# Boba vs Tomo (slim)

> Tomo scores 13.1 (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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Tomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Boba leads on payments & pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Boba: F 10.3, rank #1004 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/boba.min.md
- Tomo: F 13.1, rank #1000 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.min.md
- Boba, good for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 10. Also Free to start without a card.
- Tomo, good for People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 54 against 2; Transparency & trust, 47 against 39.

| Category | Boba | Tomo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 54 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 39 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Boba | Tomo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | humans& ai, inc. | Mapo Labs, Inc. |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). | Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-29 |