The comparison is interesting but I think the real gap is architectural. Apple Intelligence is constrained by a privacy-first on-device model, which limits what it can do. OpenClaw takes the opposite approach — it's a self-hosted orchestration layer that connects to whatever providers you choose. The tradeoff is clear: Apple gives you simplicity and privacy guarantees, OpenClaw gives you flexibility and power at the cost of setup complexity. The question isn't which is better, it's which tradeoff matters more for your use case. For power users who want control, it's not even close.