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The Brains vs Mae

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The Brains compared with Mae
DetailThe Brains logo The BrainsMae logo Mae
What it doesFounders, CEOs and investors as searchable MCP servers for Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT Your second brain doing things for you
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Free plan with 20 credits; Starter $20/month (500 credits); Pro $50/month (2,000 credits); Max $100/month (5,000 credits). Annual plans available with 20% discount.
Key features
  • Searchable MCP servers for each founder, CEO or investor
  • Integration with Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT
  • All answers cite their original sources
  • Built from talks, essays and posts
  • Request new brains to be built
  • Claim and verify your own brain
  • Open source codebase on GitHub
  • Learns your writing style and communication patterns
  • Drafts messages and waits for approval
  • Connects to Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail, WhatsApp, Slack, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, Google Drive, Zoom, Stripe
  • Unified memory across all conversations and channels
  • Handles email triage, drafting, and replying
  • Optional automatic sending on trusted channels
  • End-to-end encryption and enterprise-grade security
  • Jarvis Mode for live conversation
  • Ask Mae any question from your conversation history
What makes it different
  • Every answer is cited and traceable to original sources
  • Access to knowledge of founders, CEOs and investors in one place
  • Works directly with popular AI tools like Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT
  • Open source and community-driven
  • Works across entire communication stack, not just email
  • Contextual memory remembers conversations from weeks ago
  • Costs fraction of executive assistant salary
  • Control without micromanagement with customizable approval thresholds
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 no change since last check7 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)65
Citation Flow (Majestic)2821
Referring domains (Majestic)1723

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