# Agent Zero vs DeepSeek Harness (dsh) (slim)

> Agent Zero scores 54.2 (C) to DeepSeek Harness's 49.2 (D) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Agent Zero scores 54.2 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Harness (dsh)'s 49.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek Harness (dsh) leads on schema & documentation and agent ergonomics. Both do agent harnesses.

- Agent Zero: C 54.2, rank #775 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agent-zero.min.md
- DeepSeek Harness (dsh): D 49.2, rank #909 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-harness.min.md
- Agent Zero, good for A technical owner who wants an agent with its own Linux machine, reachable from Telegram, WhatsApp or email, with scheduled tasks and editable memory. Ahead on Reliability, 57 against 33; Security & auth, 54 against 40; Transparency & trust, 55 against 50. Also No key needed to call it.
- DeepSeek Harness (dsh), good for Developers who use DeepSeek models and want a scriptable harness with ACP, a JSON event stream and a Python SDK. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 77 against 64; Agent ergonomics, 68 against 62. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Agent Zero | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 71 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 55 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Agent Zero | DeepSeek Harness (dsh) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agent Zero, s.r.o. | DeepSeek |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-17 |
| Popularity | 19k stars | 245k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |