# Claude Duet vs Instinct (slim)

> Claude Duet scores 17.9 (F) to Instinct's 7.3 (F) for proactive personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Claude Duet scores 17.9 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do proactive personal assistants.

- Claude Duet: F 17.9, rank #1162 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.min.md
- Instinct: F 7.3, rank #1207 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.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; Schema & documentation, 10 against 0; Security & auth, 14 against 3; Payments & pricing, 10 against 0; Maintenance & community, 37 against 2; Transparency & trust, 72 against 53. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.3 against 1.8 out of 5.
- Instinct, good for People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.

| Category | Claude Duet | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 10 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 14 | 3 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 2 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Duet | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic, PBC | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) |
| 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 under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-24 | none |
| Terms last updated |  | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-08-26 |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |