# Agent Zero vs Prime Agent (slim)

> Prime Agent scores 60.5 (C) to Agent Zero's 54.2 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-12

Prime Agent scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against Agent Zero's 54.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Agent Zero leads on schema & documentation. Both do agent harnesses.

- Agent Zero: C 54.2, rank #709 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agent-zero.min.md
- Prime Agent: C 60.5, rank #525 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/prime-agent.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 Schema & documentation, 64 against 42.
- Prime Agent, good for Long-running research and coding work where one model drives subagents, schedules and goals from code, and where the owner can isolate the machine. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 57; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 62; Transparency & trust, 64 against 55. Also Free to start without a card; No incidents deducted, where Agent Zero loses 6 points for them.

| Category | Agent Zero | Prime Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 42 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 55 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Agent Zero | Prime Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agent Zero, s.r.o. | Prime Intellect |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 19k stars | 22k stars |