# DeepTutor vs Tab (slim)

> DeepTutor scores 62.7 (B) to Tab's 10.6 (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 Tab's 10.6 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants that remember you.

- DeepTutor: B 62.7, rank #494 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deeptutor.min.md
- Tab: F 10.6, rank #1224 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.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 5; Schema & documentation, 71 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 63 against 0; Security & auth, 51 against 4; Payments & pricing, 60 against 0; Maintenance & community, 84 against 58; Transparency & trust, 52 against 44. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Tab, good for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls. Also No incidents deducted, where DeepTutor loses 3 points for them.

| Category | DeepTutor | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 78 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 51 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepTutor | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | HKUDS | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-10-28 | none |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-02 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 51k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 1.8/5 (4) |