Wabi 2.0 is an AI powered messenger that can handle tasks and create lightweight mini apps inside a conversation when a normal chat interface is not enough.
The product comes from Wabi, a startup founded by Eugenia Kuyda, who previously founded the AI companion company Replika. Wabi originally focused more heavily on letting people generate small apps from prompts, but in September 2026 the company repositioned the product around messaging and personal agents.
What does Wabi do?
Wabi describes itself as a personal assistant that can help with scheduling, reminders, research, purchases and other tasks a user asks it to complete.
When a plain text answer is not the best interface, Wabi can generate a mini app inside the conversation. That might be a shared trip planner, a book club tool, a game, a dinner plan or another small interface built for the immediate situation.
What changed with Wabi 2.0?
The original Wabi idea was centred on personal software: describe an app you need and let AI create it.
Wabi 2.0 moves the messenger to the front. Instead of opening a separate builder first, users talk with Wabi, invite other people into conversations and let the system create an interface when the task needs one.
TechCrunch described the change as a pivot toward an AI messenger while keeping Wabi’s app generation ability underneath it.
Why build apps inside a chat?
Some tasks are awkward in plain messages. Planning a group trip can turn into dozens of texts about dates, flights, budgets and places to stay. A generated mini app can turn that same conversation into a structured list or shared interface.
Wabi is betting that software can become temporary and personal. Instead of searching an app store for a niche tool, the agent creates a small one around the current task.
What kinds of mini apps can Wabi make?
Wabi’s current site shows examples around group trips, bills and subscriptions, school, pets, games, book clubs, dinner planning and live music.
The company’s terms define mini apps as interactive lightweight applications that can appear as part of Wabi’s responses.
Can Wabi act on your behalf?
Yes. Wabi’s current terms describe features for tasks such as scheduling, reminders, research and purchases.
Its privacy notice also says users may connect services including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack, Notion, Telegram and WhatsApp where supported.
The same notice says Wabi may use connected payment services for purchases, bill payments or reimbursements when the user chooses to enable those features.
What information can Wabi access?
This is the part users should read carefully. An agent that is supposed to complete real tasks may need much more context than a simple chatbot.
Wabi’s privacy notice says users can provide task details, documents, travel information and connected account data. Its Wallet feature can also store items such as credentials, payment cards, identity documents and addresses if the user chooses to add them.
Wabi says Wallet items are encrypted and released for use only after device authentication. It also says content from connected Google accounts is not used for advertising or sold to advertisers.
Which AI models does Wabi use?
Wabi’s September 2026 privacy notice lists Google, Anthropic and OpenAI among the model providers that may process requests and connected data to perform user tasks.
The company says its agreements prohibit those providers from using that data to train their models and limit retention.
Who founded Wabi?
Eugenia Kuyda founded Wabi after previously creating Replika, one of the better known AI companion products.
The move from companion AI to personal software and agents reflects a wider shift in the market. AI companies are increasingly trying to move from conversation into action.
How is Wabi different from Instinct or OpenAI Dots?
All three are part of the same broader agent trend, but their interfaces are different.
Instinct is built heavily around texting an agent. OpenAI Dots are persistent agents with their own cloud computers. Wabi’s distinctive idea is that the agent can generate a custom mini app inside the conversation when a visual interface would work better than more messages.
Is Wabi replacing normal apps?
Not yet. Wabi’s own manifesto argues that personal software could eventually reduce the need for many mass market apps, but that is a vision rather than a current reality.
Most people still depend on conventional apps for banking, transport, social media, work and communication. The interesting question is whether small one purpose tools increasingly get generated on demand instead of downloaded from an app store.
What to check before connecting accounts
Users should review what each connection allows, especially for email, documents, payment accounts and messaging services.
AI agents become more useful as they get more access, but that also increases the amount of information involved if the agent makes a mistake or an account is compromised.
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