# PicoClaw vs Tomo (slim)

> PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) to Tomo's 13.1 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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PicoClaw scores 46.1 (D) on agent readiness against Tomo's 13.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Tomo leads on maintenance & community. Both do assistants reached by message.

- PicoClaw: D 46.1, rank #881 of 993 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.min.md
- Tomo: F 13.1, rank #989 of 993 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.min.md
- 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 15; Schema & documentation, 51 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 66 against 0; Security & auth, 51 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Transparency & trust, 56 against 47. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Tomo, good for People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 54 against 22. Also No incidents deducted, where PicoClaw loses 7 points for them.

| Category | PicoClaw | Tomo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 51 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 22 | 54 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | PicoClaw | Tomo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | Sipeed | Mapo Labs, Inc. |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-07-03 | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 30k stars | none |