# nanobot vs Dots (slim)

> nanobot scores 62.4 (B) to Dots's 28.3 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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nanobot scores 62.4 (B) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- nanobot: B 62.4, rank #446 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanobot.min.md
- Dots: F 28.3, rank #973 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- nanobot, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with file-based memory and a free choice of model. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 3; Schema & documentation, 77 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 22; Security & auth, 63 against 58; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 82 against 38; Transparency & trust, 48 against 31. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.
- Dots, good for A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends. Also No incidents deducted, where nanobot loses 6 points for them.

| Category | nanobot | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 3 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 41 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 22 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 38 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 48 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | nanobot | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | HKUDS | OpenAI |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-10-09 |
| Popularity | 49k stars | none |