Mobile AI Agent vs Computer Use Agent: What's the Difference?

A mobile AI agent controls smartphone or tablet environments, while a computer use agent controls desktop, browser, or virtual computer environments. Both belong to the broader category of GUI agents, but they solve different automation problems because mobile and desktop systems have different interfaces, permissions, security boundaries, context signals, and task patterns. That distinction matters because a task that looks simple in a browser can be difficult inside a mobile app, and a task th