# Hark Pro vs Orchid (slim)

> Hark Pro scores 21.6 (F) to Orchid's 20.2 (F) for assistants that remember you. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hark Pro scores 21.6 (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 remember you.

- Hark Pro: F 21.6, rank #1123 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hark-pro.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #1127 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Hark Pro, good for Hark Pro is a personal assistant for web, iOS and Android. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 10 against 0; Security & auth, 45 against 0; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10.
- 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 15; Maintenance & community, 24 against 0; Transparency & trust, 60 against 42.

| Category | Hark Pro | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 0 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 42 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hark Pro | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Hark Labs, Inc. | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |