Cloud AI is brilliant.It just isn't yours.
Glim gives you the same kind of help, and your life stays on your Mac. Here is the difference, in plain words.
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Typical cloud AISublunar
GlimLocalReads your Mail, Files and Chats where they are
Your Mac
MailFilesChats
Provider's servers
Processed and stored↑ 380 KB sent
GlimLocalYour Mac
Nothing sent
It knows your day. Without uploading it.
Glim reads your mail, calendar and bills right where they already are, then tells you what matters.
- Reads your mail where it is
- Your calendar and bills too
- Nothing is uploaded
Mail
Maria · Pitch deck?Calendar
Dentist movedBills
Electricity · 212 leiGlimThis morning- Maria needs the deckDue Friday
- Electricity bill, 212 leiDue 3 Nov
- Dentist moved to Thursday10:30
Read on this Mac · nothing sent
Use both. Pick the right one.
Big research questions can go to cloud AI. Questions about your own life stay with Glim, on your Mac.
- Hard research: cloud AI
- Your own life: Glim
- Your choice, every time
Your Mac
GlimOn this MacThe pitch deck, by Friday. From her email, Tuesday.
Cloud AI
For the hardest thinkingA long, careful explanation.
Pay once. No limits. Works offline.
No monthly bill for the app, no "you have reached your limit", and no internet needed to get help with your own things.
- Pay once for the app
- No message limits
- Works on a plane
Pay onceThe app is yours. Keep it forever.
No message limitsAsk as much as you like.
Works offlineOn a plane, in the metro, anywhere.
At a glance.
| Sublunar | Typical cloud AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your life goes | Stays on your Mac. Your mail, files and chats are read where they already are. | Sent to the provider's servers to be processed. |
| What it knows about you | Your whole day, if you let it. Inbox, calendar, notes and files, without uploading any of it. | Only what you paste or upload into the chat. |
| Price | Pay once for the app. If you ever stop paying for updates, you keep everything you have. | A monthly subscription, often around $20 a month for the best plans. |
| Limits | No message caps. It runs as much as your Mac can. | Usage limits on most plans, and busy hours. |
| Without internet | Keeps working. On a plane, in the metro, anywhere. | Stops. |
| When the rules change | Your version keeps working the way it did the day you got it. | Models, prices and rules can change overnight. |
| When it needs the web | Shows you the exact question first, with names and numbers removed, and waits for your yes. | Searches as part of the answer. |
| Raw brainpower | Built for everyday life: your mail, your plans, your paperwork. Small models, fast and good at that. | Cloud AI wins here. For the hardest problems, the biggest models are still smarter. Use them for that. |
Sublunar is in private beta. Pricing will be shared before launch.
The differenceSame help, without giving your life away.