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Gerty vs UsingOpen

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Gerty compared with UsingOpen
DetailGerty logo GertyUsingOpen logo UsingOpen
What it doesPrivate local AI assistant for Mac that runs offline without the cloud Free AI chat with open models, no account or sign-up required
StageNot given Not given
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Pricing modelPaid Free
PricingCHF 49 once, lifetime licence with free updates to all future versions. One licence for up to 3 Macs. Free 7-day trial available. Free with 10 prompts per day. UsingOpen Studio desktop app is $19 USD one-time purchase, or ¥99 CNY in mainland China.
Key features
  • Runs open language models locally (Gemma, Qwen, Llama, Mistral) on Apple silicon
  • Works offline with no account, cloud or telemetry
  • Answers questions from documents with citations including scans and photos
  • Integrates with Mail, Calendar and other Mac apps
  • Responds with voice from the notch in any app
  • Automatically selects and configures best models for your Mac
  • Includes Gerty Max with Thinking and Code capabilities
  • Works with any .gguf model from Hugging Face
  • Modifies PDFs in place while keeping layout
  • Includes local voice, memory, projects and dictation
  • Access to 20+ open-weight AI models including DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Gemma, GPT-OSS, Kimi K3 and MiniMax M3
  • No account required, no sign-up, no email or password needed
  • 10 free prompts per day, reset at midnight UTC
  • Chat history saved locally on your device, never sent to servers
  • Streaming responses with visible reasoning for thinking models
  • Compare two models side by side in the same conversation
  • Live model availability status and real-time capacity information
  • Responsive design, installable as standalone mobile app
What makes it different
  • Completely private with zero data leaving your Mac
  • Intelligent assistant that picks and configures models for you, unlike model runners
  • Works completely offline once models are downloaded, no internet required
  • Complete privacy - chat history stays only on your device and is never sent to servers
  • Model picker with real-time availability, not a single locked-in assistant
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)131
Citation Flow (Majestic)2517
Referring domains (Majestic)35

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