# Atticus vs Instinct (slim)

> Atticus scores 42.9 (E) to Instinct's 7.3 (F) for assistants that remember you. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Atticus scores 42.9 (E) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants that remember you.

- Atticus: E 42.9, rank #974 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.min.md
- Instinct: F 7.3, rank #1093 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- Atticus, good for A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser. Ahead on Reliability, 68 against 10; Schema & documentation, 15 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 9 against 0; Security & auth, 49 against 3; Payments & pricing, 60 against 0; Maintenance & community, 51 against 2. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Instinct, good for People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.

| Category | Atticus | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 10 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 15 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 9 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 49 | 3 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 51 | 2 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Atticus | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka) | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Your plan | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | none |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-26 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 163 stars | none |