# Lobby vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> OpenInstinct scores 21.8 (F) to Lobby's 11.1 (F) for assistants that act in your accounts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenInstinct scores 21.8 (F) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Lobby leads on schema & documentation. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.

- Lobby: F 11.1, rank #1182 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #1141 of 1197 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- Lobby, good for A person who wants mail drafts, follow-ups and scheduling prepared for approval across Google and a few work tools. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 10 against 0.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Reliability, 33 against 15; Payments & pricing, 50 against 20; Maintenance & community, 66 against 2; Transparency & trust, 59 against 43. Also Open source.

| Category | Lobby | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 2 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 43 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lobby | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Lobby OS, Inc. | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Closed service under Lobby's Terms of Use (Lobby OS, Inc.), last updated 26 March 2026. | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |