# Elephas

> Private AI knowledge assistant for Mac with local indexing

Elephas is a Mac AI assistant built around your own documents. Files and notes are indexed locally into workspaces called Super Brains, sensitive details are redacted on the device before anything reaches a cloud model, and an offline mode runs entirely on local models. A system-wide shortcut adds summarizing, rewriting and grammar fixes in any Mac app, and an iPhone and iPad app gives access to the same knowledge bases.

- **Category:** AI Assistants
- **Made by:** Liberation Softwares LLP (since 2021)
- **Website:** https://elephas.app
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Elephas has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15.83 per month on the yearly plan, or $19 billed monthly (Standard).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 20 credits a month for the built-in Elephas AI engine, with no credit card required.
- **Free trial:** Every new download includes 7 days of Pro, activated automatically, with no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://elephas.app/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Elephas before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save about 17% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://elephas.app/pricing

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Apple Notes, Notion, Obsidian, Zoom

**Tags:** Chat assistant, Local-first, Works offline, Grammar & style, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Gemini Notebook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notebooklm): Google's AI research assistant that answers from your own sources. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/elephas-vs-notebooklm)
- [AnythingLLM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/anythingllm): Open-source AI app for documents, agents and local models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/anythingllm-vs-elephas)
- [BoltAI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/boltai): Native Mac AI client that runs on your own API keys. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/boltai-vs-elephas)
- [Alter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/alter): Voice-driven Mac AI assistant that reads on-screen context. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/alter-vs-elephas)
- [Msty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/msty): Private AI workspace for local and online models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/elephas-vs-msty)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://elephas.app/pricing
- https://elephas.app/
- https://elephas.app/about

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/elephas
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