# Claude Duet vs HireAlpha (slim)

> Claude Duet scores 17.9 (F) to HireAlpha's 8.4 (F) for assistants that act in your accounts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Claude Duet scores 17.9 (F) on agent readiness against HireAlpha's 8.4 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. HireAlpha leads on payments & pricing. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.

- Claude Duet: F 17.9, rank #1162 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.min.md
- HireAlpha: F 8.4, rank #1200 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hirealpha.min.md
- Claude Duet, good for A US Pro or Max subscriber who runs work or a small business through connected apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, QuickBooks, Stripe, Gusto and HubSpot and wants a morning brief and approved actions. Ahead on Reliability, 15 against 10; Security & auth, 14 against 0; Maintenance & community, 37 against 2; Transparency & trust, 72 against 24.
- HireAlpha, good for A person who wants a companion persona in iMessage that tracks health, spending and replies. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 20 against 10. Also No key needed to call it; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | Claude Duet | HireAlpha |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 10 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 14 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 2 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 24 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Duet | HireAlpha |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic, PBC | HireAlpha |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://hirealpha.chat/api/public` |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Licence | Closed service. No Claude Duet terms were found. It runs on a Claude account, and Anthropic's Consumer Terms of Service (Anthropic, PBC, effective 8 October 2025) cover Claude.ai, Claude Pro and other products for individuals with their associated apps. | Closed service. No terms of service were found (https://hirealpha.chat/terms returns 404) and no legal entity is named on the site. |
| Last release | 2026-10-24 | none |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |