# Instinct vs OpenClaw (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to Instinct's 11.4 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) 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
- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.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 OpenClaw loses 8 points for them.
- OpenClaw, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with their choice of model and files they can read and delete. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 5; Schema & documentation, 84 against 3; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 5; Security & auth, 74 against 25; Payments & pricing, 60 against 0; Maintenance & community, 86 against 3; Transparency & trust, 68 against 51. Also Open source.

| Category | Instinct | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 3 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 5 | 77 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 25 | 74 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 0 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Instinct | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. | OpenClaw Foundation |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-12 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | none | 392k stars |