October 9, 2026
Instinct: a text-message agent, invite-only access
Instinct has been invite-only since Aug 26, 2026: sign-in is by phone number and SMS code. The product is free for now.
In August Instinct went live with no marketing and almost no website. instinct.com now has a “Text Instinct” button, and the agent itself works through text messages and calls. The product quickly became the main talking point around AI agents.
The previous wave of hype began in 2023: AutoGPT gathered 100,000 stars in a few months, but few shipped products came out of it. Instinct works, but not everyone can get in. Applications go through a referral link from an existing user.
Price. Not published. The product is free for now, but the terms allow fees that may change at any time, and refunds are not offered.
Founder Noah Shinn, previously a researcher at Sierra.
Next milestone: the price; no one has named a date for it yet.