Elephas vs Personal AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Elephas grades higher than Personal AI: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Elephas grades higher on the free plan. Personal AI grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Elephas
Private AI knowledge assistant for Mac with local indexing
Which one is for you
Pick Elephas if
- Fits if you handle client files under NDA and want names and numbers redacted before AI sees them
- Works for Mac users who want one searchable index of their own PDFs, notes and transcripts
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're on Windows, which is only a waitlist so far
- Pricey if you want Super Brain, integrations or the iPhone app, since they start on Professional at $39 a month
- Tight if you're staying free, at 20 credits a month for the built-in AI, while Standard gets 100 and Professional 500
- Watch out: the Mac App Store build lacks Super Command and the text-writing features
- Watch out: the full redaction inspector is only on Pro+, at $49 billed monthly
Pick Personal AI if
- Fits if you are a carrier or enterprise looking at an AI memory layer
- Works for developers who want a memory service behind their own AI
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price you can read, as pricing is scoped with sales
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as no free plan or trial is listed
- Too light on public detail for a solo buyer, as the pages focus on enterprise deployments
- Watch out: its benchmark claims were measured on a carrier network and this directory has not checked them
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAElephasWeak | 1.6GPAPersonal AIWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStandard is $15.83 a month on the yearly plan, $19 monthly, which is the dear end of this category for 100 credits. Super Brain, the knowledge base that's the whole point, needs Professional at $32.50, and the full redaction inspector Pro+ at $40.83. | CNo public price: the pricing page says to scope a deployment with sales. With nothing on record it sits in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CThere's a free plan with no card, but it's 20 credits a month for the built-in AI, a fifth of what Standard gets. Every download also gets 7 days of Pro, switched on automatically, with no card asked for. | FNo free plan or trial is described on the pages read, and the pages offer Talk to Sales and a carrier briefing. |
| Features | CSuper Brain indexes your own files and answers with sources, 28 types of sensitive data get blanked before anything leaves the Mac, and it runs offline. That's a narrow job, and the headline parts sit above the Standard plan. | CMy AI, Persona Studio and Memory Core on paper. The pages focus on enterprise and carrier deployments, so what an individual gets could not be confirmed. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and there's a fair bit to take in: which plan has Super Brain, what a credit buys, and a Mac App Store build that's missing Super Command and the writing features. The built-in AI does work without keys. | COnly a web sign-in is visible and the setup is sales-led. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA Mac app, on macOS 13 or later, with a companion app for iPhone and iPad from the Professional plan up. Windows is a waitlist. It connects to Apple Notes, Notion, Obsidian and Zoom, but it's Apple hardware only. | CWeb only. No apps or extensions are listed. |
| Best for | asking AI about client files, with details redacted | enterprise AI memory deployed on a network |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Elephas and Personal AI. How we grade
Where they differ
- Elephas also covers grammar & style.
- Personal AI also covers AI agents and no-code.
At a glance
| Elephas | Personal AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $15.83 per month on the yearly plan, or $19 billed monthly (Standard) | Not published |
| Free plan | 20 credits a month for the built-in Elephas AI engine, with no credit card required. | None |
| Free trial | Every new download includes 7 days of Pro, activated automatically, with no credit card required. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Liberation Softwares LLP | Personal AI |
| Price read from | elephas.app | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Personal AI
- No public prices were found. The pricing page says deployments are scoped with the sales team, and the pages offer Talk to Sales and a carrier briefing.
- The current pages focus on enterprise and carrier deployments, so a self-serve consumer plan for My AI could not be confirmed.
- Only a web sign-in is visible on the pages read, and no apps or browser extensions are listed.
- The model page cites production benchmarks measured on a carrier network, which this directory has not checked.
Key features
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.
Personal AI
- My AI
- An assistant described as remembering every conversation, learning your preferences and building a long-running relationship, with no setup or configuration.
- Persona Studio
- A no-code builder for defining a persona's personality, knowledge domains, memory behavior and guardrails, backed by Memory Core.
- Memory Core
- A memory and context service for developers that encodes, stabilizes, recalls and evolves persistent memory for AI applications.
- Carrier-network deployment
- MODEL-4 is deployed on an operator's own network under a single agreement covering deployment, licensing and support.
- Security claims
- The platform page says it is SOC 2 and HIPAA certified and GDPR compliant, with TLS 1.2+ in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. These are the vendor's claims.
Plans
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.
Personal AI
Pricing could not be confirmed. See personal.ai.
Ways to pay less
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.
Personal AI
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Elephas or Personal AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Elephas starts at $15.83 per month on the yearly plan, or $19 billed monthly (Standard), and Personal AI has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Elephas or Personal AI?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Elephas has a free plan. Personal AI does not.
Which platforms do Elephas and Personal AI run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Elephas lists macOS and iOS apps and only Personal AI lists a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.