Choosing the Right Model Matters
The AI model powering your OpenClaw agent determines how it reasons, writes, codes, and converses. Clawion supports three model families — Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), and Gemini (Google) — each with distinct strengths. Choosing the right one depends on your agent's role and the tasks it needs to perform.
Claude: Best for Nuanced Reasoning and Long Context
Claude excels at careful, nuanced reasoning. It follows complex instructions precisely, handles long documents with ease (up to 200K tokens of context), and tends to produce well-structured, thoughtful responses. It's particularly strong for agents that need to analyze documents, follow multi-step procedures, or maintain consistent behavior over long conversations.
Best for: Executive assistants, legal assistants, research analysts, and any agent that processes large amounts of text. Already have a Claude subscription? Learn how to use your Claude Max plan directly with Clawion.
GPT: Best for General-Purpose and Coding Tasks
OpenAI's GPT models are the most widely used LLMs and offer excellent general-purpose performance. GPT is particularly strong at code generation, function calling, and structured output. Its broad training data means it handles a wide range of topics competently.
Best for: Code companions, project managers, customer support agents, and general-purpose personal assistants.
Gemini: Best for Multimodal and Search-Heavy Tasks
Google's Gemini models are natively multimodal, meaning they can process text, images, and video within the same context. Gemini also has strong integration with Google's search infrastructure, making it excellent for agents that need to find and synthesize information from the web.
Best for: Social media managers, content creators, research analysts, and agents that work with images or visual content.
How to Choose
Consider your agent's primary task. If it needs to follow detailed instructions and process long documents, choose Claude. If it needs to write code or handle a broad range of general tasks, choose GPT. If it needs to work with images or perform heavy web research, choose Gemini.
The good news: Clawion lets you switch models at any time. Deploy with one model, test it with real conversations, and redeploy with a different model if needed — no code changes required.
Not sure where to start? Follow our step-by-step guide to deploy a Telegram AI bot or browse the pre-built templates to find the right fit for your use case.