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Head to head · Assistant proactive · October 2026 research run

Gemini Spark vs Dots

Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on reliability and transparency & trust. Both do assistant proactive.

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Gemini SparkGoogle LLC · Platform F24.5/100#974 of 986 DotsOpenAI · Platform F28.3/100#973 of 986

Which one, for what

Gemini Spark F

Best for A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 14 against 3
  • Transparency & trust, 49 against 31

Watch 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

Dots F

Best for A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends.

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 41 against 17
  • Agent ergonomics, 22 against 9
  • Maintenance & community, 38 against 17

Watch for

Beta. The admin setting is labelled Use dots (Beta), access is rolling out gradually, and Teams access is an invite-only alpha

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runGemini SparkDotsEdge
Reliability16%20143Gemini Spark +11
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.21741Dots +24
Agent ergonomics13%16.2922Dots +13
Security & auth14%17.56058Gemini Spark +2
Payments & pricing10%12.51010even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.81738Dots +21
Transparency & trust7%8.84931Gemini Spark +18
Negative events≤1500
TotalF 24.5/100F 28.3/100

Facts side by side

FactGemini SparkDots
KindPlatformPlatform
VendorGoogle LLCOpenAI
Hosted endpointno (local only)no (local only)
Transports
AuthOAuthOAuth or key
PricingPaidPaid
x402nono
LicenceProprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of ServiceProprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnoyes
Last release2026-05-192026-10-09
Terms last updated2026-07-30no document linked
Privacy policy last updated2026-09-24no document linked
Customer content may train modelsyes, with an opt-out
Terms restrict automated accessyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticenot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the text

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.

Dots

Actions that affect accounts or share information pass an automatic review, and custom rules can require approval or a hand-off. Dots is a beta on Pro plans from $100 a month, and no status page, terms, privacy policy or way to delete individual saved notes was found in the pages we could read.

Before you call either

Gemini Spark

  1. 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
  2. Expect a confirmation request before sends, edits, purchases and web form submissions, and note that bulk changes to private Google Tasks run without one
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Treat every safety statement here as Google's own description. None was tested, and no message was sent to the service

Dots

  1. Say what may be sent. Asking a dot to draft replies does not permit sending them, and an action outside a stated scope needs another decision
  2. Stop three things separately. Pause stops the main task only, delegated tasks stop in Activity and recurring tasks in Scheduled, and completed actions are not undone
  3. Connect each thing separately. A messaging channel grants no access to an inbox, an app or a computer
  4. Sign out of websites and disconnect apps yourself when removing access. Revoking dots access or disconnecting an app does not delete information already obtained
  5. Keep the connected computer online with the ChatGPT app open for local work. Only one personal computer can be connected at a time

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Gemini Spark or Dots?

Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Gemini Spark leads on reliability and transparency & trust.

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