# Jina Reader vs Spider (slim)

> Spider has a score of 74.3 (BB) against Jina Reader's 45.3 (E). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 61 points. Spider accepts x402. Jina Reader doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Spider has a score of 74.3 (BB) against Jina Reader's 45.3 (E). Both do scraping. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 61 points. Spider accepts x402. Jina Reader doesn't.

- Jina Reader: E 45.3, rank #402 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-reader.min.md
- Spider: BB 74.3, rank #49 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/spider-cloud.min.md
- Pick Jina Reader for agent ergonomics (+6). Pick Spider for reliability (+20), schema & documentation (+44), security & auth (+10), payments & pricing (+61), maintenance & community (+20), transparency & trust (+8).

| Category | Jina Reader | Spider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 80 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 43 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 42 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 96 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 69 |