# Boba vs Instinct (slim)

> Boba scores 10.3 (F) to Instinct's 7.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Boba scores 10.3 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Boba: F 10.3, rank #1004 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/boba.min.md
- Instinct: F 7.3, rank #1009 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- Boba, good for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images. Ahead on Reliability, 15 against 10; Payments & pricing, 30 against 0. Also Free to start without a card.
- Instinct, good for People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 53 against 39.

| Category | Boba | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 10 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 3 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 2 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 39 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Boba | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | humans& ai, inc. | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 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 |