Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Boba vs szn
Boba scores 10.3 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. szn leads on schema & documentation. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Boba F
Best for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 15 against 5
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
- Transparency & trust, 39 against 23
Also in its favour
- Free to start without a card
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
szn F
Best for A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
Watch for
Early access by access code only.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Boba | szn | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 5 | Boba +10 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 0 | 10 | szn +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 20 | Boba +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 2 | 2 | even |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 39 | 23 | Boba +16 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 10.3/100 | F 7.3/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Boba | szn |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | humans& ai, inc. | Nomadic Futures |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). | Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | |
| Privacy policy last updated | ||
| Customer content may train models | ||
| Terms restrict automated access | ||
| Terms restrict benchmarking | ||
| Terms or service can change without notice | ||
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |
Verdicts
Boba
Boba is a free texting assistant for one-to-one and group chats over iMessage, RCS and SMS, started by sending one message with no card or app. No outside agent can call it, its privacy notice uses inputs and outputs to train its models with no opt-out found, and no status page or security contact was found.
szn
szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.
Before you call either
Boba
- Don't plan to call Boba from another agent. It answers only text messages in the Messages app.
- Tell people in a group chat that messages sent to Boba may be used to train its models.
szn
- Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.
- Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Boba or szn?
Boba scores 10.3 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. szn leads on schema & documentation.
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Disclosure
Boba competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.
szn competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.
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