# Boba vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> OpenInstinct scores 21.8 (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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OpenInstinct scores 21.8 (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
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- Boba, good for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images. Also Free to start without a card.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Reliability, 33 against 15; Payments & pricing, 50 against 30; Maintenance & community, 66 against 2; Transparency & trust, 59 against 39. Also Open source.

| Category | Boba | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 39 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Boba | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | humans& ai, inc. | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Licence | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |