| What it does | Your everyday AI assistant for chat, writing, planning and creative tasks
| Amharic-first AI assistants and official government knowledge for Ethiopia
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| Startup
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| 2025
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| Based in | CA
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: 50 messages per day, 50 welcome Nova Gems. Buddy Plus: $4.99/month (or $39.99/year with 2 months free), includes unlimited messages, custom Avatar AI, all 5 personalities, Buddy memory, and 200 monthly Nova Gems. Launch deal: first month $1.99 with code LAUNCH199. Nova Gems can be purchased se
| Free to try with daily limits; Business and Government plans available on request
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| Key features | - 5 chat personalities: Friendly, Sharp, Playful, Motivator, and Chill
- Custom Avatar AI design with customizable appearance and voice
- Buddy memory to teach the assistant personal facts and preferences
- Buddy Tools including Resume Builder, Homework Helper, and Meal Planner
- Works on all devices including desktop, laptop, and mobile in any browser
- 50 free Nova Gems welcome bonus for new accounts
- Free version with 50 messages per day
- Referral program to earn Nova Gems and free avatars
| - Bini citizen assistant for everyday questions about passports, IDs, taxes, courts, land, utilities and Addis Ababa life
- Dr Afiya health guidance with Ministry of Health documents and emergency detection
- Asmat legal information from proclamations and regulations with cited articles
- MCP connector to use BinaSmart in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity
- Knowledge API to query government-services index with ranked passages and source links
- Owner dashboard for AI-assisted business management of tenants, orders, bookings and invoices
- Embeddable chat widget for branded Amharic assistant on websites
- Bini Browser Chrome extension for navigating government and business websites
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| What makes it different | - Built for everyday tasks, not just impressive ones — focusing on writing, planning, and daily questions
- Completely free to start with no card required, available worldwide
- Talks like a person with selected personality instead of formal tone
- Remembers conversation context within a chat session
- No app installation needed, works directly in any web browser
| - Built in Ethiopia, Ethiopian-owned and Amharic-first
- Works inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity without installation
- Private document deployment available for banks and government offices
- Customizable assistants trained on your own documents and knowledge
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 2 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 8 ▲ +2 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 1 | 5 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 10 | 15 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 1 | 31 |
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