# Del vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> OpenInstinct scores 21.8 (F) to Del's 20.6 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenInstinct scores 21.8 (F) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on schema & documentation. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Del: F 20.6, rank #991 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- Del, good for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 10 against 0. Also 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 Reliability, 33 against 25; Payments & pricing, 50 against 30; Maintenance & community, 66 against 60. Also Open source.

| Category | Del | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 25 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 60 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 57 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Del | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-05 |