{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "instinct", "name": "Instinct", "vendor": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)", "vendorUrl": "https://instinct.com", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Instinct is a hosted personal assistant that a person texts or calls. It uses a phone and a computer on the owner's behalf, connects to Google Workspace and WhatsApp, and handles tasks such as bills, gifts, groceries and appointments.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json", "license": "Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "People sign in to the web app at https://app.instinct.com/login, and the terms allow linking an Apple, Facebook or Google account (https://instinct.com/terms). The web app's onboarding has a capacity waitlist state (\"You're on the waitlist. We're letting people in as fast as we can.\") and an invite page, so a new sign-up may not get access straight away. No API key, MCP server or other programmatic access was found.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No price or plan was published on instinct.com or found in the web app, checked 12 October 2026. The terms say people may have to pay fees for some parts of the service, charged in US dollars (https://instinct.com/terms, section 4). The value of this field is unconfirmed.", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on instinct.com or in the web app, checked 12 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "messaging.whatsapp", "voice.calls", "commerce.checkout", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "security-txt", "waitlist" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "Instinct 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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 7.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1009, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 41, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 0, "reliability": 10, "schema": 0, "security": 3, "transparency": 53 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Instinct is a hosted assistant reached by text or call that acts in the owner's Google Workspace and WhatsApp and can make purchases. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, new sign-ups may meet a capacity waitlist, and materials train models unless the owner opts out.", "bestFor": "People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.", "disclosure": "Instinct 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.", "strengths": [ "The privacy policy warns that third parties may plant instructions aimed at autonomous agents and asks owners to review actions.", "Google Workspace data and Vault items are excluded from model training.", "security.txt published with a contact and an expiry of 18 February 2027." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "No published price, plan or free tier.", "The web app has a capacity waitlist step for new sign-ups.", "Materials train models by default, and indexed data stays in use after a disconnect unless deletion is requested." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't look for an endpoint. app.instinct.com/mcp serves the web app shell and refuses POST with 405.", "Confirm any purchase with the owner. The terms say Actions may not be reversible." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 7.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 0, "reliability": 10, "schema": 0, "security": 3, "transparency": 33 }, "provenanceScore": 72 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/instinct" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)", "domain": "instinct.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-05-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://instinct.com/terms", "privacy": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "instinct.co redirects to instinct.com.", "instinct.com/.well-known/security.txt names support@instinct.com and expires on 18 February 2027.", "Privacy questions go to privacy@instinct.com, and the site footer gives comms@instinct.com.", "No status page, changelog or llms.txt was found. Unknown paths on instinct.com return the site's HTML shell.", "The terms and privacy policy were last revised on 26 August 2026.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 1997-05-20 for instinct.com, which predates the company." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.json", "live": { "slug": "instinct", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://instinct.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-02-18T00:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T15:45:01.894126056Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T20:18:01.474114904Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "bb6232361476" }, { "url": "https://instinct.com/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T20:18:03.550077596Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "eb19bd068bfc" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T20:18:03.550077596Z" } }, "answer": "Instinct and szn score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 7.3 (F) and 7.3 (F). szn leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "szn", "name": "szn", "vendor": "Nomadic Futures", "vendorUrl": "https://theszn.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "szn (pronounced season) is a hosted personal assistant that carries out errands end to end. It makes phone calls, sends emails, books and follows up for the owner, reached through its web app, iMessage, SMS and email.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json", "license": "Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply.", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-in through Google or Apple, and some parts can be used without an account under a temporary anonymous session (https://theszn.ai/privacy). New accounts start from an access-code page (https://theszn.ai/access). Gmail access is read-only and Google Calendar access can read, create and change events (https://theszn.ai/privacy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"Free during early preview\" (https://theszn.ai, checked 14 October 2026). No paid plan was found. The acceptable use policy says users are responsible for \"token consumption and costs from executed tasks\" (https://theszn.ai/aup), and the privacy policy says payments go through providers such as Stripe.", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on theszn.ai, its llms.txt, privacy policy and acceptable use policy, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://theszn.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "voice.calls", "email.send", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "travel.booking", "memory.user", "tasks.create" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "free", "waitlist", "llms-txt" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "szn 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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 7.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1010, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 42, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 23 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.", "bestFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "disclosure": "szn 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.", "strengths": [ "Free during the early preview.", "Credentials can be kept in an encrypted vault that the privacy policy says isn't shared with AI providers.", "Gmail access is read-only, per the privacy policy." ], "weaknesses": [ "Early access by access code only.", "No terms of service found, and no legal entity named in its policies.", "The privacy policy says nothing on training with user content and doesn't name its AI providers.", "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.", "Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 7.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 19 }, "provenanceScore": 27 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/szn" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "theszn.ai", "domainRegistered": "2024-12-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "https://theszn.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "No terms of service were found. The sitemap lists the home, product, methodology, access, privacy and AUP pages only.", "The privacy policy and AUP name the service as theszn.ai (\"szn\") with no legal entity. llms.txt says szn is built and operated by Nomadic Futures (https://nomadicfutures.ai); its legal form is not stated.", "Contact hello@theszn.ai. theszn.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2024-12-18 for theszn.ai." ], "score": 27 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct)", "b": "Nomadic Futures", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026).", "b": "Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply.", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-08-26", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-26", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Instinct and szn score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 7.3 (F) and 7.3 (F). szn leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or szn?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 10 against 5", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 23" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.", "slug": "instinct", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 10 against 0", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "slug": "szn", "watchFor": "Early access by access code only." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.messaging", "name": "Assistants reached by message" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct.json", "title": "asaply vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.json", "title": "asaply vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Asmi vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.json", "title": "Asmi vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.json", "title": "AstrBot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Boba vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boba vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boski vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Brea vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.json", "title": "Brea vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.json", "title": "Caddy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.json", "title": "CowAgent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Del vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.json", "title": "Del vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.json", "title": "folk vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.json", "title": "GAIA vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.json", "title": "Haven vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Instinct vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits.json", "title": "Instinct vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "Instinct vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Instinct vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Instinct vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "IronClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.json", "title": "Lindy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.json", "title": "nanobot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.json", "title": "Dots vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orbits vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orchid vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.json", "title": "Poke vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "szn vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.json", "title": "szn vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.json", "title": "szn vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.json", "title": "szn vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "szn vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "szn vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Boski vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Caddy vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct.json", "title": "folk vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.json", "title": "GAIA vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Haven vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.json", "title": "Instinct vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy.json", "title": "Instinct vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Instinct vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Instinct vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke.json", "title": "Instinct vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-town.json", "title": "Instinct vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Instinct vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura.json", "title": "Instinct vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-pally.json", "title": "Instinct vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Instinct vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Instinct vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.json", "title": "Leon vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.json", "title": "Pally vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.json", "title": "szn vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Instinct vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.json", "title": "szn vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 5, "edge": "instinct", "instinct": 10, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "szn": 5, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "szn", "instinct": 0, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "szn": 10, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "instinct": 0, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "szn": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "instinct", "instinct": 3, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "szn": 0, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "szn", "instinct": 0, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "szn": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "instinct": 2, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "szn": 2, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 30, "edge": "instinct", "instinct": 53, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "szn": 23, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Instinct and szn score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 7.3 (F) and 7.3 (F). szn leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.", "verdicts": { "instinct": "Instinct is a hosted assistant reached by text or call that acts in the owner's Google Workspace and WhatsApp and can make purchases. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, new sign-ups may meet a capacity waitlist, and materials train models unless the owner opts out.", "szn": "szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.min.md" }, "markdown": "Instinct and szn score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 7.3 (F) and 7.3 (F). szn leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- Instinct: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1009 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json\n- szn: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1010 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Instinct (F)\n\nGood for: People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 10 against 5\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 53 against 23\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n### szn (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 10 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0\n\nWatch for: Early access by access code only.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Instinct | szn | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 5 | Instinct +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 10 | szn +10 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 3 | 0 | Instinct +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 20 | szn +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 2 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 23 | Instinct +30 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **7.3 · F** | **7.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Instinct | szn |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | Nomadic Futures |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). | Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 | |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Instinct.** Instinct is a hosted assistant reached by text or call that acts in the owner's Google Workspace and WhatsApp and can make purchases. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, new sign-ups may meet a capacity waitlist, and materials train models unless the owner opts out.\n\n**szn.** szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Instinct\n\n1. Don't look for an endpoint. app.instinct.com/mcp serves the web app shell and refuses POST with 405.\n2. Confirm any purchase with the owner. The terms say Actions may not be reversible.\n\n### szn\n\n1. Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.\n2. Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or szn?\n\nInstinct and szn score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 7.3 (F) and 7.3 (F). szn leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"instinct\", \"b\": \"szn\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare instinct szn`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Instinct or szn\n\n- [asaply vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-instinct.md)\n- [asaply vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.md)\n- [Asmi vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Asmi vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.md)\n- [AstrBot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boba vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Boba vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boski vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.md)\n- [Brea vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Brea vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.md)\n- [Caddy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.md)\n- [CowAgent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.md)\n- [Del vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md)\n- [folk vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.md)\n- [GAIA vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Haven vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-instinct.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Instinct vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Instinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Instinct vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.md)\n- [IronClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Lindy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.md)\n- [nanobot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Dots vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orbits vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orchid vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Poke vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [szn vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.md)\n- [szn vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.md)\n- [szn vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.md)\n- [szn vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [szn vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Boski vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.md)\n- [folk vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct.md)\n- [GAIA vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Haven vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.md)\n- [Instinct vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Instinct vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Instinct vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Instinct vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke.md)\n- [Instinct vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-town.md)\n- [Instinct vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Instinct vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-natura.md)\n- [Instinct vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-pally.md)\n- [Instinct vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Instinct vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Leon vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.md)\n- [Pally vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Instinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.md)\n- [szn vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Instinct 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.\n- szn competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. 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