# Orbits vs Orchid (slim)

> Orchid scores 20.2 (F) to Orbits's 15.6 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Orchid scores 20.2 (F) on agent readiness against Orbits's 15.6 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Orbits leads on payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Orbits: F 15.6, rank #997 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Orbits, good for Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 20 against 10; Maintenance & community, 54 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 15; Transparency & trust, 60 against 43.

| Category | Orbits | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 54 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 43 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Orbits | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nemus AI, Inc. | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Licence | Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.). | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | none |