cognira vs Ace

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cognira compared with Ace
Detail	cognira	Ace
What it does	Self-learning AI that learns from your chats and runs on a single iMac	Voice AI assistant that lives on your computer and phone to help with screen explanations, writing, notes and study tools
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2026	Not given
Based in	GB	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: £0/forever with 25K tokens/week. Pro: £15/month with 500K tokens/week. Max: £30/month with 2M tokens/week. API: £1.50 per 1M tokens, minimum £5 top-up.	Free Play: 2,000 free credits with no card required. Pay as you go: $10 for 5,000 credits or $50 for 20,000 credits. Pocket Pair: $30/month for 10,000 credits monthly. Full House: $50/month for 30,000 credits monthly with $25 refill option for 10,000 credits. High Roller: $100/month for 60,000 credi
Key features	Private memory that works immediately when you teach it Verified shared knowledge with public rejection ledger Local MLX inference not forwarded to external API cognira Entity for local on-device AI with optional weight retraining OpenAI-compatible API endpoint Served from single 16GB iMac not a GPU cluster Background learning loop with safety filtering Chat history, pinning, and search One-tap Forget button to remove memories No ads and no data sales	Screen understanding: explain visible questions and documents Writing assistance in apps you already use like Google Docs Cross-device synchronization: Mac, Windows, Linux, web and mobile Stealth mode for private work on your own machine Ace Mobile app for connecting iPhone to Mac
What makes it different	Self-learning from user chats with verified public ledger of what stuck Runs on one iMac not a GPU cluster with measurable low energy use Independent model served directly, not a wrapper around external API Immediate private memory plus verified weight updates to shared knowledge	Voice-first interface: hold a key and speak naturally instead of typing Sees your screen when you ask: understands context from what's visible to help Works in apps you already use without switching context One account for computer, phone and web with shared credits
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	23 −1 (down) since last check	50 +6 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	42
Referring domains (Majestic)	44	49

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