# Boba vs Del (slim)

> Del scores 20.6 (F) to Boba's 10.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. 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: 2026-10-13

Del scores 20.6 (F) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Boba: F 10.3, rank #1004 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/boba.min.md
- Del: F 20.6, rank #991 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.min.md
- Boba, good for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images.
- Del, good for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use. Ahead on Reliability, 25 against 15; Schema & documentation, 10 against 0; Maintenance & community, 60 against 2; Transparency & trust, 57 against 39.

| Category | Boba | Del |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 25 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 0 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 39 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Boba | Del |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | humans& ai, inc. | Human Interface, Inc. |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-07 |