# Del vs Orchid (slim)

> Del and Orchid score within a point of each other for assistants reached by message, 20.6 and 20.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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.

- Del: F 20.6, rank #991 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/del.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Del, good 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 Free to start without a card.
- 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 25.

| Category | Del | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 25 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 60 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 57 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Del | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | Zero Email, Inc. |
| 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). |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | none |