# Claude Duet vs Town (slim)

> Town scores 48.7 (D) to Claude Duet's 17.9 (F) for proactive personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Town scores 48.7 (D) on agent readiness against Claude Duet's 17.9 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Claude Duet leads on transparency & trust. Both do proactive personal assistants.

- Claude Duet: F 17.9, rank #1162 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.min.md
- Town: D 48.7, rank #952 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/town.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 Transparency & trust, 72 against 63.
- Town, good for An owner who wants a mail and calendar assistant whose routines other systems can trigger. Ahead on Reliability, 35 against 15; Schema & documentation, 33 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 49 against 0; Security & auth, 79 against 14; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Maintenance & community, 60 against 37. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Claude Duet | Town |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 33 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 49 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 14 | 79 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Duet | Town |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic, PBC | Town.com, Inc. |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| 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 Town's Terms of Service (Town.com, Inc., updated 21 July 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-10 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |