The Maple AI Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Maple AI in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Maple AI
The Insider’s Guide
End-to-end encrypted AI chat that runs open models in enclaves
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI assistants, read from Maple AI’s own pages.
Made by Maple Privacy Labs Inc. · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Maple AI’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Maple AI’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 12 of the 57 other AI assistants we grade
Maple AI is a chat assistant from Maple Privacy Labs that encrypts messages on your device and decrypts them only inside hardware-isolated enclaves, where open models such as Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek and GPT-OSS run. The client and server code are public, and one account works across the web app and the desktop and mobile apps. Paid plans add every model, file uploads, voice recording and an OpenAI-compatible API.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Maple AI, taken from its own pages and our grades.
One account works across the web app and the desktop and phone apps, and there's nothing to host yourself.
- 1
Best for AI chat that's encrypted end to end
It offers open-weight models only, with nothing from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.
- 2
Paid plans start at $20 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $20 per month (Pro).
- 3
There is a free plan
End-to-end encrypted chat with access to basic AI features. Web search is not included, and the pricing page does not state a usage allowance.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- 5
End-to-end encrypted chats
Messages are encrypted on the device with a per-account key and decrypted only inside a hardware-isolated enclave for inference. Maple says it cannot read them and does not train on them.
- 6
Open models inside enclaves
Open-weight models such as Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek, Gemma, Llama and OpenAI's GPT-OSS run on GPUs in trusted execution environments, so prompts are not passed to the labs that made them.
- 7
Public code and attestation
Client and server code are published on GitHub under the MIT license. Reproducible builds and a signed enclave attestation let anyone check what is running.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 12 of 57
That is against the other AI assistants we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Maple AI you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Maple AI at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $20 per month (Pro)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Maple Privacy Labs Inc., since 2025
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for AI chat that's encrypted end to end
Maple encrypts your messages on your device and only opens them inside sealed hardware, publishes its code, and has apps for web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. It offers open-weight models only, with nothing from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google. Free has no web search or uploads and no stated allowance, Pro is $20 a month, API use costs extra, and Maple Agent is a waitlist.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro is $20 a month, where this category's dearest tenth starts, and it buys open-weight models only. Uploads, voice recording and API access all begin there, and API use is billed per million tokens on top. What you're paying for is the privacy. |
| Free plan and trial | C | There's a free plan with end-to-end encrypted chat and the basic features. But web search is left out, uploads and voice recording need Pro, and the pricing page states no usage allowance, so you can't tell whether you could stay on it. |
| Features | C | Encrypted chat, anonymous web search through Brave, projects, file uploads, voice recording and an OpenAI-compatible API. It does the private-chat job, and that's a smaller one: open-weight models only, and Maple Agent, the one with memory, is a private beta. |
| Ease of use | B | One account works across the web app and the desktop and phone apps, and there's nothing to host yourself. We have no App Store rating on record for it, so we go by what the listing shows. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, which is the lot. Developers also get an OpenAI-compatible API that coding tools like OpenCode and Goose can talk to. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Maple AI is for
- Fits if you handle confidential client or company material and want an AI that keeps it encrypted
- Works for people who'd rather check a privacy claim than trust it, since the code is public on GitHub
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want the proprietary models from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google, as none are offered
- Tight if you're staying free: web search, uploads and voice recording aren't included, and no allowance is stated
- Pricey if a general chatbot is all you're after, at $20 a month for Pro
- Watch out: API use is billed per million tokens at each model's rate, on top of the subscription
- Watch out: Maple Agent, the assistant with long-term memory, is a private beta behind a waitlist
Good to know
Good for
- People who want cloud-hosted models without exposing their chats
- Professionals working with confidential client or company material
- Developers routing coding tools through an encrypted API
Worth knowing
- Only open-weight models are offered; proprietary models from OpenAI, Anthropic or Google are not part of the lineup.
- The Free plan leaves out web search, and uploads, voice recording and API access start at Pro for $20 per month.
- API usage is charged per million tokens at each model's rate, separately from the subscription.
- Maple Agent, the assistant with long-term memory, is in private beta behind a waitlist.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$20
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Maple AI has a free plan. Paid plans start at $20 per month (Pro).
Uploads, voice recording and API access all begin there, and API use is billed per million tokens on top.
Free
$0
End-to-end encrypted chat with basic AI features. Web search is not included.
Pro
$20
per month
All models including Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek and GPT-OSS, image and document upload in the apps, voice recording and API access.
Team
$30
per user / month
Everything in Pro with 2x more usage per member, chat credits pooled across the team and unified billing.
Max
$100
per month
Everything in Pro with 20x more usage, priority support and early access to features and models.
The free plan
End-to-end encrypted chat with access to basic AI features. Web search is not included, and the pricing page does not state a usage allowance.
Read from trymaple.ai on Oct 9, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
End-to-end encrypted AI chat that runs open models in enclaves. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, end-to-end encrypted, public API, AI features, chat assistant, AI search.
Encrypted chat, anonymous web search through Brave, projects, file uploads, voice recording and an OpenAI-compatible API.
- End-to-end encrypted chats
- Messages are encrypted on the device with a per-account key and decrypted only inside a hardware-isolated enclave for inference. Maple says it cannot read them and does not train on them.
- Open models inside enclaves
- Open-weight models such as Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek, Gemma, Llama and OpenAI's GPT-OSS run on GPUs in trusted execution environments, so prompts are not passed to the labs that made them.
- Public code and attestation
- Client and server code are published on GitHub under the MIT license. Reproducible builds and a signed enclave attestation let anyone check what is running.
- Private web search
- A search agent queries the web anonymously through Brave's search API and brings current information into the chat. Web search is left out of the Free plan.
- Projects, documents and voice
- Chats can be grouped into projects and pinned. Pro adds image and document upload in the apps, plus voice recording, inside the same encrypted workspace.
- Maple Proxy API
- An OpenAI-compatible endpoint that verifies the enclave and encrypts requests from tools such as OpenCode and Goose. API usage is billed per million tokens, apart from the plan price.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- OpenCode
- Goose
- OpenClaw
- Brave Search
Maple AI is made by Maple Privacy Labs Inc., and has been around since 2025.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
12/57
Other AI assistants it is graded above
Maple AI's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 57 other AI assistants we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 45 of 57) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 34 of the 38 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 58 AI assistants we grade, cut by the letter each got. Maple AI’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 57
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 57
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 57
- BEase of useAbove 21 of 57
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 45 of 57
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 AI assistants. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Maple AI is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Maple AI you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 35 of the 57 other AI assistants grade higher. It costs $240 a year. Maple AI is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- A search engine with an AI model behind it.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, OpenCode, Goose and OpenClaw among them, and has an API.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
What this rests on. Maple AI’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Confer, Lumo, Venice and Duck.ai
The 4 tools Maple AI is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Confer
Free plan · from $34.99
End-to-end encrypted AI assistant from the creator of Signal.
- Only Maple AI lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Maple AI is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
Lumo
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Proton's private AI assistant with zero-access encrypted chats.
- Only Maple AI lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Maple AI is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Venice
Free plan · from $18/mo
Privacy-focused AI app for chat, images and video across many models.
- Only Maple AI lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Maple AI is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.4GPA
Duck.ai
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Private, anonymized chat with third-party AI models.
- Only Maple AI lists a Linux app.
- Maple AI is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Maple AI also covers AI search.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Maple AI free?
Maple AI has a free plan. End-to-end encrypted chat with access to basic AI features.
How much does Maple AI cost?
Maple AI lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Maple AI work on?
Maple AI is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
Is Maple AI open source?
Yes. Maple AI is open source, according to its own site.
Is Maple AI end-to-end encrypted?
Maple AI describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
Does Maple AI have an API?
Yes. Maple AI offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Maple AI integrate with?
Maple AI's listing names OpenCode, Goose, OpenClaw and Brave Search. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Maple AI?
Maple AI is made by Maple Privacy Labs Inc. It dates from 2025.
What are the alternatives to Maple AI?
The closest alternatives to Maple AI in our directory are Confer, Lumo, Venice and Duck.ai.
How does Maple AI compare with other AI assistants?
Maple AI's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 57 other AI assistants we grade, and level with 10.
Is Maple AI good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Maple AI D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 34 of the 38 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Maple AI?
To replace Maple AI you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Maple AI’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Maple AI's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-19.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Maple Privacy Labs Inc. Prices change, so check trymaple.ai before you buy.
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- trymaple.ai/teams
- trymaple.ai/downloads
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- trymaple.ai/blog/maple-2-0-now-with-live-data
- trymaple.ai/blog/organize-maple-with-projects-and-pinned-chats
- github.com/MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Maple AI, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/maple-ai
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
The best-graded AI assistants after Maple AI, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- AI Assistants Insider's GuideEvery one of the 58 AI assistants we grade, compared
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- Chatbox Insider's GuideAI chat client for your own API keys or a hosted model plan3.4 GPA
- ChatGPT Insider's GuideOpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, images and voice3.4 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Maple AI’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Maple AI is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Maple Privacy Labs Inc. Prices and plans change: check trymaple.ai before you buy.