Hobb vs Jace
An AI you trust shouldn't surprise you mid-month.
Jace's credit burn is opaque and fast. Hobb spends from a clear monthly bundle at one published rate, precision-first, and links every item back to the email it came from.
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Why it's here
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Sarah Chen
Investor
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WhyShe asked a direct question, twice.
SourceFrom Gmail · 2 days ago
Open in GmailThe real difference
Jace is a broad agent; Hobb is a focused, trustworthy list. And where Jace's credit pricing drew backlash for opaque burn, Hobb publishes its rate card: one clear rate, a monthly bundle you can see, and a warning long before you run low.
Hobb vs Jace, line by line
| Hobb | Jace | |
|---|---|---|
| Turns your inbox into a trustworthy to-do list | ✓ | – |
| Ranks by who actually matters | ✓ | ~ |
| Tracks promises you made & replies you're waiting on | ✓ | – |
| Every task links back to the source email | ✓ | – |
| Surfaces less, so you can trust it | ✓ | – |
| Drafts replies — but never sends on its own | ✓ | ~ |
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Where Jace is genuinely better
Jace's chat-style assistant is flexible if you like steering an agent by conversation.
Every other comparison page is a sales pitch. We'll tell you when a competitor wins — because a to-do list you can trust has to start with a comparison you can trust.
Jace's credit-based pricing generated heavy backlash in early 2026 — simple queries burning 600–800 credits, 10k gone in days.
What Jace doesn't do
It surfaces less, so you can trust the list
300 emails in. Only the few that are genuinely yours to act on come out — ranked by who matters, the rest filtered away.
Hobb is filtering
Newsletter: 7 trends for Q3kept
Missed call from Sarah (client)kept
Promo text: 20% off today onlykept
LinkedIn: 14 new notificationskept
WhatsApp: is the unit still available?kept
RE: RE: RE: lunch?kept
Send the proposal you promisedkept
Robocall: your car warrantykept
Waiting on the signed contractkept
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