# GAIA vs Instinct (slim)

> GAIA scores 49.5 (D) to Instinct's 11.4 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- GAIA: D 49.5, rank #813 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.min.md
- Instinct: F 11.4, rank #984 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md
- GAIA, good 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. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 5; Schema & documentation, 51 against 3; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 5; Security & auth, 54 against 25; Payments & pricing, 20 against 0; Maintenance & community, 78 against 3; Transparency & trust, 60 against 51.
- Instinct, good for A consumer assistant for one adult who wants errands done by text or phone call, such as bill disputes, gifts, groceries, appointments and travel, and who accepts that it acts and spends as their agent. Also No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them.

| Category | GAIA | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 3 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 5 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 25 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GAIA | Instinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Experience Company | Spear Street Technology, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-26 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-26 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 308 stars | none |