{ "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": 922, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1197, "categoryRank": 12, "methodology": "0.6", "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": "0.6", "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, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-12", "maintenance": "2026-10-12", "payments": "2026-10-12", "reliability": "2026-10-12", "schema": "2026-10-12", "security": "2026-10-12", "transparency": "2026-10-12" }, "last": "2026-10-12", "oldest": "2026-10-12", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "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": "2026-10-21T20:18:53.924247355Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "theexperiencecompany/gaia", "version": "desktop-v0.7.1", "released": "2026-09-14", "seenAt": "2026-10-21T05:55:55.420438184Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@heygaia/cli", "version": "0.6.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-21T05:55:54.63823782Z" } ], "githubStars": 313, "npmWeekly": 971, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://heygaia.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T15:59:33.928089548Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.heygaia.io/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T14:33:57.775798852Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "heygaia.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:28:20.817695534Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.heygaia.io/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:46:49.652930244Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-16T22:22:16.780031908Z", "fingerprint": "2d97042901e6" }, { "url": "https://heygaia.io/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:49:52.715803765Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "32616b444568" }, { "url": "https://heygaia.io/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:49:54.758848955Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1db94ae0d0d6" }, { "url": "https://heygaia.io/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-21T00:49:56.761761332Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "16ced73801f7" } ], "github": { "repo": "theexperiencecompany/gaia", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:53:43.952172775Z", "stars": 313, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-18T23:09:59Z", "openIssues": 14, "openPRs": 41, "issuesOpened90d": 21, "issuesClosed90d": 9, "prsMerged90d": 341, "ci": { "branch": "master", "runs": 50, "success": 50, "failure": 0, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-18T01:49:55Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 25, "unanswered": 13, "medianDays": 13.6 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T20:18:53.924247355Z" } }, "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "lobby-os", "name": "Lobby", "vendor": "Lobby OS, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://thelobby.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Lobby is a hosted email assistant from Lobby OS, Inc. It learns how its owner handles mail and prepares replies, follow-ups and scheduling across Gmail, Calendar, Slack, Notion, Linear and HubSpot for approval.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lobby-os.json", "license": "Closed service under Lobby's Terms of Use (Lobby OS, Inc.), last updated 26 March 2026.", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "A person signs up on the web (https://thelobby.ai/signup, a separate app at in.thelobby.ai). Gmail and Google Calendar connect through Google's OAuth 2.0, and each integration can be disconnected from settings (https://thelobby.ai/privacy). No API, MCP server or other interface for an outside agent was found.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "US$50 a month paid monthly or US$42 a month paid annually, with unlimited emails and calendars and a 50+ tools add-on (https://thelobby.ai/ and https://thelobby.ai/llms.txt). The terms say every plan has a 7-day free trial and nothing is charged until it ends. Whether the trial needs a card wasn't established. Checked 21 October 2026.", "priceSummary": "$50 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on thelobby.ai, its llms.txt, terms or privacy policy, checked 21 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-21" }, "llmsTxt": "https://thelobby.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "assistant.proactive", "mailbox.read", "mailbox.send", "calendar.write" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "paid", "trial", "llms-txt", "not-for-agents" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "Lobby 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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 11.1, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1182, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1197, "categoryRank": 41, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 43 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-21" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Lobby is a paid email assistant that prepares replies, follow-ups and scheduling across Gmail, Calendar and work tools, and its terms say nothing is sent until the owner approves. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found on 21 October 2026.", "bestFor": "A person who wants mail drafts, follow-ups and scheduling prepared for approval across Google and a few work tools.", "disclosure": "Lobby 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.", "strengths": [ "The terms say nothing is sent, booked or updated until the owner explicitly approves it.", "The terms and privacy policy agree on no model training and deletion within 30 days of account closure.", "Public prices of US$50 a month, or US$42 a month billed annually, with a 7-day free trial in the terms.", "An llms.txt that describes the product, connections, approval model and prices." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "No status page, changelog, release notes or security.txt found on 21 October 2026.", "The privacy policy names no model provider, and the sign-up app's Bubble hosting and Hotjar and PostHog scripts aren't named as processors.", "The home page's 92% prediction accuracy and other figures are the vendor's, with no method published." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call Lobby from another agent. It works only inside its own app for the signed-in owner.", "Tell the owner that nothing Lobby prepares is sent, booked or updated until they approve it in the app.", "Check whether the 7-day trial takes a card before signing the owner up. The terms don't say." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.6", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 11.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 38 }, "provenanceScore": 47, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-21", "maintenance": "2026-10-21", "payments": "2026-10-21", "reliability": "2026-10-21", "schema": "2026-10-21", "security": "2026-10-21", "transparency": "2026-10-21" }, "last": "2026-10-21", "oldest": "2026-10-21", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.accounts", "tool": "https://letme.dev/lobby-os" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Lobby, monthly billing", "unit": "month", "usd": 50, "note": "Checked 21 October 2026." }, { "item": "Lobby, annual billing", "unit": "month", "usd": 42, "note": "Per month, billed annually." } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Lobby OS, Inc.", "domain": "thelobby.ai", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://thelobby.ai/terms_of_use", "privacy": "https://thelobby.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-21", "notes": [ "Terms of Use and Privacy Policy both last updated 26 March 2026.", "thelobby.ai/.well-known/security.txt, /changelog, /docs and /pricing return 404. status.thelobby.ai doesn't resolve.", "The domain's registration date wasn't established (rdap.org had no answer for .ai)." ], "score": 47 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "The Experience Company", "b": "Lobby OS, Inc.", "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": "Closed service under Lobby's Terms of Use (Lobby OS, Inc.), last updated 26 March 2026.", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-14", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-14", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-07", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "308 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Lobby?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 67 against 15", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 10", "Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0", "Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 0", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 2", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 43" ], "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": null, "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them" ], "goodFor": "A person who wants mail drafts, follow-ups and scheduling prepared for approval across Google and a few work tools.", "slug": "lobby-os", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.proactive", "name": "Proactive personal assistants" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-gaia.json", "title": "asaply vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Asmi vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Boba vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Brea vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Del vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hirealpha.json", "title": "GAIA vs HireAlpha", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hirealpha" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "GAIA vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits.json", "title": "GAIA vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "GAIA vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.json", "title": "GAIA vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "GAIA vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zapia.json", "title": "GAIA vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zapia" }, { "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-lobby-os.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Boski vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Boski vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Caddy vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Caddy vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lobby-os" }, { "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-lobby-os.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gaia.json", "title": "folk vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "folk vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "GAIA vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-grok-bot.json", "title": "GAIA vs Grok Bot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-grok-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-haven.json", "title": "GAIA vs Haven", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-haven" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "GAIA vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.json", "title": "GAIA vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon.json", "title": "GAIA vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lindy.json", "title": "GAIA vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "GAIA vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "GAIA vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-poke.json", "title": "GAIA vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tasker-ai.json", "title": "GAIA vs Tasker AI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tasker-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-town.json", "title": "GAIA vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "GAIA vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Haven vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Instinct vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Leon vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Lindy vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Lobby vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "asaply vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Brea vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Del vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-natura.json", "title": "GAIA vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-pally.json", "title": "GAIA vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tomo.json", "title": "GAIA vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-wajo.json", "title": "GAIA vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Lobby vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Lobby vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-natura.json", "title": "Lobby vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Lobby vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Lobby vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Lobby vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orbits.json", "title": "Lobby vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "Lobby vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-pally.json", "title": "Lobby vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-poke.json", "title": "Lobby vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Lobby vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-szn.json", "title": "Lobby vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tasker-ai.json", "title": "Lobby vs Tasker AI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tasker-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Lobby vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-town.json", "title": "Lobby vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Lobby vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Lobby vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Lobby vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Lobby vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Asmi vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Atticus vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Atticus vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Boba vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hark-pro.json", "title": "GAIA vs Hark Pro", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hark-pro" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.json", "title": "GAIA vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hark-pro-vs-lobby-os.json", "title": "Hark Pro vs Lobby", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hark-pro-vs-lobby-os" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Lobby vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Lobby vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 52, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 67, "key": "reliability", "lobby-os": 15, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 41, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 51, "key": "schema", "lobby-os": 10, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 54, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 54, "key": "ergonomics", "lobby-os": 0, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 54, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 54, "key": "security", "lobby-os": 0, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "gaia": 20, "key": "payments", "lobby-os": 20, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 76, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 78, "key": "maintenance", "lobby-os": 2, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 17, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 60, "key": "transparency", "lobby-os": 43, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do proactive personal assistants.", "tutorials": [], "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.", "lobby-os": "Lobby is a paid email assistant that prepares replies, follow-ups and scheduling across Gmail, Calendar and work tools, and its terms say nothing is sent until the owner approves. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found on 21 October 2026." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os.min.md" }, "markdown": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do proactive personal assistants.\n\n- GAIA: grade D, 49.5/100, rank #922 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json\n- Lobby: grade F, 11.1/100, rank #1182 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lobby-os.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lobby-os.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 1006 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 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 10\n- Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 2\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 43\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### Lobby (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants mail drafts, follow-ups and scheduling prepared for approval across Google and a few work tools.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | GAIA | Lobby | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 67 | 15 | GAIA +52 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 51 | 10 | GAIA +41 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 0 | GAIA +54 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 54 | 0 | GAIA +54 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 2 | GAIA +76 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 43 | GAIA +17 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **49.5 · D** | **11.1 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | GAIA | Lobby |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | The Experience Company | Lobby OS, Inc. |\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 | Closed service under Lobby's Terms of Use (Lobby OS, Inc.), last updated 26 March 2026. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-14 | none |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 | |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | |\n| Popularity | 308 stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |\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**Lobby.** Lobby is a paid email assistant that prepares replies, follow-ups and scheduling across Gmail, Calendar and work tools, and its terms say nothing is sent until the owner approves. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found on 21 October 2026.\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### Lobby\n\n1. Don't plan to call Lobby from another agent. It works only inside its own app for the signed-in owner.\n2. Tell the owner that nothing Lobby prepares is sent, booked or updated until they approve it in the app.\n3. Check whether the 7-day trial takes a card before signing the owner up. The terms don't say.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Lobby?\n\nGAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Lobby's 11.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lobby-os.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gaia\", \"b\": \"lobby-os\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare gaia lobby-os`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/lobby-os.json\n\n## Other comparisons with GAIA or Lobby\n\n- [asaply vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Asmi vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Boba vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Brea vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Del vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-gaia.md)\n- [GAIA vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [GAIA vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [GAIA vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits.md)\n- [GAIA vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [GAIA vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.md)\n- [GAIA vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [GAIA vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zapia.md)\n- [AstrBot vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gaia.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Boski vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Boski vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Caddy vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Caddy vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [CowAgent vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [folk vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gaia.md)\n- [folk vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [GAIA vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [GAIA vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [GAIA vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-haven.md)\n- [GAIA vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [GAIA vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.md)\n- [GAIA vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon.md)\n- [GAIA vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lindy.md)\n- [GAIA vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [GAIA vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [GAIA vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-poke.md)\n- [GAIA vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs Tasker AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tasker-ai.md)\n- [GAIA vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-town.md)\n- [GAIA vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [GAIA vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Haven vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Instinct vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Leon vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Lindy vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Lobby vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [asaply vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Brea vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Del vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [GAIA vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-natura.md)\n- [GAIA vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-pally.md)\n- [GAIA vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-tomo.md)\n- [GAIA vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-wajo.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Lobby vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Lobby vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Lobby vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-natura.md)\n- [Lobby vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Lobby vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Lobby vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Lobby vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Lobby vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Lobby vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-pally.md)\n- [Lobby vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-poke.md)\n- [Lobby vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Lobby vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-szn.md)\n- [Lobby vs Tasker AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tasker-ai.md)\n- [Lobby vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Lobby vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-town.md)\n- [Lobby vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Lobby vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Lobby vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Lobby vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Asmi vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Atticus vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Atticus vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/atticus-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Boba vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [GAIA vs Hark Pro](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hark-pro.md)\n- [GAIA vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Hark Pro vs Lobby](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hark-pro-vs-lobby-os.md)\n- [Lobby vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Lobby vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lobby-os-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Lobby competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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