“1. ChatGPT — Scheduled Tasks”
“Cloud execution”
“Run prompts hourly, daily, weekly or on custom schedules.”
“Monitor Gmail, Slack and GitHub events.”
“Use connected apps, skills and tools.”
“Review completed runs and receive notifications.”
“Note: Web-based tasks run in the cloud; tasks requiring local files may need your computer running.”
“2. Claude — Cowork Scheduled Tasks”
“Runs remotely, even when your computer is asleep or Claude Desktop is closed.”
“Schedule recurring AI work.”
“Use connected tools, plugins and skills.”
“3. Google Gemini — Scheduled Actions and Tasks”
“Background execution”
“Integrate with Google's ecosystem.”
“Prepare recurring news digests and briefings.”
“Important: Gemini's newer scheduled Tasks feature is not available in the EEA, including Germany.”
“Cloud automation”
“AI agents can run on recurring schedules.”
“Execute multi-step workflows across thousands of integrations.”
“Schedule workflows at specific intervals.”
“Trigger workflows using webhooks.”
“Best for: Visual, sophisticated automations without much programming.”
“Cloud or self-hosted”
“Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and custom cron schedules.”
“Best for: Technical users who want maximum flexibility and control.”
“Hosted AI agents with recurring routines.”
“Best for: Enterprise-grade cloud AI agents and developer-built automations.”