# Orchid vs Tomo (slim)

> Orchid scores 20.2 (F) to Tomo's 13.1 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-13

Orchid scores 20.2 (F) on agent readiness against Tomo's 13.1 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Tomo leads on maintenance & community. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- Tomo: F 13.1, rank #1000 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.min.md
- 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; Schema & documentation, 10 against 0; Transparency & trust, 60 against 47.
- Tomo, good for People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 54 against 24.

| Category | Orchid | Tomo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 0 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 24 | 54 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Orchid | Tomo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Zero Email, Inc. | Mapo Labs, Inc. |
| Licence | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). | Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-29 |