cognira vs AstralRead

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cognira compared with AstralRead
Detail	cognira	AstralRead
What it does	Self-learning AI that learns from your chats and runs on a single iMac	AI astrologer and psychologist providing natal chart analysis and psychological consultations based on classical psychology and astrology
Stage	Startup	Startup
Founded	2026	2025
Based in	GB	ME
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: natal chart analysis, daily transits, three house systems, fixed stars, solar return, synastry with one person, daily sky updates and retrograde calendar, three questions to astrologer and psychologist then one question per week. Paid plans available by month, 6 months (20% discount), or year
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	Three house systems: Koch, Placidus, and Sidereal (Vedic) Analysis of 21 celestial bodies with aspects Daily transits interpretation Synastry comparison of two birth charts Solar return (annual chart) AI astrologer and psychologist consultation Swiss Ephemeris calculations accurate to arc second Integration with ChatGPT and Claude as an app
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	Based on 100+ classical astrology and psychology books, not pop astrology or daily horoscopes Ethical layer blocks fatalistic predictions and harmful statements Transparent methodology: 250+ weighted interpretation rules with source citations Free with no account needed for ChatGPT and Claude integration Combines astrology with psychological frameworks like Jungian and attachment theory
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	35 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	44	20

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