# Gemini Spark vs Orchid (slim)

> Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) to Orchid's 20.2 (F) for assistants that act in your accounts. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-13

Gemini Spark scores 24.5 (F) on agent readiness against Orchid's 20.2 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Orchid leads on reliability, 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
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.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 10; Agent ergonomics, 9 against 0; Security & auth, 60 against 0.
- Orchid, good for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 14; Maintenance & community, 24 against 17; Transparency & trust, 60 against 49.

| Category | Gemini Spark | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 14 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 17 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 9 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 17 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 49 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemini Spark | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google LLC | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under the Google Terms of Service | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-05-19 | none |
| 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 |  |