# Gemini Spark vs Dots

> Dots scores 28.3 (F) to Gemini Spark's 24.5 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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.

- 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
- Dots: grade F, 28.3/100, rank #973 of 986. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openai-dots.json
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## Which one, for what

### Gemini Spark (F)

Good 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)

Good 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

| Category | Weight | Gemini Spark | Dots | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 14 | 3 | Gemini Spark +11 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 17 | 41 | Dots +24 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 9 | 22 | Dots +13 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 58 | Gemini Spark +2 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 10 | 10 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 17 | 38 | Dots +21 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 49 | 31 | Gemini Spark +18 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **24.5 · F** | **28.3 · F** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Gemini Spark | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Google LLC | OpenAI |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports |  |  |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-05-19 | 2026-10-09 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-30 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-24 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not 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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