# Orbits vs szn > Orbits scores 15.6 (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/orbits-vs-szn - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md (~3,100 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.min.md (~480 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-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 Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message. - Orbits: grade F, 15.6/100, rank #997 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/orbits.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 ### Orbits (F) Good for: Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email. Ahead on: - Reliability, 15 against 5 - Maintenance & community, 54 against 2 - Transparency & trust, 43 against 23 Watch for: No public agent API, as llms.txt states. ### szn (F) Good for: A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code. Watch for: Early access by access code only. ## Score by category | Category | Weight | Orbits | szn | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 5 | Orbits +10 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 10 | even | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 2 | Orbits +52 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 43 | 23 | Orbits +20 | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **15.6 · F** | **7.3 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | Orbits | szn | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | Nemus AI, Inc. | 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 | Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.). | 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 | 2026-10-13 | none | | Terms last updated | | no document linked | | Privacy policy last updated | | | | 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 **Orbits.** Orbits is a family household app whose assistant, Bit, runs shared calendars, lists and meals, reads household email and places restaurant calls after approval, with iOS releases every week or two. No outside agent can call it, prices appear only as App Store in-app purchases, and no status page, security contact or named subprocessors were found. **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 ### Orbits 1. Don't plan to call Orbits from another agent. llms.txt says no public agent API is offered. 2. Tell the owner the assistant needs an Orbits subscription bought in the app, and that any trial appears only at purchase. ### 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, Orbits or szn? Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "orbits", "b": "szn"}`. 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[Orbits vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-talorys.md) - [szn vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.md) ## Disclosure - Orbits competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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. - szn competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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.