Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Caddy vs Del
Del scores 20.6 (F) on agent readiness against Caddy's 16.7 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Caddy F
Best for People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Del F
Best for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 25 against 10
- Maintenance & community, 60 against 55
- Transparency & trust, 57 against 52
Also in its favour
- Free to start without a card
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Caddy | Del | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 10 | 25 | Del +15 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 10 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 30 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 55 | 60 | Del +5 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 52 | 57 | Del +5 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 16.7/100 | F 20.6/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Caddy | Del |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Caddy Technologies Inc. | Human Interface, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026). | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | ||
| 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
Caddy
Caddy is a free iMessage and RCS assistant in public beta that watches connected mail, calendars and work apps and asks before sending email or changing data. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found, though its iOS app ships every week or two.
Del
Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval.
Before you call either
Caddy
- Don't plan to call Caddy from another agent. It answers the owner's text messages, Siri and group chats it's added to.
- Expect Caddy to ask the owner before it sends email or creates an invite.
Del
- Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace.
- Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Caddy or Del?
Del scores 20.6 (F) on agent readiness against Caddy's 16.7 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories.
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Disclosure
Caddy 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.
Del 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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