# Dots vs Orchid (slim)

> Dots scores 28.3 (F) to Orchid's 20.2 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Dots scores 28.3 (F) on agent readiness against Orchid's 20.2 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Orchid leads on reliability and transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Dots: F 28.3, rank #980 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Dots, 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 10; Agent ergonomics, 22 against 0; Security & auth, 58 against 0; Maintenance & community, 38 against 24.
- 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 3; Transparency & trust, 60 against 31.

| Category | Dots | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 3 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 22 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 58 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 38 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 31 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Dots | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenAI | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | none |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |