{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "gemini-spark", "name": "Gemini Spark", "vendor": "Google LLC", "vendorUrl": "https://gemini.google/us/overview/agent/spark/", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Gemini Spark is Google's hosted personal AI agent inside the Gemini app. It runs tasks and schedules in Google's cloud across Gmail, Calendar, Drive and other connected apps for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-spark.json", "license": "Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "No credential for an outside agent exists, because no public API was found. A person signs in to the Gemini app with a personal Google Account and needs a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17094507). Connected apps are off by default and are switched on in settings (https://gemini.google/us/overview/agent/spark/). Third-party and custom apps are linked to the Google Account and can be unlinked in Connected Apps settings or on the account's Linked apps page. A custom MCP server that lacks Dynamic Client Registration takes credentials the user enters (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17209137). Google tells users not to type sign-in or payment details into a task thread and to enter them on the web page in take control mode (https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17094507).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Spark needs a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription. US prices are $19.99 a month for Pro and $99.99 or $199.99 a month for Ultra, with Spark use counted against compute-based limits that refresh every five hours up to a weekly limit (https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/; https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16275805). The subscriptions page lists Spark under Ultra as first access in select countries, while the help page names Pro and Ultra. No free tier includes Spark. The page links a two-month trial offer whose terms were not read (checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "$19.99 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the pages read, and no public API to carry one (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "docsUrl": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17094507", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "consumer", "closed-source", "no-api", "beta", "ios", "android", "macos", "web", "browser-agent", "approvals", "mcp-client", "subscription", "trains-on-data-by-default" ], "lastRelease": "2026-05-19", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 24.5, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 974, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 18, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 9, "maintenance": 17, "payments": 10, "reliability": 14, "schema": 17, "security": 60, "transparency": 49 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Google's help pages state what Spark confirms before doing, how to delete its remote browser and code data, and the risks of prompt injection. Spark has no public API, Google calls it experimental, and it runs only with Keep Activity on, the setting under which chats are used for model training and human review.", "bestFor": "A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.", "strengths": [ "Google says Spark asks for confirmation before sending communications, modifying data, making purchases, submitting web forms and using Sign in with Google", "Connected apps are off by default, and write actions through a custom MCP server need manual confirmation, per Google's help pages", "The help page names prompt injection, gives four examples of what an injected instruction could do, and says the safeguards do not guarantee protection", "Each task thread has a work panel listing completed and planned steps, files read or updated, schedules, and the skills and apps used", "Published limits of 15 running tasks and 50 active schedules, and plan prices of $19.99 to $199.99 a month in the US" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public API, SDK or MCP server for an outside agent was found. Spark is reached in the Gemini mobile app, the Mac app and gemini.google.com", "Google's help page calls Spark an experimental feature in early development, and the Privacy Hub calls it beta", "Spark runs only with Keep Activity on. With that setting on, Google uses activity to train generative AI models and human reviewers read some chats", "Chats already reviewed by human reviewers are kept for up to three years and are not deleted when the user deletes activity", "Google states that Gemini can perform bulk actions on private Google Tasks without confirmation", "The remote browser saves cookies holding website sign-in details for later sessions until the user deletes them or turns Spark off", "No status page or SLA for Spark was linked from the pages read, and the bug bounty site linked from Google's terms is drawn by script and was unread" ], "agentNotes": [ "Do not plan an integration against Spark. No public API or MCP server was found, and a person must hold a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription", "Expect a confirmation request before sends, edits, purchases and web form submissions, and note that bulk changes to private Google Tasks run without one", "Delete remote browser data and remote code execution data in Gemini Spark Settings after a sensitive session. Deleting a task thread or Gemini Apps activity does not remove them", "Keep within 15 running tasks and 50 active schedules. A schedule does not run when 15 tasks are running or the usage limit is reached", "Treat every safety statement here as Google's own description. None was tested, and no message was sent to the service" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "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": 24.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 9, "maintenance": 17, "payments": 10, "reliability": 14, "schema": 17, "security": 60, "transparency": 44 }, "provenanceScore": 54 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/gemini-spark" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Google AI Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 19.99, "note": "US price, includes Spark with 4 times the standard usage limit" }, { "item": "Google AI Ultra (5x)", "unit": "month", "usd": 99.99, "note": "US price, 5 times the Pro usage limit" }, { "item": "Google AI Ultra (20x)", "unit": "month", "usd": 199.99, "note": "US price, 20 times the Pro usage limit" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "gemini.google", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://policies.google.com/terms", "privacy": "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://gemini.google/us/release-notes/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The Gemini Apps Privacy Notice says Gemini Apps are supplied by Google Ireland Limited in the European Economic Area and Switzerland and by Google LLC everywhere else. Spark is not available in the European Economic Area or Switzerland.", "Google's service-specific terms page lists Gemini Apps under the Google Terms of Service (effective 30 July 2026), the Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy and the Gemini Apps Agentic Calling Additional Terms of Service. The Generative AI Additional Terms of Service that the subscriptions page links say they stopped applying on 22 May 2024.", "The privacy link is the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub, which holds the Gemini Apps Privacy Notice (last updated 29 June 2026) and the Spark data questions (hub last updated 24 September 2026). The notice supplements the Google Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy (effective 12 October 2026).", "No status page for Gemini Apps or Spark was linked from any page read.", "The release notes are the Gemini app's. Their only entry about Spark is dated 19 May 2026.", "gemini.google/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. Google's terms link bughunters.google.com as its safety and bug testing programmes. That site's home page is drawn by script and was unread.", "gemini.google is a name under Google's own .google top-level domain. Its registration date was not looked up.", "policies.google.com/robots.txt answered 404, read as no rules. The robots.txt files of gemini.google, support.google.com and bughunters.google.com allow the pages read." ], "score": 54 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.json" }, "answer": "Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "instinct", "name": "Instinct", "vendor": "Spear Street Technology, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://instinct.com", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Hosted personal assistant from Spear Street Technology, Inc., trading as Instinct, that a person texts or calls. It acts in connected accounts such as Google Workspace and on websites, including purchases and bookings.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "A person signs in at app.instinct.com with a phone number and a one-time passcode sent by text. The terms also allow an account linked to Apple, Facebook or Google. Google Workspace is connected through Google's APIs and can be revoked in settings or by asking the assistant. The owner may also give the assistant usernames and passwords for other sites. No API key, token or other credential for a program was found (https://instinct.com/legal/sms-terms.html; https://instinct.com/terms; https://instinct.com/privacy-policy).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No price is published. The terms say fees may apply to certain functions, are charged in US dollars to a card through a payment processor and are non-refundable. Whether any use is free was not established, and sign-up may put a person on a waiting list (https://instinct.com/terms, section 4; https://instinct.com/legal/sms-terms.html, checked 2026-10-12).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the home page, terms or privacy policy, and no API was found (checked 2026-10-12).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-12" }, "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "sms", "voice-call", "google-workspace", "computer-use", "waitlist", "no-public-pricing", "no-api", "security-txt", "trains-on-data-by-default" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 11.4, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 984, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 986, "categoryRank": 20, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 3, "payments": 0, "reliability": 5, "schema": 3, "security": 25, "transparency": 51 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-10-12" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The terms and privacy policy are specific about connected accounts, model training and the risks of autonomous actions, and security.txt is valid. No price, documentation, status page, changelog or programmatic interface is published, and customer content trains AI models unless the owner opts out.", "bestFor": "A consumer assistant for one adult who wants errands done by text or phone call, such as bill disputes, gifts, groceries, appointments and travel, and who accepts that it acts and spends as their agent.", "strengths": [ "The privacy policy lists the Google Workspace products accessed and says that data is not used to train or improve AI models", "Training on customer content has an opt-out at app.instinct.com/settings, and material placed in the Vault is excluded from training", "Indexed data from connected services can be deleted at app.instinct.com/workspace, and Google access revoked in settings or by asking the assistant", "security.txt is valid until 18 February 2027 and names a contact address", "The privacy policy states the risks of unintended payments, unintended messages and misleading instructions from third parties" ], "weaknesses": [ "No price is published. The terms say fees may apply to certain functions, are charged in US dollars and are non-refundable", "No documentation, API, MCP server, status page or changelog was found on instinct.com", "Customer content trains the vendor's AI models by default, and content flagged for safety review may be used after an opt-out", "The terms appoint the assistant as the owner's agent to make purchases and accept third-party terms, and leave responsibility for every action with the owner", "The owner may hand over usernames, passwords and card details. Where they are stored is not stated", "The terms forbid bots, scrapers and benchmarking, and limit the service to personal use" ], "agentNotes": [ "Do not plan on calling Instinct from a program. No API, MCP server or key was found, and the terms forbid automation software and benchmarking", "A person signs in at app.instinct.com with a phone number and a one-time code by text, and may wait for a place when the service is at capacity", "Tell the owner to opt out of model training at app.instinct.com/settings before connecting mail or files, since training is on by default", "Disconnecting an account does not delete what was indexed from it. Delete that data at app.instinct.com/workspace", "Treat purchases and bookings as final. The terms say actions may not be reversible and that confirmation controls are not guaranteed" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 11.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 3, "payments": 0, "reliability": 5, "schema": 3, "security": 25, "transparency": 30 }, "provenanceScore": 72 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/instinct" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct", "domain": "instinct.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-05-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://instinct.com/terms", "privacy": "https://instinct.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-12", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, both last revised 26 August 2026, name Spear Street Technology, Inc. d/b/a Instinct. No postal address is given on the pages read. The terms are governed by California law with San Francisco courts.", "The terms cover the website, its subdomains and the apps, so they govern the assistant itself and are not website-only terms. An Acceptable Use Policy (20 August 2026), SMS/Text Messaging Terms (17 August 2026) and an SMS/Text Messaging Privacy Statement (6 July 2026) supplement them.", "instinct.com/.well-known/security.txt gives Contact support@instinct.com, Expires 2027-02-18 and a Canonical line. It has no Policy line.", "RDAP at Verisign gives a registration date of 1997-05-20 for instinct.com, NameCheap, Inc. as registrar and a last change on 2 September 2026. The domain is older than the product's 2026 legal documents, so its age says little about the vendor.", "No status page and no changelog are linked from the home page, the terms or the privacy policy.", "The sign-in and the web app are at app.instinct.com, on the vendor's domain. The home page gives comms[at]instinct[dot]com as a contact." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Google LLC", "b": "Spear Street Technology, Inc.", "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": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service", "b": "Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-05-19", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-07-30", "b": "2026-08-26", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-09-24", "b": "2026-08-26", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "yes, with an opt-out", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Gemini Spark or Instinct?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 14 against 5", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 17 against 3", "Security \u0026 auth, 60 against 25", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 10 against 0", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 17 against 3" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.", "slug": "gemini-spark", "watchFor": "No public API, SDK or MCP server for an outside agent was found. Spark is reached in the Gemini mobile app, the Mac app and gemini.google.com" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "A consumer assistant for one adult who wants errands done by text or phone call, such as bill disputes, gifts, groceries, appointments and travel, and who accepts that it acts and spends as their agent.", "slug": "instinct", "watchFor": "No price is published. The terms say fees may apply to certain functions, are charged in US dollars and are non-refundable" } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.proactive", "name": "Assistant proactive" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-instinct" }, { "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-instinct.json", "title": "GAIA vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-grok-bot.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Grok Bot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-grok-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-haven.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Haven", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-haven" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-leon.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-lindy.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-poke.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-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-instinct.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Haven vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon.json", "title": "Instinct vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy.json", "title": "Instinct vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Instinct vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Instinct vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke.json", "title": "Instinct vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Instinct vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "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" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 9, "edge": "gemini-spark", "gemini-spark": 14, "instinct": 5, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 14, "edge": "gemini-spark", "gemini-spark": 17, "instinct": 3, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "gemini-spark", "gemini-spark": 9, "instinct": 5, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 35, "edge": "gemini-spark", "gemini-spark": 60, "instinct": 25, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "gemini-spark", "gemini-spark": 10, "instinct": 0, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 14, "edge": "gemini-spark", "gemini-spark": 17, "instinct": 3, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "instinct", "gemini-spark": 49, "instinct": 51, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistant proactive.", "verdicts": { "gemini-spark": "Google's help pages state what Spark confirms before doing, how to delete its remote browser and code data, and the risks of prompt injection. Spark has no public API, Google calls it experimental, and it runs only with Keep Activity on, the setting under which chats are used for model training and human review.", "instinct": "The terms and privacy policy are specific about connected accounts, model training and the risks of autonomous actions, and security.txt is valid. No price, documentation, status page, changelog or programmatic interface is published, and customer content trains AI models unless the owner opts out." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.min.md" }, "markdown": "Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistant proactive.\n\n- Gemini Spark: grade F, 24.5/100, rank #974 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-spark.json\n- Instinct: grade F, 11.4/100, rank #984 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instinct.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/instinct.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### Gemini Spark (F)\n\nGood for: A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 14 against 5\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 17 against 3\n- Security \u0026 auth, 60 against 25\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 10 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 17 against 3\n\nWatch for: No public API, SDK or MCP server for an outside agent was found. Spark is reached in the Gemini mobile app, the Mac app and gemini.google.com\n\n### Instinct (F)\n\nGood for: A consumer assistant for one adult who wants errands done by text or phone call, such as bill disputes, gifts, groceries, appointments and travel, and who accepts that it acts and spends as their agent.\n\nWatch for: No price is published. The terms say fees may apply to certain functions, are charged in US dollars and are non-refundable\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Gemini Spark | Instinct | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 14 | 5 | Gemini Spark +9 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 17 | 3 | Gemini Spark +14 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 9 | 5 | Gemini Spark +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 25 | Gemini Spark +35 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 0 | Gemini Spark +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 17 | 3 | Gemini Spark +14 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 49 | 51 | Instinct +2 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **24.5 · F** | **11.4 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Gemini Spark | Instinct |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Google LLC | Spear Street Technology, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service | Proprietary service under Instinct's Terms of Service, which grant personal use only |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| Last release | 2026-05-19 | none |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-07-30 | 2026-08-26 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-24 | 2026-08-26 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Gemini Spark.** Google's help pages state what Spark confirms before doing, how to delete its remote browser and code data, and the risks of prompt injection. Spark has no public API, Google calls it experimental, and it runs only with Keep Activity on, the setting under which chats are used for model training and human review.\n\n**Instinct.** The terms and privacy policy are specific about connected accounts, model training and the risks of autonomous actions, and security.txt is valid. No price, documentation, status page, changelog or programmatic interface is published, and customer content trains AI models unless the owner opts out.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Gemini Spark\n\n1. Do not plan an integration against Spark. No public API or MCP server was found, and a person must hold a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription\n2. Expect a confirmation request before sends, edits, purchases and web form submissions, and note that bulk changes to private Google Tasks run without one\n3. Delete remote browser data and remote code execution data in Gemini Spark Settings after a sensitive session. Deleting a task thread or Gemini Apps activity does not remove them\n4. Keep within 15 running tasks and 50 active schedules. A schedule does not run when 15 tasks are running or the usage limit is reached\n5. Treat every safety statement here as Google's own description. None was tested, and no message was sent to the service\n\n### Instinct\n\n1. Do not plan on calling Instinct from a program. No API, MCP server or key was found, and the terms forbid automation software and benchmarking\n2. A person signs in at app.instinct.com with a phone number and a one-time code by text, and may wait for a place when the service is at capacity\n3. Tell the owner to opt out of model training at app.instinct.com/settings before connecting mail or files, since training is on by default\n4. Disconnecting an account does not delete what was indexed from it. Delete that data at app.instinct.com/workspace\n5. Treat purchases and bookings as final. The terms say actions may not be reversible and that confirmation controls are not guaranteed\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Gemini Spark or Instinct?\n\nGemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against Instinct's 11.4 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-instinct.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"gemini-spark\", \"b\": \"instinct\"}`. 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