# Leon vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> Leon scores 41 (E) to OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F) for self-hosted personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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 & community. Both do self-hosted personal assistants.

- Leon: E 41, rank #938 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leon.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- 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. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 33 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 57 against 0; Security & auth, 34 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 66 against 15.

| Category | Leon | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 32 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 33 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 57 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 34 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 15 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Leon | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | Louis Grenard (Leon AI) | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | MIT | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| Last release | 2023-05-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 18k stars | none |