Head to head
Instinct vs Brea
Same 15 tests, same scale. The check goes to the higher score.
Instinct2–1Across 3 tested dimensions.
Brea8Checked in unprompted when the window opened, explained why no digital pass was available on that fare, flagged a passport expiry.
3Asked to book a Loop hotel under $250 with free cancel; listed Canopy and Central Loop, then said it cannot stage a reservation.
10Books through the user's own airline and hotel accounts rather than one aggregator; end-to-end booking with check-in and boarding pass.
9Three options within the stated walking constraint with live availability, times, why each fits, a full one excluded, and a pick.
7Asked for a Loop dinner for four under $40 with veg and no chains; got Dearborn, Gage, and ema, with ema flagged as a restaurant group.
9Ordered same-day flowers under the cap with an itemized total, approval before charge and a confirmation back.
9Recalled an earlier email on the same issue, drafted one combined message in the user's voice, asked before sending, then sent.
8Flagged a duplicate rental booking and a possible double charge at the counter and offered to cancel the extra one.
9Weekday 7am briefing landed on time both mornings with the full calendar, conflicts flagged, replies owed with their age, and the weather.
5Offered Gmail, Calendar and Drive as full-access links with no read-only option, but asked before sending email or charging a card.
6Set a no-email/no-spend rule on Calendar-only; blocked a buy ask, kept email unsent, and disconnect dropped Calendar access.
9Answered a question about a past booking by cross-referencing two emails; also reported a completed return unprompted.
8Noticed another assistant had auto-drafted a reply in the work inbox, left it unsent and escalated instead of acting on it.
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