VELA vs assistant-ui

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VELA compared with assistant-ui
Detail	VELA	assistant-ui
What it does	Personal AI assistant in Telegram, no code required, ready in 5 minutes	Open-source React components and runtimes for building AI chat
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	KZ	US
Pricing model	Not given	Open source
Pricing	Basic: Free, up to 15 messages per day. Pro: $12 per month (or annual plan with 25% discount) with unlimited daily messages, or payment via Telegram Stars and cryptocurrency.	The core library is free and MIT licensed. assistant-cloud offers: Free ($0, 200 MAU included), Pro ($50/mo, 500 MAU included plus $0.10 per additional MAU), Enterprise (custom MAU pricing, contact for details).
Key features	Weather forecasts for any city Real-time currency, cryptocurrency and stock rates Internet search with current information Morning digest with weather and rates Flight search worldwide with filters Google Workspace integration (Calendar, Mail, Tasks, Drive) Image and video generation (5-second videos) Notion integration for page and data management Photo and document analysis	Streaming support for real-time chat output Tool execution and integration Thread persistence and history Voice support Generative UI rendering Message attachments Conversation branching Multi-platform support (React, Vue, React Native, Ink) Runtime adapter support (AI SDK, LangGraph, LangChain) Fully customizable component composition
What makes it different	All features in a single Telegram chat without app switching Free plan with 15 messages per day without payment card required Powered by Claude from Anthropic, not third-party or Chinese models User data encrypted with no access from third parties Supports multiple languages with auto-detection	Works with any backend through pluggable runtime adapters Complete source code available for customization via CLI Production-ready runtime handling streaming, tools, and state Free MIT license with optional paid cloud persistence Cross-platform support with single chat model
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)	8 −1 (down) since last check	53 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	12
Citation Flow (Majestic)	18	39
Referring domains (Majestic)	9	572

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