# DeepTutor vs Dots (slim)

> DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) to Dots's 28.8 (F) for assistants that remember you. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.8 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on security & auth. Both do assistants that remember you.

- DeepTutor: B 62.7, rank #494 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.min.md
- Dots: F 28.8, rank #1167 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- DeepTutor, good for A learner, a teacher or a small group that wants a self-hosted tutor over their own documents, with quizzes, research reports, memory and IM companions, or for an agent that hands study tasks to it through the JSON CLI. Ahead on Reliability, 78 against 3; Schema & documentation, 71 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 63 against 22; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 84 against 38; Transparency & trust, 52 against 37. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Dots, good for A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends. Ahead on Security & auth, 58 against 51. Also No incidents deducted, where DeepTutor loses 3 points for them.

| Category | DeepTutor | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 78 | 3 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 41 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 22 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 51 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 38 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 37 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepTutor | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | HKUDS | OpenAI |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-09 |
| Popularity | 51k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 1.8/5 (4) |