# DeepTutor vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) to OpenInstinct's 21.9 (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 OpenInstinct's 21.9 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on transparency & trust. Both do assistants that remember you.

- DeepTutor: B 62.7, rank #494 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.9, rank #1184 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.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 33; Schema & documentation, 71 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 63 against 0; Security & auth, 51 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50; Maintenance & community, 84 against 66. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 60 against 52.

| Category | DeepTutor | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 78 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 51 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepTutor | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | HKUDS | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| Last release | 2026-10-28 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 51k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |