# Lindy vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> Lindy scores 32.3 (F) 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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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-13

Lindy scores 32.3 (F) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on reliability, payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Lindy: F 32.3, rank #974 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lindy.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- Lindy, good for Lindy suits a person or small team that lives in Slack and Google or Microsoft mail and wants briefs, drafts, scheduling and meeting notes done on a schedule. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 32 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 43 against 0; Security & auth, 49 against 0. Also 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 Reliability, 33 against 24; Payments & pricing, 50 against 35; Maintenance & community, 66 against 9; Transparency & trust, 59 against 52. Also Open source.

| Category | Lindy | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 24 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 32 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 43 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 49 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 9 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lindy | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy) | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Lindy's Terms of Service. No source is published | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2025-10-21 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-24 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-28 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |