{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "szn", "name": "szn", "vendor": "Nomadic Futures", "vendorUrl": "https://theszn.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "szn (pronounced season) is a hosted personal assistant that carries out errands end to end. It makes phone calls, sends emails, books and follows up for the owner, reached through its web app, iMessage, SMS and email.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json", "license": "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.", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-in through Google or Apple, and some parts can be used without an account under a temporary anonymous session (https://theszn.ai/privacy). New accounts start from an access-code page (https://theszn.ai/access). Gmail access is read-only and Google Calendar access can read, create and change events (https://theszn.ai/privacy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"Free during early preview\" (https://theszn.ai, checked 14 October 2026). No paid plan was found. The acceptable use policy says users are responsible for \"token consumption and costs from executed tasks\" (https://theszn.ai/aup), and the privacy policy says payments go through providers such as Stripe.", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on theszn.ai, its llms.txt, privacy policy and acceptable use policy, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://theszn.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "voice.calls", "email.send", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "travel.booking", "memory.user", "tasks.create" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "free", "waitlist", "llms-txt" ], "graded": true, "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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 7.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1010, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 42, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 23 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "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.", "strengths": [ "Free during the early preview.", "Credentials can be kept in an encrypted vault that the privacy policy says isn't shared with AI providers.", "Gmail access is read-only, per the privacy policy." ], "weaknesses": [ "Early access by access code only.", "No terms of service found, and no legal entity named in its policies.", "The privacy policy says nothing on training with user content and doesn't name its AI providers.", "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." ], "agentNotes": [ "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." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 7.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 19 }, "provenanceScore": 27 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/szn" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "theszn.ai", "domainRegistered": "2024-12-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "https://theszn.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "No terms of service were found. The sitemap lists the home, product, methodology, access, privacy and AUP pages only.", "The privacy policy and AUP name the service as theszn.ai (\"szn\") with no legal entity. llms.txt says szn is built and operated by Nomadic Futures (https://nomadicfutures.ai); its legal form is not stated.", "Contact hello@theszn.ai. theszn.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2024-12-18 for theszn.ai." ], "score": 27 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.json" }, "answer": "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 \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "tab-bot", "name": "Tab", "vendor": "Terrasoft, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://tab.bot", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Tab is a hosted AI assistant in private beta that people text in Messages. It has its own computer and browser, makes phone calls, works with connected accounts, and places orders or pays invoices after the owner approves.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json", "license": "Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Join the waitlist with a name and mobile number. Account access starts with a code sent to the verified number, and web sessions use HttpOnly SameSite cookies with only a keyed hash stored (https://tab.bot and https://tab.bot/security). Connected accounts use the provider's own authorisation flow, and write actions are denied by default unless the exact action is enabled (https://tab.bot/security).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No price or plan was published on tab.bot, checked 14 October 2026. The terms cover purchases the owner approves but name no subscription fee. The value of this field is unconfirmed.", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on tab.bot, its terms or security page, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.memory", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "browser.hosted", "voice.calls", "commerce.checkout", "payments.card-token", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "paid", "waitlist" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 10.7, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1003, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 37, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 58, "payments": 0, "reliability": 5, "schema": 0, "security": 4, "transparency": 45 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.", "disclosure": "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.", "strengths": [ "Saved passwords are encrypted and filled inside a separate boundary, with only an opaque ID passed to the AI.", "Checkout is bound to the merchant, cart, recipient and exact total, and a charge is attempted once.", "Write actions on connected accounts are denied by default unless the exact action is enabled.", "Dated updates on eight days in September 2026." ], "weaknesses": [ "Private beta behind a waitlist.", "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "No price or plan published.", "The privacy policy says nothing on training with user content, and the home page loads ad pixels." ], "agentNotes": [ "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." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 10.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 58, "payments": 0, "reliability": 5, "schema": 0, "security": 4, "transparency": 30 }, "provenanceScore": 59 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/tab-bot" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Terrasoft, Inc.", "domain": "tab.bot", "domainRegistered": "2026-08-21", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://tab.bot/terms", "privacy": "https://tab.bot/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://tab.bot/updates", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms and privacy policy name Terrasoft, Inc. and are effective 2 September 2026. The security page was last reviewed on 21 August 2026.", "tab.bot/.well-known/security.txt and llms.txt return 404. No status page was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2026-08-21 for tab.bot." ], "score": 59 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Nomadic Futures", "b": "Terrasoft, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "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.", "b": "Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026).", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "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 \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, szn or Tab?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 10 against 0", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "slug": "szn", "watchFor": "Early access by access code only." }, { "aheadOn": [ "Maintenance \u0026 community, 58 against 2", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 45 against 23" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.", "slug": "tab-bot", "watchFor": "Private beta behind a waitlist." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.messaging", "name": "Assistants reached by message" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.json", "title": "asaply vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "asaply vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.json", "title": "Asmi vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Asmi vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.json", "title": "AstrBot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boba vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Boba vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boski vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Boski vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.json", "title": "Brea vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Brea vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.json", "title": "Caddy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Caddy vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.json", "title": "CowAgent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.json", "title": "Del vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Del vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.json", "title": "folk vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "folk vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.json", "title": "GAIA vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "GAIA vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.json", "title": "Haven vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Haven vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "Instinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Instinct vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "IronClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.json", "title": "Lindy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Lindy vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.json", "title": "nanobot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "nanobot vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.json", "title": "Dots vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Dots vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orbits vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Orbits vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orchid vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Orchid vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Pally vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.json", "title": "Poke vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Poke vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.json", "title": "szn vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.json", "title": "szn vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.json", "title": "szn vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "szn vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "szn vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Tab vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town.json", "title": "Tab vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Tab vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Tab vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Tab vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.json", "title": "Leon vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.json", "title": "Pally vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.json", "title": "szn vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Leon vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.json", "title": "szn vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Tab vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Tab vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "szn": 5, "tab-bot": 5, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "szn", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "szn": 10, "tab-bot": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "szn": 0, "tab-bot": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "tab-bot", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "szn": 0, "tab-bot": 4, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "szn", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "szn": 20, "tab-bot": 0, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 56, "edge": "tab-bot", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "szn": 2, "tab-bot": 58, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 22, "edge": "tab-bot", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "szn": 23, "tab-bot": 45, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "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 \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.", "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-bot": "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." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.min.md" }, "markdown": "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 \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- 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\n- Tab: grade F, 10.7/100, rank #1003 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### szn (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 10 against 0\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 0\n\nWatch for: Early access by access code only.\n\n### Tab (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 58 against 2\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 45 against 23\n\nWatch for: Private beta behind a waitlist.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | szn | Tab | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 5 | 5 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 0 | szn +10 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 4 | Tab +4 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | szn +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 58 | Tab +56 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 23 | 45 | Tab +22 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **7.3 · F** | **10.7 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | szn | Tab |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Nomadic Futures | Terrasoft, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| 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). |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**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.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### szn\n\n1. Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.\n2. Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions.\n\n### Tab\n\n1. Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread.\n2. Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, szn or Tab?\n\nTab 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 \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"szn\", \"b\": \"tab-bot\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare szn tab-bot`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tab-bot.json\n\n## Other comparisons with szn or Tab\n\n- [asaply vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.md)\n- [asaply vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Asmi vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.md)\n- [Asmi vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [AstrBot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Boba vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boba vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Boski vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boski vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Brea vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.md)\n- [Brea vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Caddy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.md)\n- [Caddy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [CowAgent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md)\n- [Del vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [folk vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.md)\n- [folk vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [GAIA vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.md)\n- [GAIA vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Haven vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.md)\n- [Haven vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Instinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [IronClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Lindy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.md)\n- [Lindy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [nanobot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.md)\n- [nanobot vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Dots vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md)\n- [Dots vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Orbits vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orbits vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Orchid vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orchid vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Pally vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Poke vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.md)\n- [Poke vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [szn vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.md)\n- [szn vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.md)\n- [szn vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.md)\n- [szn vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [szn vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Tab vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Tab vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-town.md)\n- [Tab vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Tab vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Tab vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.md)\n- [Leon vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.md)\n- [Pally vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Leon vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [szn vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Tab vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Tab vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/tab-bot-vs-wajo.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- 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.\n- 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. 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