Collate vs Async

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Collate compared with Async
Detail	Collate	Async
What it does	Private AI for your PDFs on Mac	Chat-based AI creative suite for video and audio production
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Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	The Mac app is free. Local models have no per-request fees. Cloud providers using BYOK may charge their own fees.	Free plan with 10 AI credits lifetime and 1 hour media upload. Essentials, Pro, Teams, and Business plans available. Essentials includes 450 credits/month. Pro (most popular) includes 1200 credits/month. Teams includes 3000 credits/month. Business plan requires contacting sales. Save 40% with yearly
Key features	Chat with PDFs and get answers grounded in the document Citations that follow back to exact pages Offline PDF summaries with Local AI Multi-document research across folders Highlights and annotations with organization Multiple export formats including HTML and PDF Web share links for selected content	Chat-based AI video editing Remove filler, pauses, repeats and bad takes Sync edits to music beat Magic Dust audio cleaning AI-generated B-roll and voiceovers Automatic subtitles and captions AI image generation Create short-form social media clips
What makes it different	Keeps PDFs and AI inference on your Mac for privacy Citations and highlights keep research connected to sources Works offline after model download No account or document quota required	All-in-one platform: create, edit, and repurpose videos without leaving the tool No editing experience required Trained on professional editor skills Free plan available to start Supports teams and collaborative workflows
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	27 no change since last check	76 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	22
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	51
Referring domains (Majestic)	147	4389

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