# Dots vs OpenClaw (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to Dots's 28.3 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- Dots: F 28.3, rank #973 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- 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 OpenClaw loses 8 points for them.
- OpenClaw, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with their choice of model and files they can read and delete. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 3; Schema & documentation, 84 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 22; Security & auth, 74 against 58; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 86 against 38; Transparency & trust, 68 against 31. Also Open source.

| Category | Dots | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 3 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 22 | 77 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 74 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 38 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 31 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Dots | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | OpenAI | OpenClaw Foundation |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read | MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-12 |
| Popularity | none | 392k stars |