# OpenClaw vs PicoClaw (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to PicoClaw's 46.1 (D) 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 PicoClaw's 46.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistant proactive.

- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- PicoClaw: D 46.1, rank #879 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.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 54; Schema & documentation, 84 against 51; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 66; Security & auth, 74 against 51; Maintenance & community, 86 against 22; Transparency & trust, 68 against 56.
- 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. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.

| Category | OpenClaw | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 54 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 22 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenClaw | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenClaw Foundation | Sipeed |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-07-03 |
| Popularity | 392k stars | 30k stars |