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Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run

Del vs Zo Computer

Zo Computer scores 43.1 (E) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on reliability. Both do assistants reached by message.

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DelHuman Interface, Inc. · Platform F20.6/100#991 of 1010 Zo ComputerZo Computer Company · HTTP API E43.1/100#915 of 1010

Which one, for what

Del F

Best for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 25 against 15

Also in its favour

  • Free to start without a card

Watch for

No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.

Zo Computer E

Best for One person who wants a hosted assistant with its own Linux machine, reachable by text message and chat apps, and who accepts that the assistant acts on connected accounts without a documented approval step.

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 73 against 10
  • Agent ergonomics, 34 against 0
  • Security & auth, 37 against 0
  • Payments & pricing, 40 against 30
  • Maintenance & community, 68 against 60

Also in its favour

  • A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install

Watch for

The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runDelZo ComputerEdge
Reliability16%202515Del +10
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.21073Zo Computer +63
Agent ergonomics13%16.2034Zo Computer +34
Security & auth14%17.5037Zo Computer +37
Payments & pricing10%12.53040Zo Computer +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.86068Zo Computer +8
Transparency & trust7%8.85760Zo Computer +3
Negative events≤1500
TotalF 20.6/100E 43.1/100

Facts side by side

FactDelZo Computer
KindPlatformHTTP API
VendorHuman Interface, Inc.Zo Computer Company
Hosted endpointno (local only)https://api.zo.computer/mcp
TransportsHTTP
AuthOAuth or keyAPI key
PricingPaidFreemium
x402nono
LicenceClosed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026).Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
Last release2026-10-072026-09-14
Terms last updated2025-08-08
Privacy policy last updated2026-05-20
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticenot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the text

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.

Zo Computer

Zo publishes an OpenAPI file, Markdown docs, plan prices and a named list of the providers that receive user content. One access token grants full access to the workspace, no approval step before sending or buying was found in the reviewed docs, and no status page, rate limit or SLA is published.

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.

Zo Computer

  1. Send POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask with Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_... and an input string. The owner creates the token under Settings > Advanced
  2. Pass persona_id for a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has
  3. Set memory_mode to off to keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide
  4. Do not retry /zo/ask blindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message
  5. Append .md to any guide or reference URL for Markdown

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Del or Zo Computer?

Zo Computer scores 43.1 (E) on agent readiness against Del's 20.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Del leads on reliability.

Can an agent call Del and Zo Computer without installing anything?

No hosted endpoint is listed for Del. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.

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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.

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