{ "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": 815, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 993, "categoryRank": 11, "methodology": "0.4", "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": "0.4", "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 }, "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": "2026-10-12T21:46:58.602465391Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "theexperiencecompany/gaia", "version": "desktop-v0.7.1", "released": "2026-09-14", "seenAt": "2026-10-12T22:02:37.23554608Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@heygaia/cli", "version": "0.6.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-12T22:02:36.373947067Z" } ], "githubStars": 308, "npmWeekly": 11, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.heygaia.io/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-12T19:50:15.442593424Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "cab11cf7848a" }, { "url": "https://heygaia.io/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-12T19:52:58.377555599Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "32616b444568" }, { "url": "https://heygaia.io/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-12T19:53:00.499309823Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1db94ae0d0d6" }, { "url": "https://heygaia.io/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-12T19:53:02.47923592Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "16ced73801f7" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T22:02:37.23554608Z" } }, "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Talorys's 28.9 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Talorys leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "talorys", "name": "Talorys", "vendor": "Roc Yu (rociiu) and contributors", "vendorUrl": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Talorys is an open-source, single-user personal AI assistant that its owner deploys into their own Cloudflare account with one command. It chats, keeps editable memories, and manages tasks, notes, projects, reminders and scheduled routines.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/talorys.json", "repo": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys", "license": "MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "create-talorys" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The installer signs in to Cloudflare through Wrangler's OAuth flow, or uses an API token with Workers Scripts, Pages, Workers AI and Account Settings permissions. The owner password is hashed locally with PBKDF2-SHA256 and stored as a Worker secret. The web app uses an HttpOnly session cookie, and every non-GET request needs an x-talorys-request header and a same-origin Origin (https://github.com/rociiu/talorys/blob/main/docs/security.md). There is no API key, MCP server or signup.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and MIT-licensed, designed to fit the Cloudflare Workers Free plan, including a daily Workers AI allocation. On a paid Cloudflare plan, use beyond the included amounts is billed by Cloudflare (https://github.com/rociiu/talorys#7-what-is-free-and-what-may-cost-money).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No payment protocol. Talorys has no billing of its own, checked 12 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 978, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys/tree/main/docs", "capabilities": [ "assistant.memory", "assistant.self-hosted", "memory.user", "memory.search", "tasks.create", "tasks.update", "notify.in-app" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "free", "typescript", "cloudflare" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-12", "graded": true, "disclosure": "Talorys 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": 28.9, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 976, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 993, "categoryRank": 19, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 60, "reliability": 41, "schema": 0, "security": 8, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Talorys is an MIT-licensed assistant its owner deploys to their own Cloudflare account, with no telemetry, a documented threat model and code-enforced confirmation for destructive tools. It is two days old at version 0.1.5, has no mail, calendar or payment connections, and no interface for an outside agent.", "bestFor": "A single person who wants a private assistant for memory, tasks, notes and reminders on their own Cloudflare account.", "disclosure": "Talorys 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": [ "MIT licence, and no telemetry, analytics or tracking, stated in the README and confirmed in the code.", "Destructive tools need confirmation in the owner's latest message, enforced in code, and scheduled runs get read-only tools.", "SECURITY.md with private reporting, a 3-business-day acknowledgement target and a threat model.", "Designed to fit Cloudflare's Workers Free plan, with nothing to buy from Talorys." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API key, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the /api routes need the owner's browser session.", "First released on 10 October 2026 and still pre-1.0 at 0.1.5.", "No changelog or breaking-change notes.", "No mail, calendar, booking, payment or messaging connections in the code." ], "agentNotes": [ "Run `npx create-talorys@latest` with Node.js 22 or later and a Cloudflare login or an API token with Workers, Pages and Workers AI permissions.", "Don't script the /api routes. They need the owner's session cookie and CSRF header and aren't documented for other callers.", "Update with `npx create-talorys@latest update`. Only the latest version gets security fixes." ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 28.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 60, "reliability": 41, "schema": 0, "security": 8, "transparency": 77 }, "provenanceScore": 27 }, "connect": { "install": "npx create-talorys@latest # Node.js 22+, signs in to Cloudflare and deploys into your account" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.memory", "tool": "https://letme.dev/talorys" }, "sameCompany": [ "github-mcp-server", "github-copilot-cli" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "github.com", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/rociiu/talorys/commits/main", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "No company, terms of service or privacy policy. The MIT licence names The Talorys contributors, and Cloudflare's terms and privacy policy cover the hosting.", "Security reports go through GitHub private vulnerability reporting per SECURITY.md. There is no security.txt.", "There is no hosted endpoint. Each install answers on the owner's own pages.dev address.", "GitHub star count was not checked because the GitHub API was not available to us." ], "score": 27 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.json", "live": { "slug": "talorys", "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "create-talorys", "version": "0.1.5", "seenAt": "2026-10-12T22:32:28.340613655Z" } ], "githubStars": 892, "npmWeekly": 978, "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T22:32:29.267294141Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "The Experience Company", "b": "Roc Yu (rociiu) and contributors", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0", "b": "MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-14", "b": "2026-10-12", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-14", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-07", "b": "no document linked", "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": "978 npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Talorys's 28.9 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Talorys leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Talorys?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for GAIA. Talorys is open source (MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.).", "question": "Are GAIA and Talorys open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 67 against 41", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 0", "Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0", "Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 8", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 52" ], "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": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 78" ], "also": [ "Open source", "No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them" ], "goodFor": "A single person who wants a private assistant for memory, tasks, notes and reminders on their own Cloudflare account.", "slug": "talorys", "watchFor": "No API key, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the /api routes need the owner's browser session." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.memory", "name": "Assistants that remember you" }, "others": [ { "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/cowagent-vs-gaia.json", "title": "CowAgent vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia" }, { "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": 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"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-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/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/cowagent-vs-talorys.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Haven vs Talorys", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Talorys vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Talorys vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-talorys.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 26, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 67, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "talorys": 41, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 51, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 51, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "talorys": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 54, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 54, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "talorys": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 46, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 54, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "talorys": 8, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 40, "edge": "talorys", "gaia": 20, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "talorys": 60, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "talorys", "gaia": 78, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "talorys": 83, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 60, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "talorys": 52, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Talorys's 28.9 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Talorys leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do assistants that remember you.", "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.", "talorys": "Talorys is an MIT-licensed assistant its owner deploys to their own Cloudflare account, with no telemetry, a documented threat model and code-enforced confirmation for destructive tools. It is two days old at version 0.1.5, has no mail, calendar or payment connections, and no interface for an outside agent." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.min.md" }, "markdown": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Talorys's 28.9 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Talorys leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do assistants that remember you.\n\n- GAIA: grade D, 49.5/100, rank #815 of 993. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json\n- Talorys: grade F, 28.9/100, rank #976 of 993. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/talorys.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/talorys.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 314 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 41\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 51 against 0\n- Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 8\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 52\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### Talorys (F)\n\nGood for: A single person who wants a private assistant for memory, tasks, notes and reminders on their own Cloudflare account.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 78\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n- No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API key, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the /api routes need the owner's browser session.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | GAIA | Talorys | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 67 | 41 | GAIA +26 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 51 | 0 | GAIA +51 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 0 | GAIA +54 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 54 | 8 | GAIA +46 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 60 | Talorys +40 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 83 | Talorys +5 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 52 | GAIA +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **49.5 · D** | **28.9 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | GAIA | Talorys |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | The Experience Company | Roc Yu (rociiu) and contributors |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-12 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 | no document linked |\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 | 978 npm/wk |\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**Talorys.** Talorys is an MIT-licensed assistant its owner deploys to their own Cloudflare account, with no telemetry, a documented threat model and code-enforced confirmation for destructive tools. It is two days old at version 0.1.5, has no mail, calendar or payment connections, and no interface for an outside agent.\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### Talorys\n\n1. Run `npx create-talorys@latest` with Node.js 22 or later and a Cloudflare login or an API token with Workers, Pages and Workers AI permissions.\n2. Don't script the /api routes. They need the owner's session cookie and CSRF header and aren't documented for other callers.\n3. Update with `npx create-talorys@latest update`. Only the latest version gets security fixes.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Talorys?\n\nGAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Talorys's 28.9 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Talorys leads on payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Are GAIA and Talorys open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for GAIA. Talorys is open source (MIT (Copyright 2026 The Talorys contributors). It runs on the owner's Cloudflare account under Cloudflare's own terms.).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-talorys.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gaia\", \"b\": \"talorys\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare gaia talorys`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/talorys.json\n\n## Other comparisons with GAIA or Talorys\n\n- [AstrBot vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gaia.md)\n- [CowAgent vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gaia.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 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- [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- [CowAgent vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Haven vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Instinct vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-talorys.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Leon vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Lindy vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-talorys.md)\n- [nanobot vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-talorys.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Dots vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-talorys.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Pally vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-talorys.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Poke vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-talorys.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Talorys vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Talorys vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Talorys vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Talorys vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/talorys-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Talorys competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. 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