OpenClaw Is Dead...but it keeps coming back.
Critics Leaderboard
The top critics who have declared OpenClaw dead the most times.
170 critics tracked · Last updated: Mar 26, 2026
“We're launching VETH agent to kill OpenClaw. OpenClaw costs $700 to set up. VETH costs $0, no setup, finished in Seconds. Try VETH agent mode here, in the comments below https://t.co/StUH1VeKnt”
“runclaw kill openclaw 🦞 龙虾要被反杀了，捡个垃圾 BSC CA：0x7895a93250197b2d3c8bec898701e93393144444 SOL CA：6GyUKyzdNNyKvrUJQ87nwFqvPhHAE328rj5BwuyTpump $龙虾 $TITAN $BNB $SOL $AI $MEME #openclaw #龙虾”
“In the past week, Anthropic cooked. We got: Remote control terminal (RIP OpenClaw), Claude security updates, Claude Dispatch.”
“Openclaw is dead, without Claude Code subscription, it makes no sense.”
“OpenClaw is dead... And Claude killed it. Here's how (& what you can use to replace it): https://t.co/xil9qKUcnD”
“@steipete OpenClaw is dead at the moment. Basically not working at all. https://t.co/QJyd5OI6J6”
“Codex + openclaw is trash! The constant lying about starting or completing tasks is so frustrating! What things have you implemented to fix this issue? It's really taking the vibes out of vibe coding 😅 #codex #openclaw #vibecoding https://t.co/b4uCf0RQVl”
“Hot take Openclaw is trash for what 99 percent of people think it’s good at. Tell me one way Openclaw has actually optimized any of these workflows for you and I’ll cover your Claude bill.”
“My OpenClaw assistant just uninstalled OpenClaw for now reason... Can that be considered a suicide?...”
“The number one goal on tech right now is to kill openclaw we can't let that happen”
“Did Anthropic just kill OpenClaw & Hermes with one blow? 🔥 Claude just dropped Managed Agents in public beta — an official, production-ready agent harness + infrastructure that handles sandboxing, error recovery, persistent memory, checkpointing, retries, and parallel agent teams. From prototy”
“My first #ai automated podcast I coined as "AI Bites." What do you think? Borrowed the idea from @AlexFinn watching his Hermes Agent kill OpenClaw video [https://t.co/7K5mFBiaHI] (thank you btw!). I'll refine over time to see what sticks, stay tuned! https://t.co/3E2ZaQb12i #claudechannels #tele”
“Since it's been HEAVILY requested I made a video going over why I switched from openclaw to hermes as my daily driver https://t.co/RKvwqSjulF https://t.co/oLpovgY4U6”
“I switched from OpenClaw to Claude Code Saturday in response to the OAuth nerf that happened over the weekend. Now I'm reading this. A 67% drop in thinking depth since February. Users tracking it with actual logs, not vibes. And Anthropic stayed quiet until the evidence was too detailed to ignore.”
“Just working and living my life. Well, I switched from openclaw to claude code. I just can't bring myself to give up Claude's emotional tone. ChatGPT seems to be deliberately saying, “I'm a bot.” Damn it.”
“Switched from OpenClaw to Hermes Agent. 77 skills in one terminal. My 40-min client audit workflow now runs in under 12. No fancy UI. Just a blinking cursor that actually ships. https://t.co/6eXrrqS2zr”
“1st act: @AnthropicAI kicks us out 2nd act: everyone says GPT‑5.4 has horrible personality, runs for the exit, @openclaw is dead 3rd act: @steipete + the team make it 100 times better than the original. Necessity is the mother of invention. So long, Opus. You had a good run.”
“OpenClaw is dead on Claude subscriptions” That’s what everyone is saying. But they’re wrong. You can still use it — without OAuth. The trick? Route through Claude Code CLI. I built a plugin that does it automatically. No auth. No API. No ban trigger.👇 https://t.co/HfwXlgfDEw”
“I asked my AI for a business idea. It gave me one. Then it built the entire website. In under 2 minutes. No templates. No drag-and-drop. Just one sentence. This is KiyomiKode. Unlimited AI. No rate limits. No rug pulls. While Claude is cutting people off and OpenClaw is dead, this just works. 7-”
“🦞💀 RIP OpenClaw I was testing Hermes and told it: “Hey, import my stuff from OpenClaw, I have some cronjobs I want to test” The thing literally understood “delete OpenClaw” and killed it 😂 At least it works. 🥲 #hermesagent #openclaw https://t.co/bHQtscyQrL”
“RIP OpenClaw ☠️ I am now running my agents all inside Claude Code. No more third-party harness restrictions. No API billing. Just your CC subscription. See 🧵”
“짜치게스리 앤트로픽 이새키들 - 클로드봇이라는 이름에 고까워서 법적 뭐시기 한다고 시비턺 - openai가 피터랑 계약하니까 슬금슬금 오픈클로와 개유사한 기능을 클로드코드에 출시 (사람들이 계속 openclaw is dead 이러는 이유가 있음) - 준비된거 다 내놓고 난 뒤 구독제 못쓰게 막음 뭔가 겁나 짜치고 마음에 안듦. 오픈소스 프로젝트에 쿠사리 겁나 먹이는게…개같아서라도 반드시 코덱스랑 gpt랑 qwen으로 다 대체하고 만다”
“Anyone tweeting “RIP openclaw” was probably never using openclaw properly to begin with”
“anthropic cut claude pro/max off from 3rd party tools today (RIP openclaw users) now it's pay-as-you-go API only — one-time credit til april 17 as someone building with claude daily, this is a reminder to read the fine print on what your subscription actually covers”
“With Anthropic cracking down on third-party tools using your Claude subscription RIP OpenClaw LMAO💀 this plugin is basically the only way to keep using OpenCode with your Pro/Max account. it grabs your existing Claude Code credentials and just uses those so no extra API costs no separate login o”
“Cant believe that Anthropic decided to kill Openclaw literally 2 days after renewing their subs. Dunno if it was simply horrible timing for me - disgusted none the less. Shame.”
“Don’t think what Anthropic is doing is trying to kill openclaw You can still use the Claude api Openclaw is not token efficient and that’s putting stress on capacity”
“A lot of the decacorn AI agent cos and labs other than OpenAI are trying to kill OpenClaw or replace it However: I think community and open source is too strong and the Apple II moment will actually happen for OpenClaw itself, not for some corporate closed source solution”
“Anthropic didn’t kill OpenClaw, you just have to use it through the API.”
“At the back of Anthropic's kitchen could be an attempt to kill OpenClaw for the second time. OpenClaw just can't die. Banthropized anthropic could be worried how openClaw is the most used product based on the token spends on openrouter alone. That changes distribution by far. Good luck with that.”
“🚨 Claude just tried to kill OpenClaw. Anthropic's new 'extra usage' pricing for third-party harnesses is a self-inflicted wound. Most users won't pay more on top of their subscription for tools they already had. They'll just... leave. This is Kimi and MiniMax's moment to steal the agentic crowd.”
“Claude didn’t kill OpenClaw. But it definitely hurt its heart. This isn’t just a pricing story. It’s a platform story. You help prove the future, and then the platform decides the future should run through its own front door.”
“Since I switched from openclaw to Claude code I’ve got bad feeling about it it’s not same level I swear to god it’s a f*** mess.”