# GAIA vs Lindy (slim)

> GAIA scores 49.5 (D) to Lindy's 32.3 (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 Lindy's 32.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Lindy leads on payments & pricing. Both do assistant proactive.

- GAIA: D 49.5, rank #813 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.min.md
- Lindy: F 32.3, rank #968 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lindy.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 24; Schema & documentation, 51 against 32; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 43; Security & auth, 54 against 49; Maintenance & community, 78 against 9; Transparency & trust, 60 against 52.
- Lindy, good for Lindy suits a person or small team that lives in Slack and Google or Microsoft mail and wants briefs, drafts, scheduling and meeting notes done on a schedule. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 35 against 20. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | GAIA | Lindy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 24 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 32 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 43 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 9 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GAIA | Lindy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Experience Company | Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy) |
| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Proprietary service under Lindy's Terms of Service. No source is published |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2025-10-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 | 2026-09-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 | 2026-09-28 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 308 stars | none |