# AstrBot vs Instinct (slim)

> AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) to Instinct's 11.4 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on transparency & trust. Both do assistant proactive.

- AstrBot: C 58.8, rank #584 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/astrbot.min.md
- Instinct: F 11.4, rank #984 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- AstrBot, good for Someone who wants one self-run bot answering on QQ, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Lark or WeCom, in private or group chats, with scheduled tasks, a knowledge base and plugins. Ahead on Reliability, 81 against 5; Schema & documentation, 62 against 3; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 5; Security & auth, 44 against 25; Payments & pricing, 60 against 0; Maintenance & community, 81 against 3. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Instinct, good for A consumer assistant for one adult who wants errands done by text or phone call, such as bill disputes, gifts, groceries, appointments and travel, and who accepts that it acts and spends as their agent. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 51 against 40.

| Category | AstrBot | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 3 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 5 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 25 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 40 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AstrBot | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | AstrBotDevs | Spear Street Technology, Inc. |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only |
| Last release | 2026-09-27 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-01-12 | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-26 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 42k stars | none |