Personal Agent Atlas

Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Gemini Task (formerly Spark) vs Poke

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomOnly Poke fully
  • European UnionOnly Poke fully
Gemini Task (formerly Spark): 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: PartlyLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: NoRuns on your own hardware: No4Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Google
Poke: 3 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: YesMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No3PokeThe Interaction Company (Cognition)
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKNoEUNo

More than 160 countries. The EEA, Switzerland, the UK and Nigeria are excluded.

USYesUKYesEUYes

Poke says it is available in all regions worldwide.

Cheapest way in
$19.99/mo

Google AI Pro. In the US, Task (formerly Spark) is for Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Free

Most features are free. Pro $19 a month. Ultra $199 a month includes Poke Human, a real person for real-world tasks, plus pay-as-you-go usage.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesGoogle apps and some third-party appsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesEmail and calendarPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesYour Chrome or a cloud browserPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
PartlySchedules pause while your device is offPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesAutomationsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
UnclearNo source yet
YesMessages, Telegram, WhatsApp, RCSPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
YesWith your reviewPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
YesBefore sending, buying or submitting formsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Data can stay in the EU
NoNot offered in the EEAPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in Google’s cloudPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoHosted servicePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Chrome
  • Saved passwords
  • Logged-in accounts
  • Photos
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Apps you connect
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Payments need your sign-off.

Before it acts

Not stated in its docs. With Poke Human, operators only see the details needed for the task.

Watch out for

Uses saved Chrome passwords once you allow it.

Lives inside Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp or RCS, so your chats with it run through those services too.

Launched
undefined 2026
undefined 2025
People to follow
  • Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Official account@GeminiApp
  • Josh WoodwardVP, Google Labs and the Gemini app@joshwoodward
Sources
  1. The Next Web, 9 Sep 2026
  2. Google, Gemini Apps Help, tasks, checked 19 Oct 2026
  1. Poke docs
  2. Poke FAQ and pricing
  3. Cognition welcomes The Interaction Company, 23 Jul 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

More head to heads