# GAIA vs Orchid (slim)

> GAIA scores 49.5 (D) to Orchid's 20.2 (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 Orchid's 20.2 (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
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.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 50; Schema & documentation, 51 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0; Security & auth, 54 against 0; Payments & pricing, 20 against 10; Maintenance & community, 78 against 24.
- Orchid, good for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves. Also No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them.

| Category | GAIA | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GAIA | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Experience Company | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | none |
| 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 |