# Atticus vs Orchid (slim)

> Atticus scores 42.9 (E) to Orchid's 20.2 (F) for assistants that remember you. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Atticus scores 42.9 (E) on agent readiness against Orchid's 20.2 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants that remember you.

- Atticus: E 42.9, rank #974 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #1057 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Atticus, good for A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser. Ahead on Reliability, 68 against 50; Schema & documentation, 15 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 9 against 0; Security & auth, 49 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 51 against 24. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Orchid, good for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves.

| Category | Atticus | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 15 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 9 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 49 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 51 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Atticus | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka) | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Your plan | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | none |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 163 stars | none |