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Agent-Native Chat vs thing
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Minimal chat-first app with durable threads, actions, and the app-agent loop
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Artifacts for any coding agent: a durable link with versions, diffs, and comments on the page.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Agent-Native Chat (98/100 against 85). Agent-Native Chat is hosted and callable through the gateway; thing runs on your own machine. Agent-Native Chat has noticeably more public adoption.
| Agent-Native Chat | thing | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A98/100 | A85/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 4.9k | 0 |
| Downloads / week | – | 431 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-16 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |