# Grok Bot vs Instinct (slim)

> Grok Bot scores 45.2 (E) to Instinct's 11.4 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Grok Bot scores 45.2 (E) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- Grok Bot: E 45.2, rank #893 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/grok-bot.min.md
- Instinct: F 11.4, rank #984 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- Grok Bot, good for A person or team already paying for Cursor or SuperGrok who wants named assistants that keep working on a cloud computer, with routines and Slack or X entry points, and who will write approval rules. Ahead on Reliability, 40 against 5; Schema & documentation, 40 against 3; Agent ergonomics, 50 against 5; Security & auth, 68 against 25; Payments & pricing, 25 against 0; Maintenance & community, 20 against 3; Transparency & trust, 66 against 51.
- Instinct, good for A consumer assistant for one adult who wants errands done by text or phone call, such as bill disputes, gifts, groceries, appointments and travel, and who accepts that it acts and spends as their agent.

| Category | Grok Bot | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 40 | 3 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 50 | 5 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 68 | 25 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 20 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Grok Bot | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | SpaceXAI and Cursor (Anysphere, Inc.) | Spear Street Technology, Inc. |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-03 | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-29 | 2026-08-26 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |