# Fluent

> Mac AI assistant that opens over any app with your own models

Fluent is a native macOS assistant from Epic Bits that opens as a Smart Panel over whatever app you are in, picks up the selected text, tab or window, and sends it to a model you choose. It works with your own API keys, an existing ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI or GitHub Copilot subscription, or local models on Apple silicon. It is sold as a one-time license per Mac with lifetime upgrades and a 7-day free trial.

- **Category:** AI Assistants
- **Made by:** Epic Bits
- **Website:** https://fluentmac.app
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Fluent is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 one-time (Basic, 1 Mac, lifetime upgrades).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial; purchases also carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.

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

Read from https://fluentmac.app/buy on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Fluent before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **One-time license with lifetime upgrades** (Lifetime license): 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. Source: https://fluentmac.app/buy
- **Additional 30% off for education** (Education): Educational institutions, teachers and students can get an additional 30% discount by contacting Epic Bits by email. Source: https://fluentmac.app/buy
- **Lower per-Mac price for two or more Macs** (Other savings): 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. Source: https://fluentmac.app/buy

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter, NanoGPT, Ollama, LM Studio, GitHub Copilot

**Tags:** Chat assistant, One-time purchase, Local-first, Works offline, Dictation, AI agents, AI features

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://fluentmac.app/buy
- https://fluentmac.app/
- https://fluentmac.app/help
- https://fluentmac.app/help/quick-start
- https://fluentmac.app/help/faq

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