Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Del vs Orchid
Del and Orchid score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 20.6 (F) and 20.2 (F). Orchid leads on reliability. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Del F
Best for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.
Ahead on
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 10
- Maintenance & community, 60 against 24
Also in its favour
- Free to start without a card
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Orchid F
Best for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 50 against 25
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Del | Orchid | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 25 | 50 | Orchid +25 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 10 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 10 | Del +20 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 60 | 24 | Del +36 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 57 | 60 | Orchid +3 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 20.6/100 | F 20.2/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Del | Orchid |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | none |
| Terms last updated | ||
| Privacy policy last updated | ||
| Customer content may train models | ||
| Terms restrict automated access | ||
| Terms restrict benchmarking | ||
| Terms or service can change without notice | ||
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |
Verdicts
Del
Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval.
Orchid
Orchid is a paid executive assistant over iMessage, SMS and Telegram that holds drafts and calendar holds until the owner approves, with a public status page and a named subprocessor list. No outside agent can call it, there's no free tier, and its privacy policy allows training a personal model while its blog says it never trains.
Before you call either
Del
- Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace.
- Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro.
Orchid
- Don't plan to call Orchid from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, SMS and Telegram threads.
- Check status.orchid.ai before telling the owner Orchid is down. The 7 August incident moved it to a new number.
- Tell the owner that drafts and holds wait for their approval unless they widen it.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Del or Orchid?
Del and Orchid score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 20.6 (F) and 20.2 (F). Orchid leads on reliability.
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Disclosure
Del competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.
Orchid competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.
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/api/v1/tools/del.json·/api/v1/tools/orchid-ai.json - From a terminal
anchor compare del orchid-ai(the CLI) - Over MCP
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