# Agent Zero vs goose (slim)

> goose scores 73.9 (BB) to Agent Zero's 54.2 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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goose scores 73.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Agent Zero's 54.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent harnesses.

- Agent Zero: C 54.2, rank #709 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agent-zero.min.md
- goose: BB 73.9, rank #81 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/goose.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.
- goose, good for People and pipelines that want one agent across many model providers or local models, with recipes for repeatable jobs and a desktop app for non-engineers. Ahead on Reliability, 77 against 57; Schema & documentation, 81 against 64; Agent ergonomics, 82 against 62; Security & auth, 77 against 54; Maintenance & community, 86 against 75; Transparency & trust, 63 against 55. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Agent Zero | goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 77 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 82 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 55 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Agent Zero | goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agent Zero, s.r.o. | Agentic AI Foundation (originally Block) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Popularity | 19k stars | 55k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |