# Gemini Spark vs OpenInstinct (slim)

> Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) to OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F) for assistants that act in your accounts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against OpenInstinct's 21.8 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. OpenInstinct leads on reliability, payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.

- Gemini Spark: F 24.5, rank #982 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-spark.min.md
- OpenInstinct: F 21.8, rank #988 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.min.md
- Gemini Spark, good for A person who already keeps mail, calendar and files in a personal Google Account and accepts Keep Activity being on. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 17 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 9 against 0; Security & auth, 60 against 0.
- OpenInstinct, good for Developers comfortable running their own iMessage assistant on Vercel with a browser agent and Link wallet. Ahead on Reliability, 33 against 14; Payments & pricing, 50 against 10; Maintenance & community, 66 against 17; Transparency & trust, 59 against 49. Also Open source.

| Category | Gemini Spark | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 14 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 17 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 9 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 17 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemini Spark | OpenInstinct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google LLC | Merit Systems, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service | MIT (Copyright 2026 Merit Systems, Inc.). |
| Last release | 2026-05-19 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-30 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-24 |  |
| 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 |  |