# Instinct vs Zapia > Zapia scores 17.3 (F) to Instinct's 7.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.md (~3,200 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.min.md (~580 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - Updated: 2026-10-13 Zapia scores 17.3 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message. - 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 - Zapia: grade F, 17.3/100, rank #995 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zapia.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zapia.json - Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md - All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md ## Which one, for what ### Instinct (F) Good for: People who want to hand errands to an assistant by text or phone. Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent. ### Zapia (F) Good for: Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users who want an assistant over their mail, calendar, Drive and WhatsApp in an app. Ahead on: - Reliability, 15 against 10 - Payments & pricing, 30 against 0 - Maintenance & community, 56 against 2 - Transparency & trust, 59 against 53 Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated connections. ## Score by category | Category | Weight | Instinct | Zapia | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 15 | Zapia +5 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 3 | 3 | even | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 30 | Zapia +30 | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 56 | Zapia +54 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 59 | Zapia +6 | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **7.3 · F** | **17.3 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | Instinct | Zapia | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | Spear Street Technology, Inc. (d/b/a Instinct) | Brainlogic AI S.A.S. | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Paid | Freemium | | x402 | no | no | | 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 Zapia's terms and conditions (Brainlogic AI SAS). No date was found on the terms. | | Read-only variant documented | no | no | | llms.txt | no | no | | Last release | none | 2026-10-12 | | 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 | | ## 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. **Zapia.** Zapia is a personal assistant app for iOS, Android and the web with a free plan that isn't a trial, weekly iOS releases and explicit confirmation before anything that writes. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, security contact or hosting location was found. ## Before you call either ### Instinct 1. Don't look for an endpoint. app.instinct.com/mcp serves the web app shell and refuses POST with 405. 2. Confirm any purchase with the owner. The terms say Actions may not be reversible. ### Zapia 1. Don't plan to call Zapia from another agent. It answers only in its own app and on the web, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated access. 2. Tell the owner that Pro and Ultra trials become paid after 7 days unless cancelled in the app store. ## Questions ### Which is better for AI agents, Instinct or Zapia? Zapia scores 17.3 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 7.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zapia.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "instinct", "b": "zapia"}`. 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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. - Zapia 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.