# Dots vs szn > Dots scores 28.3 (F) to szn's 7.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md (~3,250 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.min.md (~530 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - Updated: 2026-10-13 Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. szn leads on payments & pricing. Both do assistants reached by message. - Dots: grade F, 28.3/100, rank #980 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-dots.json - szn: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1010 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json - Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md - All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md ## Which one, for what ### Dots (F) 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 10 - Agent ergonomics, 22 against 0 - Security & auth, 58 against 0 - Maintenance & community, 38 against 2 - Transparency & trust, 31 against 23 Watch for: Beta. The admin setting is labelled Use dots (Beta), access is rolling out gradually, and Teams access is an invite-only alpha ### szn (F) Good for: A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code. Ahead on: - Payments & pricing, 20 against 10 Watch for: Early access by access code only. ## Score by category | Category | Weight | Dots | szn | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 3 | 5 | szn +2 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 41 | 10 | Dots +31 | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 22 | 0 | Dots +22 | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 58 | 0 | Dots +58 | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 20 | szn +10 | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 38 | 2 | Dots +36 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 31 | 23 | Dots +8 | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **28.3 · F** | **7.3 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | Dots | szn | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | OpenAI | Nomadic Futures | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Paid | Free | | x402 | no | no | | Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read | Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply. | | Read-only variant documented | no | yes | | llms.txt | yes | yes | | Last release | 2026-10-09 | none | | Terms last updated | no document linked | no document linked | | Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | | | Customer content may train models | | | | Terms restrict automated access | | | | Terms restrict benchmarking | | | | Terms or service can change without notice | | | | Arbitration or class-action waiver | | | ## Verdicts **Dots.** Actions that affect accounts or share information pass an automatic review, and custom rules can require approval or a hand-off. Dots is a beta on Pro plans from $100 a month, and no status page, terms, privacy policy or way to delete individual saved notes was found in the pages we could read. **szn.** szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training. ## Before you call either ### Dots 1. Say what may be sent. Asking a dot to draft replies does not permit sending them, and an action outside a stated scope needs another decision 2. Stop three things separately. Pause stops the main task only, delegated tasks stop in Activity and recurring tasks in Scheduled, and completed actions are not undone 3. Connect each thing separately. A messaging channel grants no access to an inbox, an app or a computer 4. Sign out of websites and disconnect apps yourself when removing access. Revoking dots access or disconnecting an app does not delete information already obtained 5. Keep the connected computer online with the ChatGPT app open for local work. Only one personal computer can be connected at a time ### szn 1. Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner. 2. Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions. ## Questions ### Which is better for AI agents, Dots or szn? Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. szn leads on payments & pricing. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "openai-dots", "b": "szn"}`. 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It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.