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> COMPAREAS OF: May 2, 2026

Both live in Slack.
Only one tells you how it learns.

Viktor is an AI coworker that does everything. Mavrick is an AI employee with one job — ship marketing work. Different category. Different game. Different math. We built Mavrick on a published, self-improving architecture and a contractual privacy posture. Viktor took a different road.

This page compares the two honestly. Where Viktor wins, we say so. Where Mavrick wins, we link to proof.

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> WHERE VIKTOR LIVES

Viktor is a horizontal AI coworker. It executes code, runs persistent compute per workspace, automates browsers, deploys apps, and maintains workspace state across multi-week timelines. The product surface is wide and the use cases are general — eng, ops, support, marketing, finance.

If your team needs an AI coworker for everything, Viktor is in the category.

Mavrick is not in that category.

Mavrick is a vertical AI employee built for one job: ship marketing work. Narrowness and depth over horizontal coverage. Transparency over proprietary claims. A Privacy Charter you can reference in your MSA. A Learning Log that publishes every behavior the agent has acquired in production.

The rest of this page explains the bet — and where it doesn't apply.

> THE TRAJECTORY

The chart that matters in this category isn't features. It's velocity.

Mavrick — patterns shipped per week

Mavrick is in week one of public learning. The first 30-day window closes June 1, 2026. Refresh this page weekly to watch the curve.

Last 30 days: 2 learnings shipped

Last 30 days: first one coming soon

Regression pass rate: 0.0%

Viktor — published learnings shipped per week
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— no public data published —
Editor's note: Viktor's “Heartbeat” self-improvement is a closed system. There is no public Learning Log of what was learned, when, or what was declined. We're not making a quality claim — we're noting that the comparison can't be made because half the data isn't published.
> THE CATEGORY SPLIT

Two categories. Two products built for them.

MAVRICK
AI employee, CMO-focused
Built for
Marketing teams
Surface area
Paid ads, outreach, attribution, content, growth ops
Architecture
Published
/product + /system-prompt
Self-improvement
Public Learning Log
/learninglog
Privacy posture
Contractual
/privacy-charter
Code execution
Enterprise tier — narrowness is the point
Pricing
$50/mo Pilot · 20K credits
VIKTOR
AI coworker, horizontal
Built for
Any team
Surface area
Every function
Architecture
"Heartbeat" self-improvement
Closed
Self-improvement
No public changelog
Privacy posture
Standard SaaS
Encrypted, no training, SOC 2
Code execution
Yes — every tier
Pricing
$50/mo Team · 20K credits
> THE MATRIX

What matters most to you?

AS OF: May 2, 2026
CORE PLATFORM
Slack-native AI agent
Mavrick
Viktor
Always-warm container (no cold starts)
Mavrick
Zero cold starts
Viktor
Unknown
Multi-account per integration
Mavrick
🟡v1.x
Viktor
OAuth reconnection without reinstall
Mavrick
🟡v1.x
Viktor
3,200+ integrations
Mavrick
Viktor
Native integrations built in-house
Mavrick
Viktor
Multi-provider model routing
Mavrick
🟡Phase 2
Viktor
SELF-IMPROVING ARCHITECTURE
Published self-improvement architecture
Mavrick
Viktor
Public Learning Log of approved patterns
Mavrick
Viktor
→ Patterns shipped
Mavrick
2
Viktor
Not published
→ Workspaces uniquely improved
Mavrick
0
Viktor
Not published
→ Customer fix-DMs sent
Mavrick
0
Viktor
Not published
→ Regression pass rate
Mavrick
0.0%
Viktor
Not published
Public decline log
Mavrick
Viktor
Operator approval gate on every learning
Mavrick
Architectural
Viktor
Not disclosed
Regression replay before learning ships
Mavrick
Auto-rollback
Viktor
Not disclosed
In-turn refusal recovery
Mavrick
Viktor
Model self-reports its own gaps
Mavrick
Viktor
PRIVACY POSTURE
Published Privacy Charter
Mavrick
Viktor
Hard rule: no background channel reads
Mavrick
Contractual
Viktor
Not stated
Hard rule: participated-only persistence
Mavrick
Contractual
Viktor
Not stated
Approval gate is architectural, not optional5
Mavrick
Viktor
Published system prompt
Mavrick
Viktor
Vault-encrypted credentials
Mavrick
Master key isolated
Viktor
Encrypted, mech undisclosed
SOC 2 Type 11
Mavrick
🟡Q3 2026
Viktor
SOC 2 Type 22
Mavrick
🟡Q2 2027
Viktor
🟡In progress
GDPR / CCPA
Mavrick
Viktor
CODE & COMPUTE
Code execution
Mavrick
Enterprise tier
Viktor
Persistent workspace compute
Mavrick
Enterprise tier
Viktor
Browser automation
Mavrick
Enterprise tier
Viktor
GitHub PR integration
Mavrick
Enterprise tier
Viktor
App build and deploy
Mavrick
Enterprise tier
Viktor
CMO-VERTICAL DEPTH
Native vertical bundles for marketing
Mavrick
🟡5 bundles, Phase 2
Viktor
Horizontal
Paid ads ops (Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn)
Mavrick
🟡Phase 2
Viktor
Horizontal coverage
Cold outreach orchestration
Mavrick
🟡Phase 2
Viktor
Horizontal coverage
Cross-platform attribution (Stripe-anchored)
Mavrick
🟡Phase 2
Viktor
Horizontal coverage
Content & docs pipeline
Mavrick
🟡Phase 3
Viktor
Horizontal coverage
PRICING
Free tier
Mavrick
10 free missions
Viktor
$100 free credits
Entry paid tier
Mavrick
$50/mo(Pilot)
Viktor
$50/mo(Team)
Per-seat charge
Mavrick
None
Viktor
None
Enterprise tier
Mavrick
Custom
Viktor
Custom

1.SOC 2 Type 1: Mavrick began continuous internal compliance logging on April 15, 2026. External auditor fieldwork scheduled to begin mid-2026, target report issuance Q3 2026. Privacy Charter contractually binds us to the controls SOC 2 audits — we operate to the standard before the certificate.

2.SOC 2 Type 2: Six-month observation period planned to begin immediately following Type 1 issuance. Fieldwork April–May 2027, target report issuance Q2 2027.

3.🟡 v1.x means committed to the v1 minor release cycle. "🟡 Phase 2" and "🟡 Phase 3" reference dated phases in the public roadmap. Vague "coming soon" entries are not used on this page.

4.3,200+ integrations — Mavrick uses a managed connector layer for integration breadth and ships native depth in CMO-vertical bundles. Viktor built theirs in-house. Both reach 3,000+ services. Different trade-offs; both valid.

5.Approval gate is architectural, not optional — Mavrick has no "always-approve" preference, by design. Procurement teams should be skeptical of any AI agent that lets its operator disable safety mid-task.

6.Code execution and persistent compute — Mavrick offers these at the Enterprise tier, where the per-tenant infra cost is justified by enterprise pricing. Below that tier, we own narrowness deliberately. Viktor includes these capabilities at every tier — that's a design choice with cost implications they're carrying on the buyer's behalf.

LAST REVISED: May 2, 2026

> THE FOUR MOVES

What Mavrick does that no other AI employee makes.

The model self-reports its own gaps mid-task. Not after.

When Mavrick can't fully satisfy a request, it calls a built-in tool that logs the gap with full context — before the user ever sees a no.

Refusals get one in-turn retry before a refusal lands.

A flagged refusal triggers a single retry with a meta-prompt that re-examines the request against available tools. Recovers an estimated 30–50% of capability-gap refusals before the user sees them.

Every learning is regression-tested in the originating workspace.

Not in a sterile test environment. In the workspace the gap came from, against real data, with real tools. Two failures in a row → auto-rollback.

Every fix is followed by a DM back to the person who asked.

The user who hit the gap last week gets a notification when the fix ships. Not generic. Specific to their original question.

We borrowed the right ideas (Hermes Agent for episodic memory, GEPA for trace analysis), adapted them for multi-tenant SaaS, added the four moves above, and published the whole thing.

> THE PRIVACY SPLIT

Both products say they protect your data.
Only one says how. In writing. Versioned.

Viktor

Standard SaaS — encryption in transit and at rest, no model training on customer data, SOC 2 Type 1. All real, all table stakes. The mechanism is not publicly disclosed.

Mavrick — contractual
  • No background channel reads — published.
  • Participated-only persistence — published.
  • Approval gate is architectural, not optional — published.
  • Credentials never reach the model — published.

These are commitments, not posture. They're versioned. Every change is a public diff with a date.

For procurement teams: Mavrick's Privacy Charter is the document you reference in your MSA. Viktor's is the policy page you trust the vendor on. That's a meaningful difference at enterprise scale.

> THE PRICING REALITY

Same entry price. Different math on what fifty bucks buys you.

Mavrick
Viktor
Free tier
10 free missions no card · ~1 week
$100 free credits no card · never expire
Entry paid
$50/mo Pilot 20K credits
$50/mo Team 20K credits
Seats
Unlimited
Unlimited
Enterprise
Custom Self-serve packages
Custom Volume pricing

Both products charge $50/month for the entry paid tier. Both include 20K credits. Both cover unlimited workspace seats. Pricing is parity.

With Viktor

An AI coworker that touches every function across your team. Code execution, persistent compute, app deploys, browser automation included. Horizontal coverage at scale.

With Mavrick

An AI employee with one job — ship marketing work. Architecture published. System prompt published. Privacy charter contractually binding. Self-improvement public. Vertical depth in paid ads, outreach, attribution, content, and growth ops.

Same entry price. Different jobs. Different bets. Different math on what fifty bucks buys you.

> COMING FROM VIKTOR

Switching is direct.

Mavrick installs in 30 seconds and runs in parallel — you don't have to remove Viktor to evaluate. The free tier (10 missions, no card) is designed to give you enough surface to test Mavrick on real work before making any change.

If you switch:

  1. 1.Add Mavrick to the channels Viktor was already in.
  2. 2.Connect your accounts (about 30 seconds per integration).
  3. 3.Run the same missions you'd run with Viktor — paid ad pacing, attribution checks, briefings, anomaly alerts.
  4. 4.Compare the work product side by side.
  5. 5.Decide.

We're not building a Viktor migration tool. We're building a product that makes the choice obvious for marketing teams. If after a week of side-by-side use Viktor is the right call for your team, that's a real answer. We respect it.

> OPEN CHALLENGE

We published our architecture. Our system prompt. Our Learning Log. Our decline log. Our privacy charter.

Viktor: do the same.

If we're wrong about how yours works — prove it.

[ Read the open letter → ]

10 free missions. No card. No catch.

Ten missions is roughly a week of hard usage with multiple tools connected. By mission three you'll know if Mavrick belongs in your workspace. Decide from there.

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