Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run

szn vs Tab

Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. szn leads on schema & documentation and payments & pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.

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sznNomadic Futures · Platform F7.3/100#1010 of 1010 TabTerrasoft, Inc. · Platform F10.7/100#1003 of 1010

Which one, for what

szn F

Best for A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.

Ahead on

Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
Payments & pricing, 20 against 0

Watch for

Early access by access code only.

Tab F

Best for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.

Ahead on

Maintenance & community, 58 against 2
Transparency & trust, 45 against 23

Watch for

Private beta behind a waitlist.

Score by category

Category	Weight this run	szn	Tab	Edge
Reliability	16%20	5	5	even
Performance	10%pending	pending	pending	not scored in this run
Schema & documentation	13%16.2	10	0	szn +10
Agent ergonomics	13%16.2	0	0	even
Security & auth	14%17.5	0	4	Tab +4
Payments & pricing	10%12.5	20	0	szn +20
Task success	10%pending	pending	pending	not scored in this run
Maintenance & community	7%8.8	2	58	Tab +56
Transparency & trust	7%8.8	23	45	Tab +22
Negative events	≤15	0	0
Total		F 7.3/100	F 10.7/100

Facts side by side

Fact	szn	Tab
Kind	Platform	Platform
Vendor	Nomadic Futures	Terrasoft, Inc.
Hosted endpoint	no (local only)	no (local only)
Transports
Auth	OAuth or key	OAuth or key
Pricing	Free	Paid
x402	no	no
Licence	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.	Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026).
Read-only variant documented	yes	no
llms.txt	yes	no
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

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.

Tab

Tab is a private-beta texting assistant with a detailed security page on credential isolation and checkout binding, and a public updates page. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, and its privacy policy says nothing on training with user content.

Before you call either

szn

Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.
Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions.

Tab

Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread.
Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published.

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, szn or Tab?

Tab scores 10.7 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. szn leads on schema & documentation and payments & pricing.

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Disclosure

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.

Tab 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.

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