## How does Alter compare with Elephas?

#### TLDR: Alter offers a superior free plan with 100 messages using GPT-4 and unlimited usage with local models or OpenAI compatible endpoints. It provides full privacy with local model support, ready-to-use AI models from multiple providers, and web search capabilities. Elephas limits free users to 30 requests per month and lacks support for local models and web search. Alter's most popular plan ($240/year) allows higher consumption and more flexibility compared to Elephas' plan ($179.88/year). Alter includes features like acting on apps, screenshot capture, and creating presentations, which Elephas doesn't offer.

|  | Alter | Elephas |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | - about 100 messages* with GPT-4<br>- unlimited with local models or an OpenAI compatible endpoint<br>- all features | - limited to 30 requests per month<br>- all features |
| Most popular<br>pricing plan | $240/year | $179.88/year, 1M text tokens per month |
| Max consumption<br>per month with<br>a paid plan | - about 875 messages with GPT-4<br>- unlimited with smaller or local models<br>- no limits per hour<br>- can purchase one-time credits for heavy use | - about 234 messages with GPT-4<br>- or pay $20 for 875 messages using your own API key |
| Support for local models (Ollama, LM Studio) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Keyboard shortcuts | ✅<br>Automatic, Mnemonic | 🚧<br>Open menu with search |
| Ready-to-use AI models | ✅<br>Multi-providers: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, Together | ✅<br>OpenAI |
| Support for OpenAI compatible endpoints | ✅ | ❌ |
| Chat + history | ✅ | ✅ |
| Act on apps | ✅ | ❌ |
| Act on screenshot capture | ✅ | ❌ |
| Act on text-selections | ✅ | ✅ |
| Act on files and folders | ✅ | 🚧<br>Picker, files only |
| Create presentations, diagrams, charts and export in HTML or PDF | ✅ | ❌ |
| Generate images | ✅ | ❌ |
| Ready-to-use AI actions | ✅ | ✅ |
| Reuse AI output with other actions | ✅ | ❌ |
| Voice mode | ✅<br>Dictation, Speak-to-command | ❌ |
| Extensibility | ✅ | ✅ |
| Web search, Perplexity like | ✅ | ❌ |
| Native app | ✅<br>macOS 14+, 45MB | ✅<br>macOS 12+, 151MB |

\*A message has 4296 tokens, which is roughly 3,200 words.

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