# Claude Duet vs Orchid (slim)

> Orchid scores 20.2 (F) to Claude Duet's 17.9 (F) for assistants that act in your accounts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Orchid scores 20.2 (F) on agent readiness against Claude Duet's 17.9 (F), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. Claude Duet leads on security & auth, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.

- Claude Duet: F 17.9, rank #1162 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #1158 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Claude Duet, good for A US Pro or Max subscriber who runs work or a small business through connected apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, QuickBooks, Stripe, Gusto and HubSpot and wants a morning brief and approved actions. Ahead on Security & auth, 14 against 0; Maintenance & community, 37 against 24; Transparency & trust, 72 against 60.
- Orchid, good for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 15.

| Category | Claude Duet | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 14 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Duet | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic, PBC | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Licence | Closed service. No Claude Duet terms were found. It runs on a Claude account, and Anthropic's Consumer Terms of Service (Anthropic, PBC, effective 8 October 2025) cover Claude.ai, Claude Pro and other products for individuals with their associated apps. | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-10-24 | none |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |