# Del vs Dots > Dots scores 28.3 (F) to Del's 20.6 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.md (~3,300 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.min.md (~580 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - Updated: 2026-10-13 Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on reliability, payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message. - Del: grade F, 20.6/100, rank #991 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/del.json - Dots: grade F, 28.3/100, rank #980 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-dots.json - Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md - All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md ## Which one, for what ### Del (F) Good for: People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use. Ahead on: - Reliability, 25 against 3 - Payments & pricing, 30 against 10 - Maintenance & community, 60 against 38 - Transparency & trust, 57 against 31 Also in its favour: - Free to start without a card Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent. ### Dots (F) 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: - Schema & documentation, 41 against 10 - Agent ergonomics, 22 against 0 - Security & auth, 58 against 0 Watch for: Beta. The admin setting is labelled Use dots (Beta), access is rolling out gradually, and Teams access is an invite-only alpha ## Score by category | Category | Weight | Del | Dots | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 25 | 3 | Del +22 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 41 | Dots +31 | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 22 | Dots +22 | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 58 | Dots +58 | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 10 | Del +20 | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 38 | Del +22 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 31 | Del +26 | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **20.6 · F** | **28.3 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | Del | Dots | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | OpenAI | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Paid | Paid | | x402 | no | no | | Licence | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read | | Read-only variant documented | no | no | | llms.txt | yes | yes | | Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-09 | | Terms last updated | | no document linked | | Privacy policy last updated | | no document linked | | Customer content may train models | | | | Terms restrict automated access | | | | Terms restrict benchmarking | | | | Terms or service can change without notice | | | | Arbitration or class-action waiver | | | ## Verdicts **Del.** Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval. **Dots.** Actions that affect accounts or share information pass an automatic review, and custom rules can require approval or a hand-off. Dots is a beta on Pro plans from $100 a month, and no status page, terms, privacy policy or way to delete individual saved notes was found in the pages we could read. ## Before you call either ### Del 1. Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace. 2. Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro. ### Dots 1. Say what may be sent. Asking a dot to draft replies does not permit sending them, and an action outside a stated scope needs another decision 2. Stop three things separately. Pause stops the main task only, delegated tasks stop in Activity and recurring tasks in Scheduled, and completed actions are not undone 3. Connect each thing separately. A messaging channel grants no access to an inbox, an app or a computer 4. Sign out of websites and disconnect apps yourself when removing access. Revoking dots access or disconnecting an app does not delete information already obtained 5. Keep the connected computer online with the ChatGPT app open for local work. Only one personal computer can be connected at a time ## Questions ### Which is better for AI agents, Del or Dots? Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on reliability, payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openai-dots.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "del", "b": "openai-dots"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare del openai-dots` - Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/del.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-dots.json ## Other comparisons with Del or Dots - [asaply vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-del.md) - [asaply vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Asmi vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-del.md) - [Asmi vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-openai-dots.md) - [AstrBot vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-del.md) - [Boba vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-del.md) - [Boba vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Boski vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-del.md) - [Brea vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-del.md) - [Brea vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Caddy vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del.md) - [CowAgent vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-del.md) - [Del vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-folk-nozomio.md) - [Del vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia.md) - [Del vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-grok-bot.md) - [Del vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-haven.md) - [Del vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hermes-agent.md) - [Del vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-hirealpha.md) - [Del vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.md) - [Del vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-ironclaw.md) - [Del vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lindy.md) - [Del vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanobot.md) - [Del vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-nanoclaw.md) - [Del vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-natura.md) - [Del vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openclaw.md) - [Del vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct.md) - [Del vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits.md) - [Del vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orchid-ai.md) - [Del vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-pally.md) - [Del vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-picoclaw.md) - [Del vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-poke.md) - [Del vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-qwenpaw.md) - [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md) - [Del vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Del vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tomo.md) - [Del vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-town.md) - [Del vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zapia.md) - [Del vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zeroclaw.md) - [Del vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-zo-computer.md) - [HireAlpha vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Dots vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openinstinct.md) - [Dots vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-orbits.md) - [Dots vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-orchid-ai.md) - [Dots vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md) - [Dots vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Dots vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zapia.md) - [AstrBot vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Boski vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Caddy vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots.md) - [CowAgent vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openai-dots.md) - [folk vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openai-dots.md) - [GAIA vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Gemini Spark vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Grok Bot vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Haven vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Hermes Agent vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Instinct vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots.md) - [IronClaw vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Leon vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Lindy vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-openai-dots.md) - [nanobot vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-openai-dots.md) - [NanoClaw vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Dots vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openclaw.md) - [Dots vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-picoclaw.md) - [Dots vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-poke.md) - [Dots vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-qwenpaw.md) - [Dots vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-town.md) - [Dots vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zeroclaw.md) - [Dots vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer.md) - [Del vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gemini-spark.md) - [Del vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon.md) - [Del vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-wajo.md) - [Natura tinyNature vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-openai-dots.md) - [Dots vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-pally.md) - [Dots vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tomo.md) - [Dots vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-wajo.md) - [Del vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-talorys.md) - [Dots vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-talorys.md) ## Disclosure - Del competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.