# Instinct vs Tab (slim)

> Tab scores 10.7 (F) to Instinct's 7.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Instinct leads on reliability and transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Instinct: F 7.3, rank #1009 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md
- Instinct, good for People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone. Ahead on Reliability, 10 against 5; Transparency & trust, 53 against 45.
- Tab, good for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 58 against 2.

| Category | Instinct | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 10 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 3 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 0 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 53 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Instinct | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Licence | Closed service under Instinct's Terms of Service (Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct, last revised 26 August 2026). | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-26 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-26 |  |
| 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 |  |