuth-authenticated actions, custom tools, APIs, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Workflow Orchestration Ability to sequence, branch, retry, route, and combine deterministic workflow nodes with autonomous agent steps. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
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Triggers & Channel Coverage How agents wake up and where they work: schedules, webhooks, message events, CRM events, inbox events, chat, email, voice, and collaboration tools. |
Partial | Full / Explicit |
| Knowledge & context | ||
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Knowledge Grounding & RAG Ability to ground agent behavior in company data through document ingestion, retrieval, external knowledge APIs, semantic search, or RAG layers. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
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Memory & State Persistence Ability to persist context across a run, conversation, workflow, user, team, or longer-term memory layer. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
| Control & trust | ||
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Human Oversight & Guardrails Approval steps, consent checkpoints, escalation rules, structured guardrails, policy constraints, and pause/resume controls. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Security, Identity & Governance RBAC, SSO, auditability, encryption, least-privilege tool access, compliance posture, and data handling policy. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
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Observability & Auditability Traces, logs, execution histories, metrics, audit events, and debugging detail for production agent behavior. |
No / Not documented | Partial |
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Deployment & Data Residency Deployment modes and options, including SaaS, dedicated cloud, VPC, on-prem, hybrid, local runtime, and self-hosting. |
No / Not documented | Partial |
| Solution readiness | ||
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Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs Ready-made workflows, packaged employees, templates, blueprints, industry solutions, and role-specific agents that reduce time-to-value. |
Full / Explicit | Partial |
| Platform extensibility | ||
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Model Flexibility & Routing Ability to work across multiple foundation models, route tasks to different models, or let buyers bring their own providers and keys. |
Partial | No / Not documented |
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APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility Composability layer: stable APIs, SDKs, MCP tool consumption/serving, custom tools, and integration into internal systems. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
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Testing, Debugging & Optimization Testing, debugging, scoring, retries, fallbacks, quality gates, and optimization loops for improving agent workflows before and after deployment. |
No / Not documented | No / Not documented |
| Specialist automation | ||
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Browser & Computer Use Browser, desktop, or remote/local computer control for workflows that cannot be handled through stable APIs alone. |
Full / Explicit | Full / Explicit |
Pricing snapshot
Sourced from the Index pricing dataset · open each vendor's profile for full detail.
| Pricing | C Claude for Chrome |
M Minded |
|---|---|---|
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Entry price Lowest public entry point |
Included in paid Claude plans | Free extension + paid tiers |
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Pricing confidence How public the numbers are |
Public — partial | Public — partial |
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Billing Primary billing axis |
included in Claude subscription plans | freemium (extension + workspace tiers) |
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Variable cost Workload / overage exposure |
Low variable cost | Low variable cost |
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Free tier / trial Try before you buy |
No free tier
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Free tierTrial
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Buying motion Self-serve vs sales call |
Self-serve | Self-serve |