# Poke vs szn (slim)

> Poke scores 37.6 (F) to szn's 7.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Poke scores 37.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Poke: F 37.6, rank #960 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/poke.min.md
- szn: F 7.3, rank #1010 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.min.md
- Poke, good for One person who wants an assistant in their text messages that reads and drafts mail, manages a calendar and reaches other apps through MCP. Ahead on Reliability, 51 against 5; Schema & documentation, 42 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 30 against 0; Security & auth, 24 against 0; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 31 against 2; Transparency & trust, 58 against 23.
- szn, good for A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.

| Category | Poke | szn |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 51 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 42 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 30 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 24 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 31 | 2 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 23 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Poke | szn |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Interaction Company of California Inc. | Nomadic Futures |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Poke's Terms of Service. The `poke` npm package (CLI and Node.js SDK) declares MIT | 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 |
| Last release | 2026-06-25 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-17 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-11 |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |