Personal
$19 / month
- Private Brains from your own documents
- Answers with sources
- Personal details hidden before cloud AI
- Elephas AI included
- Your own API key or an on-computer model
- 1 computer
Overview
How Elephas Works
Elephas functions as a private AI assistant for your documents, operating directly on your computer. Users begin by adding various file types, including PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, slide decks, and scanned pages, which Elephas then indexes locally. Once indexed, users can ask questions in plain language, and Elephas will search the documents, identify relevant passages, and generate an answer, always citing the original source file and page.
The tool prioritizes privacy by keeping all documents, search indexes, and chat histories encrypted and stored on the user's computer. When generating answers, users can select their preferred AI model: the default Elephas AI, their own API key for services like OpenAI or Claude, or an entirely on-computer model that sends no data externally. Before any data leaves the computer for cloud AI, Elephas automatically hides personal details such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers, restoring them in the final answer.
Team Collaboration and Use Cases
For teams, Elephas offers shared 'Brains' where confidential firm documents, contracts, and client files can be stored and queried. This shared knowledge base features end-to-end encrypted synchronization, allowing invited team members to access and ask questions securely. Elephas is designed for individuals managing personal research and notes, professionals like lawyers, accountants, and consultants handling sensitive client information, and small businesses seeking a private, shared knowledge base without complex IT setup.
Key features
- Private AI for local documents
- Answers with cited sources
- Documents stored on your computer
- Team collaboration with shared 'Brains'
- Supports multiple document formats
- Multilingual document search
- Choice of AI generation location
- Automatic personal detail redaction
Who uses it
Elephas targets individuals for personal research, professionals such as lawyers, accountants, consultants, and financial advisors handling confidential client files, and small businesses needing a private, shared knowledge base.
Pros
- Documents remain stored locally on your computer
- Answers are provided with direct source citations
- Automatically hides personal details before cloud processing
- Offers end-to-end encrypted team collaboration features
- Supports a wide range of document formats for indexing
Cons
- Requires a paid subscription after a 7-day free trial
- Currently available only as a desktop app for macOS, with Windows coming soon
- Lacks a dedicated mobile application for on-the-go access
- Does not support advanced AI agent functionalities or external automation
Our take
Elephas offers a practical solution for securely interacting with confidential documents using AI, ensuring data privacy and verifiable answers. Its desktop-first approach and local data handling make it suitable for professionals and teams handling sensitive information.
Pricing plans
Professional
$29 / month
- Everything in Personal
- 2x the included AI usage
- 3 computers
- Optional end-to-end encrypted sync between your computers
Team
$29 / person / month
- Shared Team Brains
- Invite by email, with manager, contributor, and reader roles
- Private chats for every member
- One AI policy and usage caps for the team
- Included AI usage pooled across seats
- End-to-end encrypted team sync
Pricing details are provided for reference and may differ from the vendor's current plans.
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