# GAIA vs Orbits (slim)

> GAIA scores 49.5 (D) to Orbits's 15.6 (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 Orbits's 15.6 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.

- GAIA: D 49.5, rank #816 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.min.md
- Orbits: F 15.6, rank #997 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.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 15; Schema & documentation, 51 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0; Security & auth, 54 against 0; Maintenance & community, 78 against 54; Transparency & trust, 60 against 43.
- Orbits, good for Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email. Also No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them.

| Category | GAIA | Orbits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 54 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 43 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GAIA | Orbits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Experience Company | Nemus AI, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.). |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-13 |
| 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 |