# GAIA vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> GAIA scores 49.5 (D) to OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on payments & pricing. Both do assistants reached by message.

- GAIA: D 49.5, rank #816 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.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 33; Schema & documentation, 51 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0; Security & auth, 54 against 0; Maintenance & community, 78 against 66.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 50 against 20. Also Open source.

| Category | GAIA | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GAIA | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Experience Company | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 308 stars | none |