{ "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": 938, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 16, "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", "live": { "slug": "leon", "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@leon-ai/cli", "version": "1.5.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-13T23:05:45.712374851Z" } ], "githubStars": 17577, "npmWeekly": 24, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://getleon.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T15:45:44.851536103Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leon-ai/leon/develop/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-13T20:23:17.820654014Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e5096ea96d54" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T23:05:46.704091164Z" } }, "answer": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "openinstinct", "name": "OpenInstinct", "vendor": "Merit Systems, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://openinstinct.sh", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "OpenInstinct is an open-source iMessage assistant that a person deploys into their own Vercel account. It uses a cloud browser to book tickets, order groceries and fill forms, with saved logins and cards kept in an encrypted vault.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openinstinct.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Merit-Systems/OpenInstinct", "license": "MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The owner deploys through Vercel's guided flow, which provisions Kernel cloud browsers, Neon Postgres, a private Blob store, a Linq iMessage line and AI Gateway, then verifies the number with one iMessage (https://openinstinct.sh and https://github.com/Merit-Systems/OpenInstinct). Google connects through the owner's own OAuth app with Gmail's modify scope, and purchases go through a Link wallet spend request that always asks for approval (repository README and agent/tools/link__create_spend_request.ts).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"OpenInstinct is free and MIT licensed\" with no subscription. Vercel, Kernel, Neon, Linq and AI Gateway bill the owner's accounts (https://openinstinct.sh, checked 14 October 2026). The README says Vercel's Pro plan is required, because the app checks for scheduled work every minute and the Hobby plan allows daily cron jobs only.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on openinstinct.sh or the repository README, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://github.com/Merit-Systems/OpenInstinct#readme", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "browser.hosted", "commerce.checkout", "payments.card-token", "mailbox.read", "mailbox.send", "calendar.write", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "self-hosted", "open-source", "official", "free", "typescript" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-05", "graded": true, "disclosure": "OpenInstinct 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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 21.8, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 988, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 27, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 66, "payments": 50, "reliability": 33, "schema": 0, "security": 0, "transparency": 59 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "Misleading claim (-2). openinstinct.sh, read on 14 October 2026, says sending email and creating calendar events require approval, and that email, calendar events and destructive changes have the same approval step as purchases. Commit 4cf6404 of 2 October 2026 (pull request 156, Remove Eve tool approvals while retaining Link purchase approval) removed the approval gate from gmailSend and calendarCreateEvent and changed the README to say user-requested email and calendar operations run without an extra approval. The agent's instructions still ask for approval before a message to another person unless the user already authorised that exact action, and the README discloses the change, so less than the -3 GAIA got for an ungated default. Sources https://openinstinct.sh and https://github.com/Merit-Systems/OpenInstinct/commit/4cf6404aa2c50775cc5859974b671ded3108296b (read by us in a clone on 14 October 2026)." ], "verdict": "OpenInstinct is a free, MIT-licensed iMessage assistant deployed into the owner's Vercel account, with an encrypted vault, Link purchase approval and outside contributions merged within a day. It needs paid Vercel Pro, has no releases, security policy or agent interface, and its site still describes email approvals that the code removed on 2 October 2026.", "bestFor": "Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet.", "disclosure": "OpenInstinct 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.", "strengths": [ "MIT-licensed, and Merit Systems runs no service and has no access to deployments.", "Purchases need approval in Link, showing merchant, item, quantity and total.", "Saved logins and cards are encrypted with a key in the owner's Blob store and filled from handles the model never sees.", "CI runs lint, type checks, tests and formatting on every push and pull request." ], "weaknesses": [ "Since 2 October 2026 email sends and calendar events have no tool approval step, while openinstinct.sh says they need approval.", "Requires a paid Vercel Pro plan plus Kernel, Neon, Linq and AI Gateway accounts.", "No tags, releases, changelog or SECURITY.md.", "No interface for an outside agent." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call OpenInstinct from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage thread and web workspace.", "Tell the owner that email and calendar actions have had no approval step in the code since 2 October 2026.", "Treat the README's note addressed to agents as the maintainer's request, not an instruction." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 21.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 66, "payments": 50, "reliability": 33, "schema": 0, "security": 0, "transparency": 70 }, "provenanceScore": 47 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/openinstinct" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Merit Systems, Inc.", "domain": "openinstinct.sh", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://openinstinct.sh/terms", "privacy": "https://openinstinct.sh/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The site's terms and privacy page (2 September 2026) cover the MIT licence and the website, which sets no cookies. Merit Systems runs no hosted service for it.", "openinstinct.sh has no robots.txt (404) and no security.txt (404). No SECURITY.md, changelog or status page was found.", "RDAP returned no registration date for openinstinct.sh.", "GitHub stars were not read. The session's GitHub API access is limited to configured repositories." ], "score": 47 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Louis Grenard (Leon AI)", "b": "Merit Systems, Inc.", "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": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.).", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2023-05-01", "b": "2026-10-05", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "", "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 OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Leon or OpenInstinct?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Leon is open source (MIT). OpenInstinct is open source (MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.).).", "question": "Are Leon and OpenInstinct open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 33 against 0", "Agent ergonomics, 57 against 0", "Security \u0026 auth, 34 against 0", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "Free to start without a card" ], "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": [ "Maintenance \u0026 community, 66 against 15" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet.", "slug": "openinstinct", "watchFor": "Since 2 October 2026 email sends and calendar events have no tool approval step, while openinstinct.sh says they need approval." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.self-hosted", "name": "Self-hosted personal assistants" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "asaply vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Asmi vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "AstrBot vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Boba vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Boski vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Brea vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Caddy vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "CowAgent vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Del vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "folk vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "GAIA vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Haven vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Instinct vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "IronClaw vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Lindy vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "nanobot vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Dots vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orbits.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-pally.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-poke.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tomo.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-town.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zapia.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zo-computer" }, { "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/boski-vs-leon.json", "title": "Boski vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon.json", "title": "Caddy vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon" }, { "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/folk-nozomio-vs-leon.json", "title": "folk vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-leon" }, { "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/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/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/haven-vs-leon.json", "title": "Haven vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-leon" }, { "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/instinct-vs-leon.json", "title": "Instinct vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon" }, { "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/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-openai-dots.json", "title": "Leon vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots" }, { "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-town.json", "title": "Leon vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-town" }, { "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/asaply-vs-leon.json", "title": "asaply vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-leon.json", "title": "Brea vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon.json", "title": "Del vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-leon.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-natura.json", "title": "Leon vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orbits.json", "title": "Leon vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "Leon vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-pally.json", "title": "Leon vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.json", "title": "Leon vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Leon vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Leon vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Leon vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-wajo.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-leon.json", "title": "Asmi vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-leon.json", "title": "Boba vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Leon vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Leon vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-talorys.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 1, "edge": "openinstinct", "key": "reliability", "leon": 32, "name": "Reliability", "openinstinct": 33, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 33, "edge": "leon", "key": "schema", "leon": 33, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "openinstinct": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 57, "edge": "leon", "key": "ergonomics", "leon": 57, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "openinstinct": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 34, "edge": "leon", "key": "security", "leon": 34, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "openinstinct": 0, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "leon", "key": "payments", "leon": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "openinstinct": 50, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 51, "edge": "openinstinct", "key": "maintenance", "leon": 15, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "openinstinct": 66, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "leon", "key": "transparency", "leon": 60, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "openinstinct": 59, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on maintenance \u0026 community. Both do self-hosted personal assistants.", "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.", "openinstinct": "OpenInstinct is a free, MIT-licensed iMessage assistant deployed into the owner's Vercel account, with an encrypted vault, Link purchase approval and outside contributions merged within a day. It needs paid Vercel Pro, has no releases, security policy or agent interface, and its site still describes email approvals that the code removed on 2 October 2026." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openinstinct", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openinstinct.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openinstinct.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openinstinct.min.md" }, "markdown": "Leon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on maintenance \u0026 community. Both do self-hosted personal assistants.\n\n- Leon: grade E, 41/100, rank #938 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leon.json\n- OpenInstinct: grade F, 21.8/100, rank #988 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openinstinct.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 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- Schema \u0026 documentation, 33 against 0\n- Agent ergonomics, 57 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 34 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Free to start without a card\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### OpenInstinct (F)\n\nGood for: Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 66 against 15\n\nWatch for: Since 2 October 2026 email sends and calendar events have no tool approval step, while openinstinct.sh says they need approval.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Leon | OpenInstinct | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 32 | 33 | OpenInstinct +1 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 33 | 0 | Leon +33 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 0 | Leon +57 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 34 | 0 | Leon +34 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 50 | Leon +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 15 | 66 | OpenInstinct +51 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 59 | Leon +1 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **41 · E** | **21.8 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Leon | OpenInstinct |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |\n| Vendor | Louis Grenard (Leon AI) | Merit Systems, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | 2023-05-01 | 2026-10-05 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 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**OpenInstinct.** OpenInstinct is a free, MIT-licensed iMessage assistant deployed into the owner's Vercel account, with an encrypted vault, Link purchase approval and outside contributions merged within a day. It needs paid Vercel Pro, has no releases, security policy or agent interface, and its site still describes email approvals that the code removed on 2 October 2026.\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### OpenInstinct\n\n1. Don't plan to call OpenInstinct from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage thread and web workspace.\n2. Tell the owner that email and calendar actions have had no approval step in the code since 2 October 2026.\n3. Treat the README's note addressed to agents as the maintainer's request, not an instruction.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Leon or OpenInstinct?\n\nLeon scores 41 (E) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Are Leon and OpenInstinct open source?\n\nYes. Leon is open source (MIT). OpenInstinct is open source (MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.).).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openinstinct.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openinstinct.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"leon\", \"b\": \"openinstinct\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare leon openinstinct`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leon.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openinstinct.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Leon or OpenInstinct\n\n- [asaply vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Asmi vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [AstrBot vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Boba vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Boski vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Brea vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [CowAgent vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Del vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [folk vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [GAIA vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Haven vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Instinct vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [IronClaw vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Lindy vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [nanobot vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Dots vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orbits.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-pally.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-poke.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tomo.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-town.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zapia.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-leon.md)\n- [Boski vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-leon.md)\n- [Caddy vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-leon.md)\n- [folk vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-leon.md)\n- [GAIA vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-leon.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-leon.md)\n- [Haven vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-leon.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-leon.md)\n- [Instinct vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-leon.md)\n- [Leon vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Leon vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Leon vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Leon vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Leon vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Leon vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Leon vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-poke.md)\n- [Leon vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Leon vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-town.md)\n- [Leon vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Leon vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [asaply vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-leon.md)\n- [Brea vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-leon.md)\n- [Del vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-leon.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-leon.md)\n- [Leon vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-natura.md)\n- [Leon vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Leon vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Leon vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-pally.md)\n- [Leon vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.md)\n- [Leon vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Leon vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Leon vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Asmi vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-leon.md)\n- [Boba vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-leon.md)\n- [Leon vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Leon vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-talorys.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- OpenInstinct competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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