# Dots vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> Dots scores 28.3 (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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Dots scores 28.3 (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.

- Dots: F 28.3, rank #980 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.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. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 41 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 22 against 0; Security & auth, 58 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 3; Payments & pricing, 50 against 10; Maintenance & community, 66 against 38; Transparency & trust, 59 against 31. Also Open source.

| Category | Dots | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 3 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 22 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 38 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 31 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Dots | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |