# Dots vs PicoClaw (slim)

> PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) to Dots's 28.3 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Dots leads on security & auth and maintenance & community. Both do assistant proactive.

- Dots: F 28.3, rank #973 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- PicoClaw: D 46.1, rank #879 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.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 Security & auth, 58 against 51; Maintenance & community, 38 against 22. Also No incidents deducted, where PicoClaw loses 7 points for them.
- PicoClaw, good for A person who wants a chat-app assistant on a cheap Linux board, an old Android phone or a home server, with reminders, web search and file memory, and who accepts running software its maker calls pre-production. Ahead on Reliability, 54 against 3; Schema & documentation, 51 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 66 against 22; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Transparency & trust, 56 against 31. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Dots | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 3 | 54 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 22 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 38 | 22 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 31 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Dots | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Sipeed |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read | MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-07-03 |
| Popularity | none | 30k stars |