{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "leon", "name": "Leon", "vendor": "Louis Grenard (Leon AI)", "vendorUrl": "https://getleon.ai", "kind": "harness", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Open-source personal assistant by Louis Grenard that the owner runs on their own machine or server. The 2.0 Developer Preview adds an agent loop with tools, layered memory, computer use and a proactive pulse, reached through a web app.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leon.json", "repo": "https://github.com/leon-ai/leon", "license": "MIT", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@leon-ai/cli" } ], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No account. The web app and the Socket.IO and HTTP interfaces accept any client unless `client_interface.auth.enabled` is set, after which a `\u003cprofile\u003e:\u003ctoken\u003e` credential from `LEON_PROFILE_TOKEN` is required. Model provider keys go in the profile `.env`. Connected apps use OAuth or a pasted token.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and MIT, with nothing to buy. The project takes sponsorship. Model usage is billed by the provider the owner picks, or costs nothing with a local llama.cpp model.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the context documents or the source (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 17568, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://github.com/leon-ai/leon/blob/develop/README.md", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.self-hosted", "assistant.memory", "assistant.accounts" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "free", "no-card", "typescript", "beta", "telemetry-default-on" ], "lastRelease": "2023-05-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 41, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 934, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 14, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 57, "maintenance": 15, "payments": 60, "reliability": 32, "schema": 33, "security": 34, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Connected-app credentials are encrypted per profile and the Gmail connection is read-only. The 2.0 Developer Preview has no tagged release, runs tools and a 30-minute proactive pulse with no approval step, listens on every network interface with client authentication off, and sends telemetry by default.", "bestFor": "A developer who wants a self-hosted assistant with memory, computer use and a local model, and who will read the source.", "strengths": [ "MIT licence, with the whole server, web app, tools and skills in one public repository", "Connected-app credentials are stored per profile with AES-256-GCM, and the Gmail connection asks only for the `gmail.readonly` scope", "Runs with a local llama.cpp model or any of 11 hosted providers, so the owner chooses which company sees the content", "Tool allow and disable lists, a configurable iteration limit (256 by default) and per-profile tool-call logs", "At least 200 commits between 25 September and 12 October 2026, with a fresh-install check passing on develop three times a week" ], "weaknesses": [ "No tagged release of the core since 1.0.0-beta.8 on 1 May 2023. The 2.0 Developer Preview is installed by cloning the develop branch", "No approval step before a tool call. Shell commands pass a blocklist of patterns, and the proactive pulse is on by default and runs one task every 30 minutes", "The server listens on 0.0.0.0 and client authentication is off in the sample config", "Telemetry is on in the sample config and posts an instance ID, versions and hardware details to telemetry.getleon.ai. The README and the docs pages read do not describe it", "No `SECURITY.md`, security.txt, privacy policy or 2.0 documentation, and no messaging-app channel or MCP client on the develop branch" ], "agentNotes": [ "Clone the develop branch for 2.0. `npm install --global @leon-ai/cli` and docs.getleon.ai install and describe the legacy 1.0 betas", "Set `client_interface.auth.enabled: true` and a `LEON_PROFILE_TOKEN` before the machine joins a shared network. The server binds 0.0.0.0", "Set `telemetry_enabled: false` and `runtime.pulse_enabled: false` in the profile `config.yml` for an unattended or private run", "Use `availability.tools.allowed` to limit tools. Shell, file writes, computer use and browser control are otherwise available to the agent with no approval prompt", "Back up `LEON_CONNECTIONS_ENCRYPTION_KEY` from the profile `.env`. Without it the stored connections cannot be read" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 41 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 57, "maintenance": 15, "payments": 60, "reliability": 32, "schema": 33, "security": 34, "transparency": 52 }, "provenanceScore": 68 }, "connect": { "install": "git clone https://github.com/leon-ai/leon.git \u0026\u0026 cd leon \u0026\u0026 npm install --global pnpm@latest \u0026\u0026 pnpm install \u0026\u0026 pnpm start" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/leon" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "No legal entity found. Copyright Louis Grenard", "domain": "getleon.ai", "domainRegistered": "2018-02-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/leon-ai/leon/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "`LICENSE.md` and the footer of getleon.ai read Copyright 2019 to present Louis Grenard. No company or foundation is named on the pages read.", "No terms of service or privacy policy was found on getleon.ai, docs.getleon.ai or in the repository, so no link is given and the MIT licence stands in.", "getleon.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404, and the repository has no `SECURITY.md`. The GitHub API lists no published security advisory.", "RDAP for getleon.ai gives a registration date of 2018-02-16.", "The assistant answers on the owner's own host. The only vendor endpoint the source names is telemetry.getleon.ai, which receives telemetry.", "`CHANGELOG.md` ends at 1.0.0-beta.8 of 1 May 2023. Changes to the 2.0 Developer Preview are recorded only as commits." ], "score": 68 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.json" }, "answer": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "openai-dots", "name": "Dots", "vendor": "OpenAI", "vendorUrl": "https://chatgpt.com", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Dots is OpenAI's always-on agent inside ChatGPT, in beta. Each dot has a cloud computer and browser, keeps notes, works between conversations across connected apps, and answers in ChatGPT, by voice call, Slack and Teams.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-dots.json", "license": "Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "A person signs in to ChatGPT on an eligible plan and creates a dot in the mobile app, desktop app or a desktop browser. No API key or other credential for outside programs was found. Apps are reached through plugins connected to the ChatGPT account, each with its own connected account and allowed actions. Website logins go through a private form to the cloud browser outside the conversation, sessions last until sign-out or expiry, and reusing a saved login needs confirmation. A local computer is connected with Allow access and removed with Revoke access. Where tokens and saved passwords are stored is not stated (https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots/computers-and-apps; https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots/getting-started).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Included with ChatGPT Pro at $100, $200 or $500 a month, Business Premium (price not found on the pages read) and Enterprise through sales. Conversations with a dot do not count towards ChatGPT usage limits. Tasks it starts in ChatGPT Work or Codex count towards those limits. The plan includes an allowance for deeper work with no figure given, extended for the first month after launch. No free tier or trial for dots was found (https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots#access; https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing, checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "$100 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Dots docs, the admin guide or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots", "llmsTxt": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "assistant.messaging" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "beta", "chatgpt", "slack", "teams", "voice", "cloud-browser", "approvals", "paid", "llms-txt" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-09", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 28.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 973, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 17, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 22, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 10, "reliability": 3, "schema": 41, "security": 58, "transparency": 31 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Actions that affect accounts or share information pass an automatic review, and custom rules can require approval or a hand-off. Dots is a beta on Pro plans from $100 a month, and no status page, terms, privacy policy or way to delete individual saved notes was found in the pages we could read.", "bestFor": "A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends.", "strengths": [ "An automatic review checks each action that could affect accounts or share information against instructions, permissions and custom rules before it runs", "Custom rules have four settings, from acting without asking to handing the step to the owner, and app permissions can allow reading mail without sending", "Proactive research uses tools that cannot send messages, change app content or control a browser or computer, per the docs", "Website passwords are entered in a private form outside the conversation, and reusing a saved login needs the owner's confirmation", "Six docs pages with Markdown twins listed in llms.txt, and a dated release note for dots on 9 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Beta. The admin setting is labelled Use dots (Beta), access is rolling out gradually, and Teams access is an invite-only alpha", "No way to view or delete individual saved notes is documented. The admin guide's link to reset options lands on the section for deleting the whole dot", "Custom rules are described as instructions the dot tries to follow and can get wrong, and an authorised write can run without a prompt where policy allows", "Pro consumer accounts in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are excluded, and the plan's allowance for deeper work has no published figure", "No status page, service terms or privacy policy is linked from the Dots docs, and openai.com and help.openai.com refused our reader", "No API, MCP endpoint or other documented way for an outside program to message a dot was found" ], "agentNotes": [ "Say what may be sent. Asking a dot to draft replies does not permit sending them, and an action outside a stated scope needs another decision", "Stop three things separately. Pause stops the main task only, delegated tasks stop in Activity and recurring tasks in Scheduled, and completed actions are not undone", "Connect each thing separately. A messaging channel grants no access to an inbox, an app or a computer", "Sign out of websites and disconnect apps yourself when removing access. Revoking dots access or disconnecting an app does not delete information already obtained", "Keep the connected computer online with the ChatGPT app open for local work. Only one personal computer can be connected at a time" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 28.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 22, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 10, "reliability": 3, "schema": 41, "security": 58, "transparency": 26 }, "provenanceScore": 36 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/openai-dots" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro 100", "unit": "month", "usd": 100, "note": "ChatGPT Pro plan, includes dots with an allowance for deeper work that has no published figure" }, { "item": "Pro 200", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "ChatGPT Pro plan" }, { "item": "Pro 500", "unit": "month", "usd": 500, "note": "ChatGPT Pro plan" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "chatgpt.com", "domainRegistered": "2022-11-30", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/whats-new", "securityTxt": "unknown", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "No page we read names the legal entity or the documents that govern Dots. The docs footer links https://openai.com/policies, which answered 403 to our reader, so `terms` and `privacy` are left out. OpenAI's other listings here link https://openai.com/policies/services-agreement/ and https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/. Neither was read today, and whether the consumer Terms of Use govern Pro accounts was not established.", "No status page is linked from the Dots docs, the admin guide, the pricing page or the release notes we read.", "learn.chatgpt.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. chatgpt.com is closed to Anthropic agents by its robots.txt and openai.com answered 403 on the one page requested, so neither host's security.txt was requested.", "The .com registry's RDAP record gives 30 November 2022 as the registration date of chatgpt.com, registrar MarkMonitor Inc.", "learn.chatgpt.com/robots.txt answered 200 and allows every path. help.openai.com/robots.txt allows the article paths, and four linked articles answered 403 with a JavaScript check. cdn.openai.com/robots.txt answered 404." ], "score": 36 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Louis Grenard (Leon AI)", "b": "OpenAI", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "None", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2023-05-01", "b": "2026-10-09", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "18k stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Leon or Dots?" }, { "answer": "Leon is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Dots.", "question": "Are Leon and Dots open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 32 against 3", "Agent ergonomics, 57 against 22", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 10", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 31" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "Free to start without a card", "Open source" ], "goodFor": "A developer who wants a self-hosted assistant with memory, computer use and a local model, and who will read the source.", "slug": "leon", "watchFor": "No tagged release of the core since 1.0.0-beta.8 on 1 May 2023. The 2.0 Developer Preview is installed by cloning the develop branch" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 41 against 33", "Security \u0026 auth, 58 against 34", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 38 against 15" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends.", "slug": "openai-dots", "watchFor": "Beta. The admin setting is labelled Use dots (Beta), access is rolling out gradually, and Teams access is an invite-only alpha" } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.proactive", "name": "Assistant proactive" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-leon.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-leon.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon.json", "title": "GAIA vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "GAIA vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-leon.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-leon.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-leon.json", "title": "Haven vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Haven vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-leon.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openai-dots" }, { "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-openai-dots.json", "title": "Instinct vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-leon.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lindy.json", "title": "Leon vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Leon vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Leon vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Leon vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Leon vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-poke.json", "title": "Leon vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Leon vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Leon vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Leon vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Lindy vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "nanobot vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Dots vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Dots vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-poke.json", "title": "Dots vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Dots vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Dots vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Dots vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 29, "edge": "leon", "key": "reliability", "leon": 32, "name": "Reliability", "openai-dots": 3, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "openai-dots", "key": "schema", "leon": 33, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "openai-dots": 41, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 35, "edge": "leon", "key": "ergonomics", "leon": 57, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "openai-dots": 22, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 24, "edge": "openai-dots", "key": "security", "leon": 34, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "openai-dots": 58, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 50, "edge": "leon", "key": "payments", "leon": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "openai-dots": 10, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 23, "edge": "openai-dots", "key": "maintenance", "leon": 15, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "openai-dots": 38, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 29, "edge": "leon", "key": "transparency", "leon": 60, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "openai-dots": 31, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do assistant proactive.", "verdicts": { "leon": "Connected-app credentials are encrypted per profile and the Gmail connection is read-only. The 2.0 Developer Preview has no tagged release, runs tools and a 30-minute proactive pulse with no approval step, listens on every network interface with client authentication off, and sends telemetry by default.", "openai-dots": "Actions that affect accounts or share information pass an automatic review, and custom rules can require approval or a hand-off. Dots is a beta on Pro plans from $100 a month, and no status page, terms, privacy policy or way to delete individual saved notes was found in the pages we could read." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.min.md" }, "markdown": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do assistant proactive.\n\n- Leon: grade E, 41/100, rank #934 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leon.json\n- Dots: grade F, 28.3/100, rank #973 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-dots.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 190 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Leon (E)\n\nGood for: A developer who wants a self-hosted assistant with memory, computer use and a local model, and who will read the source.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 32 against 3\n- Agent ergonomics, 57 against 22\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 10\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 31\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No tagged release of the core since 1.0.0-beta.8 on 1 May 2023. The 2.0 Developer Preview is installed by cloning the develop branch\n\n### Dots (F)\n\nGood for: A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 41 against 33\n- Security \u0026 auth, 58 against 34\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 38 against 15\n\nWatch for: Beta. The admin setting is labelled Use dots (Beta), access is rolling out gradually, and Teams access is an invite-only alpha\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Leon | Dots | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 32 | 3 | Leon +29 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 33 | 41 | Dots +8 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 22 | Leon +35 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 34 | 58 | Dots +24 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 10 | Leon +50 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 15 | 38 | Dots +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 31 | Leon +29 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **41 · E** | **28.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Leon | Dots |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |\n| Vendor | Louis Grenard (Leon AI) | OpenAI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| Last release | 2023-05-01 | 2026-10-09 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n| Popularity | 18k stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Leon.** Connected-app credentials are encrypted per profile and the Gmail connection is read-only. The 2.0 Developer Preview has no tagged release, runs tools and a 30-minute proactive pulse with no approval step, listens on every network interface with client authentication off, and sends telemetry by default.\n\n**Dots.** Actions that affect accounts or share information pass an automatic review, and custom rules can require approval or a hand-off. Dots is a beta on Pro plans from $100 a month, and no status page, terms, privacy policy or way to delete individual saved notes was found in the pages we could read.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Leon\n\n1. Clone the develop branch for 2.0. `npm install --global @leon-ai/cli` and docs.getleon.ai install and describe the legacy 1.0 betas\n2. Set `client_interface.auth.enabled: true` and a `LEON_PROFILE_TOKEN` before the machine joins a shared network. The server binds 0.0.0.0\n3. Set `telemetry_enabled: false` and `runtime.pulse_enabled: false` in the profile `config.yml` for an unattended or private run\n4. Use `availability.tools.allowed` to limit tools. Shell, file writes, computer use and browser control are otherwise available to the agent with no approval prompt\n5. Back up `LEON_CONNECTIONS_ENCRYPTION_KEY` from the profile `.env`. Without it the stored connections cannot be read\n\n### Dots\n\n1. Say what may be sent. Asking a dot to draft replies does not permit sending them, and an action outside a stated scope needs another decision\n2. Stop three things separately. Pause stops the main task only, delegated tasks stop in Activity and recurring tasks in Scheduled, and completed actions are not undone\n3. Connect each thing separately. A messaging channel grants no access to an inbox, an app or a computer\n4. Sign out of websites and disconnect apps yourself when removing access. Revoking dots access or disconnecting an app does not delete information already obtained\n5. Keep the connected computer online with the ChatGPT app open for local work. Only one personal computer can be connected at a time\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Leon or Dots?\n\nLeon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on schema \u0026 documentation, security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Are Leon and Dots open source?\n\nLeon is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Dots.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"leon\", \"b\": \"openai-dots\"}`. 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