# OpenDuet vs Orchid (slim)

> OpenDuet scores 49.5 (D) 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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OpenDuet scores 49.5 (D) on agent readiness against Orchid's 20.2 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Orchid leads on reliability. Both do assistants reached by message.

- OpenDuet: D 49.5, rank #962 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openduet.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #1188 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- OpenDuet, good for A starting point for a developer or team who wants a proactive mail-and-calendar assistant they host and change, with approvals and audit, and who accepts a CopilotKit Intelligence account. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 58 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 52 against 0; Security & auth, 59 against 0; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Maintenance & community, 37 against 24; Transparency & trust, 68 against 60. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.
- 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 42.

| Category | OpenDuet | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 42 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 59 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 37 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenDuet | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | CopilotKit (Tawkit, Inc.) | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | MIT. Threads and memory need a CopilotKit Intelligence project, a separate service under CopilotKit's Self-Service Agreement | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-01-16 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-27 | 2026-09-14 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |
| Popularity | 1.6k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |