# Instinct vs Lindy (slim)

> Lindy scores 32.3 (F) to Instinct's 11.4 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Lindy scores 32.3 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- Instinct: F 11.4, rank #984 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- Lindy: F 32.3, rank #968 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lindy.min.md
- 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. Also No incidents deducted, where Lindy loses 3 points for them.
- Lindy, good for Lindy suits a person or small team that lives in Slack and Google or Microsoft mail and wants briefs, drafts, scheduling and meeting notes done on a schedule. Ahead on Reliability, 24 against 5; Schema & documentation, 32 against 3; Agent ergonomics, 43 against 5; Security & auth, 49 against 25; Payments & pricing, 35 against 0; Maintenance & community, 9 against 3. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Instinct | Lindy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 24 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 3 | 32 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 5 | 43 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 25 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 0 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 9 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Instinct | Lindy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. | Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only | Proprietary service under Lindy's Terms of Service. No source is published |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2025-10-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | 2026-09-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | 2026-09-28 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |