# IronClaw vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.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 33; Schema & documentation, 74 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 0; Security & auth, 66 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50; Maintenance & community, 74 against 66; Transparency & trust, 75 against 59.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet.

| Category | IronClaw | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| Popularity | 13k stars | none |