# IronClaw vs Leon (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to Leon's 41 (E) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Leon's 41 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistant proactive.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- Leon: E 41, rank #934 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.min.md
- IronClaw, good for One technical owner who wants a self-hosted assistant over Gmail, Calendar, Slack and Telegram with credentials kept out of the model's reach. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 32; Schema & documentation, 74 against 33; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 57; Security & auth, 66 against 34; Maintenance & community, 74 against 15; Transparency & trust, 75 against 60.
- Leon, good for A developer who wants a self-hosted assistant with memory, computer use and a local model, and who will read the source. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.

| Category | IronClaw | Leon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 32 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 33 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 57 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 34 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | Leon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | Louis Grenard (Leon AI) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2023-05-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Popularity | 13k stars | 18k stars |