Elephas vs Fluent

Elephas

• Consultants, lawyers and accountants working with client files under NDA
• Building a searchable knowledge base from your own documents and notes
• Mac users who want AI writing help inside every app

Fluent

• Mac users who want AI help inside the app they are already in
• People who prefer a one-time license and their own API keys
• Rewriting, replying and summarizing with repeatable actions

Elephas

• The full app is for Mac only (macOS 13 or later), with a companion app for iPhone and iPad. Windows is on a waitlist.
• The built-in AI runs on monthly credits: 20 on Free, 100 on Standard, 500 on Professional and 1,000 on Pro+. Your own API keys remove the limit.
• Super Brain, integrations and iPhone and iPad access start at Professional, and the full redaction inspector is in Pro+.
• The Mac App Store version lacks Super Command and the text-writing features because of sandbox restrictions.

Fluent

• It is Mac only and requires macOS 14.2 or later; local MLX models need a Mac with Apple silicon.
• The license does not include model usage: you supply API keys, an existing AI subscription or local models.
• Licenses are per Mac: Basic covers one, Standard covers two, and Team pricing starts at three.
• The app checks its license online from time to time, so it needs a connection at least once a week.

Elephas

Super Brain

Workspaces built from your PDFs, Word and Excel files, notes and transcripts, one per client or project. Files are indexed locally on the Mac and answers cite the source documents.

Sensitive data redaction

Detects and redacts 28 types of sensitive data, such as names, emails, account numbers and passport numbers, on the device before content reaches a cloud model.

Offline mode

Runs AI entirely on the Mac with local models so nothing leaves the device. Built-in cloud AI with zero data retention and your own API keys are the alternatives.

Super Command

One keyboard shortcut brings Elephas into any Mac app to summarize, rewrite, translate or fix the grammar of selected text, or to run custom commands called Snippets.

Built-in AI or your own keys

The built-in engine runs on OpenAI and Anthropic models. You can also add API keys from more than 15 providers, including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq and DeepSeek, for unlimited usage.

iPhone and iPad access

Professional and Pro+ subscribers can open the Super Brains built on the Mac from an iPhone or iPad signed in to the same Apple account.

Fluent

Smart Panel in any app

A shortcut opens a panel over the current app with the selected text, clipboard, browser tab or window attached. Results can be inserted back, keeping the original formatting.

Actions for repeated tasks

38 ready-made actions cover jobs such as rewriting, replying and summarizing. Actions can be customized with shortcuts and prompt variables, given their own model, and scheduled.

Your choice of model

Connects by API key to providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral and OpenRouter, signs in with an existing ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI or GitHub Copilot plan, or runs local MLX models.

Chat window and Council

A separate chat window holds longer conversations and history. Council sends one question to several models, has them review each other's answers anonymously, and a chairman model writes the result.

On-device voice dictation

Press the dictation shortcut in any text field and the words appear as you speak, cleaned up by a local model that runs on the Mac.

Integrations and Memory

Built-in integrations, among them Finder, Calendar and Reminders, plus a directory of external MCP servers let a model act on the Mac. Memory about you and your files is kept on the Mac.

Elephas

• Free$0

  20 credits a month for the built-in Elephas AI engine.

• Standard$15.83

  per month on the yearly plan; $19 billed monthly

  100 credits a month: AI chat and writing across the Mac, basic document and note workflows, and automatic protection of sensitive data.

• Professional$32.50

  per month on the yearly plan; $39 billed monthly

  500 credits a month, plus Super Brain, integrations with Apple Notes, Notion and Obsidian, iPhone and iPad access and a basic view of redactions.

• Pro+$40.83

  per month on the yearly plan; $49 billed monthly

  1,000 credits a month, plus the full redaction inspector, advanced redaction settings, optional offline AI workflows and an onboarding call.

Fluent

• Basic$49

  one-time, 1 Mac, lifetime upgrades

  Every feature on one Mac, including dictation, MCP integrations, Memory, Council and local models, with support by Discord, email and forum.

• Standard$69

  one-time, 2 Macs, lifetime upgrades

  The same features on two Macs. Shown as 30% less than $98, the price of two Basic licenses.

• Team$29

  per license, one-time, starting at 3 Macs

  The same features for three or more Macs, shown as a 40% saving per license.

Elephas

• Annual discount

  Save about 17% with yearly billing

  On the yearly plan Standard drops from $19 to $15.83 a month, Professional from $39 to $32.50 and Pro+ from $49 to $40.83.

Fluent

• Lifetime license

  One-time license with lifetime upgrades

  Every Fluent license is bought once and includes lifetime upgrades, with no subscription: Basic is $49 for one Mac. A 14-day money-back guarantee applies.

• Education

  Additional 30% off for education

  Educational institutions, teachers and students can get an additional 30% discount by contacting Epic Bits by email.

• Other savings

  Lower per-Mac price for two or more Macs

  Standard covers two Macs for $69, shown as 30% less than two Basic licenses, and Team licenses are $29 each from three Macs, shown as a 40% saving.