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The best AI assistants for Telegram in 2026
Pally is the best AI assistant for Telegram if you want a full personal assistant there: message @PallyAI_bot and you get the same memory, connected apps, and follow-through as texting Pally. Poke is a strong pick for visible automations on Telegram, and Perplexity's official @askplexbot is the best free pick for web answers.
Many Telegram bots use the ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini names, but we found no official Telegram bot from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. This list covers assistants that run their own Telegram presence, ranked on memory, connected accounts, real actions, and price.
Pally
Best full personal assistant on Telegram
Pally runs its own Telegram bot, @PallyAI_bot, with the same memory and connected apps as texting Pally. Behind the chat it connects email, calendar, Slack, and your own WhatsApp as an inbox, sends a daily brief and reminders, and finishes bookings, purchases, and calls to businesses for you.
Pros
- Official bot with the same memory as texting Pally
- Daily brief, reminders, and alerts from connected apps
- Works in Telegram groups as well as one-to-one chats
Tradeoffs
- A Pally phone number needs a linked phone
Pricing: Pally is free, with almost unlimited usage limits. No waitlist or invitation. Cloud Mac is a paid add-on. See what's included
Poke
Best for visible automations on Telegram
Poke is a messaging-native assistant you can reach on Telegram, WhatsApp, Apple Messages, and RCS. It connects email, calendar, and more than 30 apps and runs scheduled Recipes, which makes it a good pick for visible automations in Telegram.
Pros
- Telegram, WhatsApp, Apple Messages, and RCS access
- Scheduled Recipes and background automations
- Permanent free plan and a $19 monthly Pro tier
Tradeoffs
- Calls and orders need Poke Human on the $199 Ultra plan
- Doesn't say it manages your own WhatsApp inbox
Pricing: Poke has a permanent free plan with all app connections. Pro is $19 a month and adds frontier models for complex tasks and higher limits for real-time automations. Ultra is $199 a month, with frontier models for every action, the highest automation limits, Poke Human, and optional pay-as-you-go usage beyond its credits. Check latest pricing
Perplexity
Best free bot for web answers in Telegram
Perplexity runs a verified Telegram bot, @askplexbot, that answers questions with web search in one-to-one chats and in group chats when you tag it. It is the best free pick when you want sourced answers inside Telegram rather than an assistant that manages your accounts.
Pros
- Verified bot run by Perplexity
- Answers in group chats when tagged
- Free to use
Tradeoffs
- Does not connect to your email or calendar
- No reminders, tasks, or actions outside the chat
Folk
Best for Telegram plus money alerts
Folk is an assistant with a big personality that you message on Telegram or iMessage, with WhatsApp rolling out by region. It connects Gmail, your calendar, and your bank read-only. Its free plan includes every feature and unlimited chat, with up to three background routines or watchers; Pro is $9.99 a month.
Pros
- Joins Telegram and iMessage groups
- Charge alerts and budgets through a read-only bank link
- Free base plan
Tradeoffs
- Free background routines are limited to three at once
- Calls with Folk have a separate time allowance
Pricing: Folk is free with every feature and unlimited chat, with up to three background routines or watchers and ten minutes a week of calls with Folk itself. Calls to businesses don't use those minutes. Pro is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, with a smarter engine, unlimited background routines and 120 call minutes a month. The first Pro subscription usually starts with a seven-day trial. Check latest pricing
OpenClaw
Best self-hosted option for technical users
OpenClaw is free, open-source software that runs an assistant on your own machine and connects it to Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, and more. It suits technical users who want full control and accept that hosting, security, and model costs are their job.
Pros
- Free, MIT-licensed open source
- Telegram is one of many supported channels
- Full control over models and data
Tradeoffs
- You host it and pay your own model API costs
- Approvals and safety depend on how you set it up
Pricing: OpenClaw is free, MIT-licensed open source, with no subscription and no hosted tier. You supply the machine and the model access, so hosting and model bills depend on your setup, and running it takes your time. Third-party hosting services exist, but they aren't the project. Check latest pricing
Notis
Best for work across apps from chat
Notis runs work across connected apps from WhatsApp and other channels.
Pros
- Connected work from chat
Tradeoffs
- Its emphasis is work, not personal errands
Pricing: Notis CLI is free. Messaging starts with Pro at $20 a month ($13 a month billed yearly) with $20 of monthly usage. Pro+ is $59 a month ($39 yearly) and Ultra is $149 ($99 yearly); a seven-day paid-plan trial grants $20 of usage. Check latest pricing
Bottom line
How to choose
Pick Pally when you want a personal assistant in Telegram that also knows your email, calendar, and WhatsApp and can finish the work. Pick Poke for visible Recipes, and Folk for charge alerts and a personality in the chat.
For answers to questions alone, Perplexity's free bot does the job well. OpenClaw is the right choice only if you want to run and secure the assistant yourself.
Questions
Common questions
Does ChatGPT have an official Telegram bot?
We found no official OpenAI bot on Telegram. Bots that offer ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini on Telegram are run by third parties, so read their privacy terms before you share personal information.
Is Pally on Telegram the same as texting Pally?
Yes. Message @PallyAI_bot and you get the same Pally, the same memory, and the same connected apps as texting its number. You can start on Telegram with no phone number; link one later only if you want your own Pally number.
Can I add an AI assistant to a Telegram group?
Yes. Pally joins Telegram groups and speaks when someone says its name or replies to it, with each member's personal asks kept on their own accounts. Folk joins Telegram groups too, and Perplexity's @askplexbot answers when you tag it in a group.
Is there a free AI assistant on Telegram?
Yes. Pally is free, with almost unlimited usage limits. Poke and Folk have permanent free plans, Perplexity's Telegram bot is free to use, and OpenClaw is free software that you host yourself.