{ "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": 813, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 10, "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": "2026-10-12T17:28:08.466725732Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T17:28:08.466725732Z" } }, "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "zo-computer", "name": "Zo Computer", "vendor": "Zo Computer Company", "vendorUrl": "https://www.zo.computer", "kind": "http-api", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Hosted personal assistant from Zo Computer Company that runs on a cloud Linux computer assigned to each user. It answers by web chat, SMS, email, Slack, Discord and Telegram, runs scheduled automations, and has an HTTP API and MCP endpoint.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "A bearer access token with the prefix `zo_sk_`, created by the owner under Settings \u003e Advanced and shown once. The same token is used for the HTTP API and the MCP endpoint, and both guides say it grants full access to the workspace. No scoped, read-only or expiring token and no OAuth flow for outside clients were found in the docs. Whether a token can be revoked individually is not stated on the pages read. `GET /models/catalog` needs no authentication. Sign-up is in a browser behind Cloudflare Turnstile.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free Trial is $0 for 14 days with no card, then ordinary computer access ends. Basic is $18 a month with $10 of AI credit, Pro $64 with $40 and Ultra $200 with $100. API and MCP access are included on all plans. Chat is billed at per-token rates on the models pages, which we did not read, and media at fixed per-request prices from $0.035. A user's own model API key can replace Zo-billed usage (checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "$18 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API guide, the OpenAPI file, the billing guide or the pricing page, checked 12 October 2026. Billing is a Stripe subscription with prepaid credits.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.zo.computer/guide", "llmsTxt": "https://www.zo.computer/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://www.zo.computer/docs-assets/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "assistant", "mcp", "openapi", "llms-txt", "free-trial" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-14", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 43.1, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 911, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 34, "maintenance": 68, "payments": 40, "reliability": 15, "schema": 73, "security": 37, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Zo publishes an OpenAPI file, Markdown docs, plan prices and a named list of the providers that receive user content. One access token grants full access to the workspace, no approval step before sending or buying was found in the reviewed docs, and no status page, rate limit or SLA is published.", "bestFor": "One person who wants a hosted assistant with its own Linux machine, reachable by text message and chat apps, and who accepts that the assistant acts on connected accounts without a documented approval step.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.1 file, llms.txt and a Markdown copy of every guide and reference page are public", "Persona permissions remove tools from a conversation, with 19 named scopes and a Read only preset", "The security page names each infrastructure, inference and tool provider and states which can see user content", "Plan prices, included AI credit and per-request media prices are public, with a 14-day trial that needs no card", "Dated weekly changelog, with nine weekly entries between 20 July and 14 September 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented", "No approval step before sending mail, posting or buying was found. The browser guide says Zo can buy and send on signed-in sites", "No status page, incident history, rate limit figures or SLA were found on the pages read", "The privacy policy lists only email address, trackers, usage data and SMS data, and does not describe workspace files, memory or connected accounts", "Memory storage and deletion are not documented beyond a design aim and whole-account deletion or factory reset" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask` with `Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_...` and an `input` string. The owner creates the token under Settings \u003e Advanced", "Pass `persona_id` for a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has", "Set `memory_mode` to `off` to keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide", "Do not retry `/zo/ask` blindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message", "Append `.md` to any guide or reference URL for Markdown" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 43.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 34, "maintenance": 68, "payments": 40, "reliability": 15, "schema": 73, "security": 37, "transparency": 46 }, "provenanceScore": 73 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_your_key_here\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"input\": \"Hello, Zo!\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http zo https://api.zo.computer/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_your_key_here\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "zo": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer zo_sk_your_key_here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/zo-computer" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Basic plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 18, "note": "Includes $10 of AI credit a month." }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 64, "note": "Includes $40 of AI credit a month." }, { "item": "Ultra plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "Includes $100 of AI credit a month." } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Zo Computer Company", "domain": "zo.computer", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.zo.computer/reference/information/terms", "privacy": "https://www.zo.computer/reference/information/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://www.zo.computer/updates", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The terms of service name Zo Computer Company at 13 Grattan St Unit 102, Brooklyn, NY 11206, under New York law. They were last updated on 8 August 2025.", "The terms refer to an Acceptable Use Policy that we did not find linked from the pages read.", "security.txt at www.zo.computer/.well-known/security.txt gives a contact, a policy link and an expiry of 8 April 2027.", "No status page is linked from the home page, the docs index, the security page or the help centre home page.", "The API and MCP endpoint are on api.zo.computer. The domain's registration date was not looked up.", "The X handle is the one the home page footer links." ], "score": 73 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.json", "live": { "slug": "zo-computer", "probe": { "target": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-12T19:01:35.563750129Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 405, "lastMs": 472, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 320, "p95ms24h": 1228, "samples24h": 18, "samples30d": 18, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-12", "probes": 18, "ok": 18 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-12T19:01:35.563750129Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "The Experience Company", "b": "Zo Computer Company", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://api.zo.computer/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0", "b": "Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-14", "b": "2026-09-14", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-14", "b": "2025-08-08", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-07", "b": "2026-05-20", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "308 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Zo Computer?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for GAIA. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call GAIA and Zo Computer without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 67 against 15", "Agent ergonomics, 54 against 34", "Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 37", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 68" ], "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": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 73 against 51", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 20" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them" ], "goodFor": "One person who wants a hosted assistant with its own Linux machine, reachable by text message and chat apps, and who accepts that the assistant acts on connected accounts without a documented approval step.", "slug": "zo-computer", "watchFor": "The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented" } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.proactive", "name": "Assistant proactive" }, "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/astrbot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "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/cowagent-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-zo-computer" }, { "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": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-grok-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-haven.json", "title": "GAIA vs Haven", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-haven" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "GAIA vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct.json", "title": "GAIA vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon.json", "title": "GAIA vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lindy.json", "title": "GAIA vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "GAIA vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "GAIA vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "GAIA vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-poke.json", "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/gemini-spark-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Haven vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Instinct vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Leon vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Lindy vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "nanobot vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Dots vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Poke vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "ZeroClaw vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/zeroclaw-vs-zo-computer" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 52, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 67, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16, "zo-computer": 15 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 22, "edge": "zo-computer", "gaia": 51, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13, "zo-computer": 73 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 54, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13, "zo-computer": 34 }, { "by": 17, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 54, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14, "zo-computer": 37 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "zo-computer", "gaia": 20, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10, "zo-computer": 40 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "gaia", "gaia": 78, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7, "zo-computer": 68 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "gaia": 60, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7, "zo-computer": 60 } ], "summary": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do assistant proactive.", "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.", "zo-computer": "Zo publishes an OpenAPI file, Markdown docs, plan prices and a named list of the providers that receive user content. One access token grants full access to the workspace, no approval step before sending or buying was found in the reviewed docs, and no status page, rate limit or SLA is published." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.min.md" }, "markdown": "GAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do assistant proactive.\n\n- GAIA: grade D, 49.5/100, rank #813 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gaia.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gaia.json\n- Zo Computer: grade E, 43.1/100, rank #911 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zo-computer.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/zo-computer.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 190 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 15\n- Agent ergonomics, 54 against 34\n- Security \u0026 auth, 54 against 37\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 78 against 68\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### Zo Computer (E)\n\nGood for: One person who wants a hosted assistant with its own Linux machine, reachable by text message and chat apps, and who accepts that the assistant acts on connected accounts without a documented approval step.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 73 against 51\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 20\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- No incidents deducted, where GAIA loses 5 points for them\n\nWatch for: The access token for the API and MCP endpoint grants full access to the workspace, with no scoped or read-only token documented\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | GAIA | Zo Computer | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 67 | 15 | GAIA +52 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 51 | 73 | Zo Computer +22 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 34 | GAIA +20 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 54 | 37 | GAIA +17 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 40 | Zo Computer +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 68 | GAIA +10 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **49.5 · D** | **43.1 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | GAIA | Zo Computer |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | The Experience Company | Zo Computer Company |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.zo.computer/mcp` |\n| Transports | | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | Proprietary service under Zo Computer Company's terms of service |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-14 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-14 | 2025-08-08 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-07 | 2026-05-20 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 308 stars | none |\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**Zo Computer.** Zo publishes an OpenAPI file, Markdown docs, plan prices and a named list of the providers that receive user content. One access token grants full access to the workspace, no approval step before sending or buying was found in the reviewed docs, and no status page, rate limit or SLA is published.\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### Zo Computer\n\n1. Send `POST https://api.zo.computer/zo/ask` with `Authorization: Bearer zo_sk_...` and an `input` string. The owner creates the token under Settings \u003e Advanced\n2. Pass `persona_id` for a persona with a narrow tool set. The token itself carries every permission the owner has\n3. Set `memory_mode` to `off` to keep workspace memory out of a request. The field is in the OpenAPI file and absent from the API guide\n4. Do not retry `/zo/ask` blindly after a timeout. No idempotency key is documented and the request may already have sent a message\n5. Append `.md` to any guide or reference URL for Markdown\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, GAIA or Zo Computer?\n\nGAIA scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Zo Computer's 43.1 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Zo Computer leads on schema \u0026 documentation and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Can an agent call GAIA and Zo Computer without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for GAIA. Zo Computer has a hosted endpoint at https://api.zo.computer/mcp.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-zo-computer.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gaia\", \"b\": \"zo-computer\"}`. 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