# QwenPaw vs Zo Computer

> QwenPaw scores 62.2 (B) to Zo Computer's 43.1 (E) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- Updated: 2026-10-12

QwenPaw scores 62.2 (B) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema & documentation. Both do assistant proactive.

- QwenPaw: grade B, 62.2/100, rank #454 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwenpaw.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qwenpaw.json
- Zo Computer: grade E, 43.1/100, rank #911 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json
- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md
- All 190 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md

## Which one, for what

### QwenPaw (B)

Good for: One person who wants an assistant on Chinese and Western chat apps with scheduled digests, a consumer mailbox and file-based memory, on their own machine and with a model of their choice.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 70 against 15
- Agent ergonomics, 67 against 34
- Security & auth, 60 against 37
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 40
- Maintenance & community, 73 against 68

Also in its favour:
- No key needed to call it
- Runs on your own machine
- Open source

Watch for: Usage data is on by default, `qwenpaw init --defaults` accepts it without a prompt, and the opt-out variable is absent from the README and docs

### Zo Computer (E)

Good for: One person who wants a hosted assistant with its own Linux machine, reachable by text message and chat apps, and who accepts that the assistant acts on connected accounts without a documented approval step.

Ahead on:
- Schema & documentation, 73 against 68

Also in its favour:
- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
- No incidents deducted, where QwenPaw loses 3 points for them

Watch for: The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | QwenPaw | Zo Computer | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 15 | QwenPaw +55 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 68 | 73 | Zo Computer +5 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 34 | QwenPaw +33 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 37 | QwenPaw +23 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 40 | QwenPaw +20 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 73 | 68 | QwenPaw +5 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 60 | Zo Computer +4 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **62.2 · B** | **43.1 · E** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | QwenPaw | Zo Computer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | HTTP API |
| Vendor | AgentScope | Zo Computer Company |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.zo.computer/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-08-08 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-05-20 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 36k stars | none |

## Verdicts

**QwenPaw.** Mail tools ask for approval by default, automatic mail handling may not delete permanently, and the security docs list what each sandbox backend fails to enforce. Usage data is sent by default, the default approval level passes every tool call no rule flags, and no privacy policy or security advisory is published.

**Zo Computer.** Zo publishes an OpenAPI file, Markdown docs, plan prices and a named list of the providers that receive user content. One access token grants full access to the workspace, no approval step before sending or buying was found in the reviewed docs, and no status page, rate limit or SLA is published.

## Before you call either

### QwenPaw

1. Set `QWENPAW_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=true` before `qwenpaw init --defaults` or `qwenpaw app`. Both send usage data without asking
2. Set `approval_level` to `STRICT` or `SMART` in `agent.json`. The default `AUTO` runs every tool call no guard rule flags
3. Set `dm_policy` and `group_policy` to `allowlist` with `allow_from` on each channel. Both default to `open`
4. Set `QWENPAW_AUTH_ENABLED=true` before binding beyond 127.0.0.1. Requests from localhost skip login even then
5. Keep mail tools on `ask` for `send_message`, `delete_message` and `delete_thread`, and turn on Mail Access Control with automatic handling

### Zo Computer

1. Send `POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask` with `Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_...` and an `input` string. The owner creates the token under Settings > Advanced
2. Pass `persona_id` for a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has
3. Set `memory_mode` to `off` to keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide
4. Do not retry `/zo/ask` blindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message
5. Append `.md` to any guide or reference URL for Markdown

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, QwenPaw or Zo Computer?

QwenPaw scores 62.2 (B) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema & documentation.

### Can an agent call QwenPaw and Zo Computer without installing anything?

QwenPaw runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.

### Are QwenPaw and Zo Computer open source?

QwenPaw is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Zo Computer.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zo-computer.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zo-computer.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "qwenpaw", "b": "zo-computer"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare qwenpaw zo-computer`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/qwenpaw.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json

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