{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "gaia", "name": "GAIA", "vendor": "The Experience Company", "vendorUrl": "https://heygaia.io", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "GAIA is a personal AI assistant from The Experience Company for email, calendar, todos and scheduled workflows. It runs as a hosted service at heygaia.io with messaging bots, and its source is published for noncommercial self-hosting.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json", "repo": "https://github.com/theexperiencecompany/gaia", "license": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@heygaia/cli" } ], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "People sign in to the hosted app in a browser, and the backend uses WorkOS for sign-in. Integrations connect by OAuth on the provider's consent screen, through Composio for built-in ones, and Gmail asks for the `gmail.modify` scope. Custom MCP servers take no auth, a bearer token or OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration, with tokens Fernet-encrypted in PostgreSQL. Bot users link a chat identity with `/auth`. No API key for outside callers was found (https://github.com/theexperiencecompany/gaia/blob/master/apps/api/app/config/oauth_config.py; https://docs.heygaia.io/guides/adding-mcp-integrations).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Pro is $30 a month on the pricing page, the only plan shown there, and its FAQ says GAIA is a paid product. The README and docs also describe a Free plan with daily caps and an Enterprise plan by contact, so whether a new account can use the hosted service without paying was not established. Payments run through Dodo Payments. Self-hosting is free for noncommercial use, plus model usage and a WorkOS account (https://heygaia.io/pricing; https://docs.heygaia.io/guides/usage-subscription; checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "$30 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the backend source (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 308, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.heygaia.io", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.heygaia.io/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "source-available", "noncommercial-licence", "self-hosted", "messaging", "imessage", "whatsapp", "telegram", "slack", "discord", "gmail", "mcp-client", "status-page", "llms-txt", "approval-off-by-default" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-14", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 49.5, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 813, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 20, "reliability": 67, "schema": 51, "security": 54, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": -5, "negativeNotes": [ "-3. The release notes of 26 August 2026 say GAIA pauses and asks before a tool that deletes, sends or overwrites, the privacy policy (7 August 2026) says destructive actions require explicit approval, and the pricing page says anything outward-facing waits for the owner's OK. The source at `api-v0.24.0` (14 September 2026) and on master sets the default mode to `always_allow`, commented as nothing gated until flipped after launch. Read from source, not from a live account. https://github.com/theexperiencecompany/gaia/blob/master/apps/api/app/models/hil_models.py", "-2. The pricing page FAQ, read on 12 October 2026, says GAIA never shares data with model providers. Section 3.1 of the privacy policy says content, files and data from connected accounts are shared with third-party AI model providers. https://heygaia.io/pricing and https://heygaia.io/privacy" ], "verdict": "GAIA's source is public, so its approval gate, memory store and token handling can be read. Three approval modes and per-tool overrides exist, but the default mode in the source runs every action unasked, which the privacy policy and release notes do not say. Pro costs $30 a month and self-hosting is limited to noncommercial use.", "bestFor": "It suits one person who wants mail triage, meeting briefs, todos and scheduled workflows from one assistant reachable on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord or iMessage, and who wants to read the source.", "strengths": [ "The whole product is in a public repository under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0, including the approval gate, memory engine and five messaging bots.", "Approval settings have three modes and per-tool overrides, and adding an MCP server, pairing a device or disconnecting an account asks in every mode.", "Memory is visible in Settings as facts, a journal, four documents and a graph, and each item can be edited or deleted, with a clear-all control.", "A BetterStack status page covers the API, web app and four bots, and lists no incident in the 90 days to 12 October 2026.", "Three sets of tagged releases in the 90 days to 12 October 2026, the latest on 14 September, with 91 commits on master in the last 30 days." ], "weaknesses": [ "The default approval mode in the source is `always_allow`, commented as nothing gated, while the privacy policy and the 26 August release notes say destructive actions wait for approval.", "The pricing page FAQ says data is never shared with model providers. The privacy policy says content, including data from connected accounts, is shared with them.", "The README lists a Free plan at $0 forever, while the pricing page shows only Pro and says GAIA is a paid product.", "Gmail connects with the `gmail.modify` scope, and built-in integrations run through Composio, so a third party holds those OAuth connections.", "No security.txt, bug bounty, certification, subprocessor list or DPA was found, and self-hosting needs a WorkOS account and five data services.", "The Terms of Service forbid automated systems accessing the Service. Recorded as a fact, and it matters before any probe is run." ], "agentNotes": [ "Set Settings \u003e Approvals to Always ask or Auto before connecting mail. The default in the source runs every action, including send and delete, without asking.", "Expect no public API on the hosted service. The backend turns off its OpenAPI document in production, so reach GAIA through its apps, bots or CLI.", "Check the plan before relying on the hosted service. The README and docs describe a Free plan, and the pricing page says GAIA is a paid product.", "For self-hosting, prepare Docker, Node.js 20, a WorkOS account and a model key first, and confirm the use is noncommercial under the licence.", "Add outside tools as MCP servers by URL on the Integrations page. GAIA asks before adding a server in every approval mode." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 49.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 20, "reliability": 67, "schema": 51, "security": 54, "transparency": 50 }, "provenanceScore": 70 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @heygaia/cli \u0026\u0026 gaia init # choose Self-Host (Docker), then open http://localhost:3000" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/gaia" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 30, "note": "billed monthly, with usage limits the pricing page does not state" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "The Experience Company, Inc.", "domain": "heygaia.io", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://heygaia.io/terms", "privacy": "https://heygaia.io/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.heygaia.io", "changelog": "https://docs.heygaia.io/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service (effective 14 August 2026) name The Experience Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Neither the terms nor the privacy policy gives a postal address.", "The privacy policy (effective 7 August 2026) gives support@heygaia.so as its contact, a different domain from heygaia.io, where the README's security and contact addresses sit.", "heygaia.io/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 12 October 2026. The repository's SECURITY.md gives an email address for reports.", "The status page lists api.heygaia.io as the backend. We sent nothing to that host.", "heygaia.io's robots.txt allows every path and names ClaudeBot, Claude-Web and anthropic-ai with Allow. docs.heygaia.io carries Content-Signal ai-input=yes. status.heygaia.io returned an empty robots.txt.", "The domain's registration date was not looked up." ], "score": 70 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.json", "live": { "slug": "gaia", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.heygaia.io", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-12T17:28:08.466725732Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T17:28:08.466725732Z" } }, "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "gemini-spark", "name": "Gemini Spark", "vendor": "Google LLC", "vendorUrl": "https://gemini.google/us/overview/agent/spark/", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Gemini Spark is Google's hosted personal AI agent inside the Gemini app. It runs tasks and schedules in Google's cloud across Gmail, Calendar, Drive and other connected apps for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-spark.json", "license": "Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "No credential for an outside agent exists, because no public API was found. A person signs in to the Gemini app with a personal Google Account and needs a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17094507). Connected apps are off by default and are switched on in settings (https://gemini.google/us/overview/agent/spark/). Third-party and custom apps are linked to the Google Account and can be unlinked in Connected Apps settings or on the account's Linked apps page. A custom MCP server that lacks Dynamic Client Registration takes credentials the user enters (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17209137). Google tells users not to type sign-in or payment details into a task thread and to enter them on the web page in take control mode (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17094507).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Spark needs a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription. US prices are $19.99 a month for Pro and $99.99 or $199.99 a month for Ultra, with Spark use counted against compute-based limits that refresh every five hours up to a weekly limit (https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/; https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16275805). The subscriptions page lists Spark under Ultra as first access in select countries, while the help page names Pro and Ultra. No free tier includes Spark. The page links a two-month trial offer whose terms were not read (checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "$19.99 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the pages read, and no public API to carry one (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17094507", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "consumer", "closed-source", "no-api", "beta", "ios", "android", "macos", "web", "browser-agent", "approvals", "mcp-client", "subscription", "trains-on-data-by-default" ], "lastRelease": "2026-05-19", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 24.5, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 974, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 18, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 9, "maintenance": 17, "payments": 10, "reliability": 14, "schema": 17, "security": 60, "transparency": 49 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Google's help pages state what Spark confirms before doing, how to delete its remote browser and code data, and the risks of prompt injection. Spark has no public API, Google calls it experimental, and it runs only with Keep Activity on, the setting under which chats are used for model training and human review.", "bestFor": "A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.", "strengths": [ "Google says Spark asks for confirmation before sending communications, modifying data, making purchases, submitting web forms and using Sign in with Google", "Connected apps are off by default, and write actions through a custom MCP server need manual confirmation, per Google's help pages", "The help page names prompt injection, gives four examples of what an injected instruction could do, and says the safeguards do not guarantee protection", "Each task thread has a work panel listing completed and planned steps, files read or updated, schedules, and the skills and apps used", "Published limits of 15 running tasks and 50 active schedules, and plan prices of $19.99 to $199.99 a month in the US" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public API, SDK or MCP server for an outside agent was found. Spark is reached in the Gemini mobile app, the Mac app and gemini.google.com", "Google's help page calls Spark an experimental feature in early development, and the Privacy Hub calls it beta", "Spark runs only with Keep Activity on. With that setting on, Google uses activity to train generative AI models and human reviewers read some chats", "Chats already reviewed by human reviewers are kept for up to three years and are not deleted when the user deletes activity", "Google states that Gemini can perform bulk actions on private Google Tasks without confirmation", "The remote browser saves cookies holding website sign-in details for later sessions until the user deletes them or turns Spark off", "No status page or SLA for Spark was linked from the pages read, and the bug bounty site linked from Google's terms is drawn by script and was unread" ], "agentNotes": [ "Do not plan an integration against Spark. No public API or MCP server was found, and a person must hold a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription", "Expect a confirmation request before sends, edits, purchases and web form submissions, and note that bulk changes to private Google Tasks run without one", "Delete remote browser data and remote code execution data in Gemini Spark Settings after a sensitive session. Deleting a task thread or Gemini Apps activity does not remove them", "Keep within 15 running tasks and 50 active schedules. A schedule does not run when 15 tasks are running or the usage limit is reached", "Treat every safety statement here as Google's own description. None was tested, and no message was sent to the service" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 24.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 9, "maintenance": 17, "payments": 10, "reliability": 14, "schema": 17, "security": 60, "transparency": 44 }, "provenanceScore": 54 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/gemini-spark" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Google AI Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 19.99, "note": "US price, includes Spark with 4 times the standard usage limit" }, { "item": "Google AI Ultra (5x)", "unit": "month", "usd": 99.99, "note": "US price, 5 times the Pro usage limit" }, { "item": "Google AI Ultra (20x)", "unit": "month", "usd": 199.99, "note": "US price, 20 times the Pro usage limit" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "gemini.google", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://policies.google.com/terms", "privacy": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://gemini.google/us/release-notes/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The Gemini Apps Privacy Notice says Gemini Apps are supplied by Google Ireland Limited in the European Economic Area and Switzerland and by Google LLC everywhere else. Spark is not available in the European Economic Area or Switzerland.", "Google's service-specific terms page lists Gemini Apps under the Google Terms of Service (effective 30 July 2026), the Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy and the Gemini Apps Agentic Calling Additional Terms of Service. The Generative AI Additional Terms of Service that the subscriptions page links say they stopped applying on 22 May 2024.", "The privacy link is the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub, which holds the Gemini Apps Privacy Notice (last updated 29 June 2026) and the Spark data questions (hub last updated 24 September 2026). The notice supplements the Google Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy (effective 12 October 2026).", "No status page for Gemini Apps or Spark was linked from any page read.", "The release notes are the Gemini app's. Their only entry about Spark is dated 19 May 2026.", "gemini.google/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. Google's terms link bughunters.google.com as its safety and bug testing programmes. That site's home page is drawn by script and was unread.", "gemini.google is a name under Google's own .google top-level domain. Its registration date was not looked up.", "policies.google.com/robots.txt answered 404, read as no rules. The robots.txt files of gemini.google, support.google.com and bughunters.google.com allow the pages read." ], "score": 54 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "The Experience Company", "b": "Google LLC", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0", "b": "Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-14", "b": "2026-05-19", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-14", "b": "2026-07-30", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-07", "b": "2026-09-24", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes, with an opt-out", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "308 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Gemini Spark?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 67 against 14", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 17", "Agent ergonomics, 54 against 9", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 10", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 17", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 49" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "It suits one person who wants mail triage, meeting briefs, todos and scheduled workflows from one assistant reachable on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord or iMessage, and who wants to read the source.", "slug": "gaia", "watchFor": "The default approval mode in the source is `always_allow`, commented as nothing gated, while the privacy policy and the 26 August release notes say destructive actions wait for approval." }, { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 60 against 54" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them" ], "goodFor": "A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.", "slug": "gemini-spark", "watchFor": "No public API, SDK or MCP server for an outside agent was found. Spark is reached in the Gemini mobile app, the Mac app and gemini.google.com" } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.proactive", "name": "Assistant proactive" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gaia.json", "title": "AstrBot vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia.json", "title": "CowAgent vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-grok-bot.json", "title": "GAIA vs Grok 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Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do assistant proactive.", "verdicts": { "gaia": "GAIA's source is public, so its approval gate, memory store and token handling can be read. Three approval modes and per-tool overrides exist, but the default mode in the source runs every action unasked, which the privacy policy and release notes do not say. Pro costs $30 a month and self-hosting is limited to noncommercial use.", "gemini-spark": "Google's help pages state what Spark confirms before doing, how to delete its remote browser and code data, and the risks of prompt injection. Spark has no public API, Google calls it experimental, and it runs only with Keep Activity on, the setting under which chats are used for model training and human review." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.min.md" }, "markdown": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do assistant proactive.\n\n- GAIA: grade D, 49.5/100, rank #813 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json\n- Gemini Spark: grade F, 24.5/100, rank #974 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-spark.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 190 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### GAIA (D)\n\nGood for: It suits one person who wants mail triage, meeting briefs, todos and scheduled workflows from one assistant reachable on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord or iMessage, and who wants to read the source.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 67 against 14\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 17\n- Agent ergonomics, 54 against 9\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 20 against 10\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 17\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 49\n\nWatch for: The default approval mode in the source is `always_allow`, commented as nothing gated, while the privacy policy and the 26 August release notes say destructive actions wait for approval.\n\n### Gemini Spark (F)\n\nGood for: A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 60 against 54\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them\n\nWatch for: No public API, SDK or MCP server for an outside agent was found. Spark is reached in the Gemini mobile app, the Mac app and gemini.google.com\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | GAIA | Gemini Spark | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 67 | 14 | GAIA +53 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 51 | 17 | GAIA +34 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 9 | GAIA +45 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 54 | 60 | Gemini Spark +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 10 | GAIA +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 17 | GAIA +61 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 49 | GAIA +11 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **49.5 · D** | **24.5 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | GAIA | Gemini Spark |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | The Experience Company | Google LLC |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-05-19 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 | 2026-07-30 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 | 2026-09-24 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 308 stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**GAIA.** GAIA's source is public, so its approval gate, memory store and token handling can be read. Three approval modes and per-tool overrides exist, but the default mode in the source runs every action unasked, which the privacy policy and release notes do not say. Pro costs $30 a month and self-hosting is limited to noncommercial use.\n\n**Gemini Spark.** Google's help pages state what Spark confirms before doing, how to delete its remote browser and code data, and the risks of prompt injection. Spark has no public API, Google calls it experimental, and it runs only with Keep Activity on, the setting under which chats are used for model training and human review.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### GAIA\n\n1. Set Settings \u003e Approvals to Always ask or Auto before connecting mail. The default in the source runs every action, including send and delete, without asking.\n2. Expect no public API on the hosted service. The backend turns off its OpenAPI document in production, so reach GAIA through its apps, bots or CLI.\n3. Check the plan before relying on the hosted service. The README and docs describe a Free plan, and the pricing page says GAIA is a paid product.\n4. For self-hosting, prepare Docker, Node.js 20, a WorkOS account and a model key first, and confirm the use is noncommercial under the licence.\n5. Add outside tools as MCP servers by URL on the Integrations page. GAIA asks before adding a server in every approval mode.\n\n### Gemini Spark\n\n1. Do not plan an integration against Spark. No public API or MCP server was found, and a person must hold a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription\n2. Expect a confirmation request before sends, edits, purchases and web form submissions, and note that bulk changes to private Google Tasks run without one\n3. Delete remote browser data and remote code execution data in Gemini Spark Settings after a sensitive session. Deleting a task thread or Gemini Apps activity does not remove them\n4. Keep within 15 running tasks and 50 active schedules. A schedule does not run when 15 tasks are running or the usage limit is reached\n5. Treat every safety statement here as Google's own description. None was tested, and no message was sent to the service\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Gemini Spark?\n\nGAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gaia\", \"b\": \"gemini-spark\"}`. 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