# Grok Bot vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> Grok Bot scores 24.4 (F) to OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Grok Bot scores 24.4 (F) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Grok Bot: F 24.4, rank #984 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/grok-bot.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- Grok Bot, good for People already paying for Cursor or SuperGrok who want agents working across web apps, files and email from a cloud computer. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 10 against 0; Security & auth, 14 against 0; Transparency & trust, 65 against 59.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 50 against 30; Maintenance & community, 66 against 56. Also Open source.

| Category | Grok Bot | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 30 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 14 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 56 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Grok Bot | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anysphere, Inc. (Cursor) | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Closed service under the Grok Bot Terms (last updated 12 October 2026), which supplement Anysphere's Cursor Terms of Service (last updated 3 September 2026). | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-29 |  |