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Cogni compared with NoMac
Detail CogniNoMac logo NoMac
What it doesMemory that reasons On-demand cloud macOS for AI agents, billed per minute
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree plan at $0 USD; Pro plan at $5 USD per month. $0.90 per hour, billed per minute. Prepaid credit starts at $10, never expires and needs no subscription. Bigger top-ups add up to 20% bonus credit: $100 buys 133 hours. 7-day money-back guarantee on first purchase.
Key features
  • Entity-graph spreading activation for cross-vocabulary retrieval
  • Works with any LLM model
  • No LLM or GPU in retrieval path
  • Point-in-time and windowed recall
  • Timestamped memories
  • Fixed recall cost as memory grows
  • Real macOS on Apple M6 or M5 Pro silicon, ready in about a minute
  • Full admin access with no password prompts
  • Xcode 27 preinstalled with Homebrew, Node, Python and CocoaPods
  • iOS Simulator with screenshots and screen recordings
  • Persistent 20 GB encrypted drive between sessions
  • Control via MCP, CLI, API or SSH
  • App Store submissions and TestFlight uploads
  • Secrets management without chat exposure
  • Desktop view and control in browser
What makes it different
  • Reaches answers across unrelated documents that share no keywords, where vector search scores zero
  • Deterministic retrieval with no model in the path, so results never vary between queries
  • Constant per-query cost regardless of memory size, even at 32,000 words
  • No infrastructure to run—no vector database, cluster, or GPU needed
  • Works with any model, so small local models gain the most from better retrieval
  • Agents work autonomously without human prompts or permission dialogs
  • Pay only for minutes used, not idle Mac time
  • Complete end-to-end app building and publishing from iOS Simulator to App Store
  • Built-in isolation and security with ephemeral sessions
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last check20 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)213
Citation Flow (Majestic)2128
Referring domains (Majestic)34140

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