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  • Nativ ×
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Comparator · Chat assistants

Starting pricefree · $20/mo
Free tieryes · yes
Plans documented1 · 10
Platforms1 · 4
Comparison of Nativ, ChatGPT
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Category Chat assistants Chat assistants
Main use cases
  • Private local chat with open models
  • Running a local model server for coding agents
  • Image captioning and video summarizing on-device
  • Comparing model speed and memory use
  • Drafting and editing text
  • Answering general questions
  • Summarizing documents
  • Getting help with code
  • Brainstorming ideas
Best for Mac users wanting local AI, Developers pointing coding agents at local models Knowledge workers, Students, Developers, General consumers
Platforms Desktop Web, Desktop, Mobile, API
Pricing model — Freemium
Pricing

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US prices not confirmed Official pricing ↗

Individual plans: Free, Go, Plus and Pro; organization plans: Business and Enterprise. Prices were displayed in a non-US currency when we checked, so US prices are not confirmed here — see official pricing.

Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Key features
  • Curated library of partner models
  • Streaming chat with image input
  • Live tokens/sec, memory and thermal telemetry
  • Local endpoint for coding agents
  • Language, vision, video, code and audio models
  • Sparkle-based updates
  • Chat with file uploads and data analysis
  • Web search and deep research
  • Image generation
  • Voice conversations
  • Projects, memory and custom GPTs
  • Codex coding agent
Pros
  • Open source under MIT license
  • Site states no accounts required
  • Runs locally rather than in the cloud
  • Free per the site's homepage
  • Free plan available for everyday chat
  • Apps for web, iOS, Android and desktop
  • Wide feature set in one product (search, images, voice, files)
  • Business and Enterprise plans with SSO and admin controls
Limitations
  • Requires Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
  • macOS only per the site
  • Model downloads are large (e.g. 10.28 GB, 19.38 GB listed)
  • No official pricing page
  • Free plan limits uploads, image generation, voice and deep research
  • The lower-cost Go plan may include ads, per OpenAI's pricing page
  • Can produce inaccurate or outdated information that needs checking
  • API usage is billed separately from ChatGPT subscriptions
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Verified Sep 29, 2026

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Verified Sep 30, 2026