# OpenClaw vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) 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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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- 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 33; Schema & documentation, 84 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 0; Security & auth, 74 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50; Maintenance & community, 86 against 66; Transparency & trust, 68 against 59.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet.

| Category | OpenClaw | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenClaw | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | OpenClaw Foundation | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Licence | MIT | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 392k stars | none |