# GAIA vs Tab (slim)

> GAIA scores 49.5 (D) to Tab's 10.7 (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 Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- GAIA: D 49.5, rank #816 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.min.md
- Tab: F 10.7, rank #1003 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tab-bot.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 5; Schema & documentation, 51 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0; Security & auth, 54 against 4; Payments & pricing, 20 against 0; Maintenance & community, 78 against 58; Transparency & trust, 60 against 45.
- Tab, good for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls. Also No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them.

| Category | GAIA | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 4 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 78 | 58 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 45 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GAIA | Tab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | The Experience Company | Terrasoft, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Closed service under Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| 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 |