Id argue its almost a bit unfair to compare the two really. One is a league ahead of the other.
And that is the glaring exception for automated not normally being better than human ships. It is Wolf is just weak and compares unfavorably even to other human ships, let alone Glimmer. Wolf as it is probably should cost 4 or even 3 DP. Wolf should either get its omni-shield back or have its shield extended for free like Lasher (which also originally had omni-shield, but was later fixed forward, then extended). Wolf should also get more dissipation, at least more than Centurion, if Wolf stays at 5 DP.
As for other Remnant automated ships, they are mostly on par with on human ships. Without a core, they perform about as well and die just as easily as other human ships.
Fulgent is mediocre for its 11 DP cost. Its big gimmick is missile capacity... on a ship with HEF and those medium synergy mounts happen to be the best place to put medium energy weapons in. Fulgent is relatively slow for a destroyer (less base speed than Hammerhead and no mobility system) and stuck with short-ranged energy weapons (while most human competitors have ballistics). Basically mini-Paragon before Paragon got Advanced Targeting Core.
Scintilla can only use automated fighters. It is basically the Remnant's Condor.
Brilliant is unremarkable; works fine, but no better than Dominator or Champion. Apogee, probably the closest match, is cheaper than this. This is probably the Remnant's Eagle, and Eagle is relatively weak this release, although at least Brilliant has a heavy weapon to back up its kinetics.
Radiant is strong but does not seem much stronger, if any, than Paragon. Main reason Radiant is so deadly in Ordos is because they almost always have an alpha core piloting nearly every one of them. Without the core, Radiant seems to be on par or slightly better than Paragon overall. Even when controlled by the player via Neural Link, Radiant is only overpowered if player gets Systems Expertise on it to recharge the skimmer fast enough for spamming.
As for Derelicts, the only good one for its cost is Rampart. Ramparts are tanky (as unshielded ships go) and pack a lot of firepower (including large missile) for only 15 DP. Ramparts also have enough OP to get what they need (three heavy weapons plus mandatory hullmods). The smaller Derelicts have too few OP and die too easily. Vanguard is a better ship overall than Berserker for the same cost, much like comparing Tempest to Shrike. The only thing Berserker can do better than Vanguard is snipe with three Maulers/HVDs.