Dear Machine vs ChatOSS

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Dear Machine compared with ChatOSS
Detail	Dear Machine	ChatOSS
What it does	A little less typing. A little more you.	Desktop app for AI agents working with open source and cloud models
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free trial	Freemium
Pricing	$24.99 once (50% off limited time, regular price $49.99). No subscription. Covers up to two Macs.	Free: Local Ollama models with unlimited usage, no account required. Cloud Plus: $20/month including $20/m of usage credits (10% ChatOSS fee), web search, and BYOK unlock. Cloud Max: $100/month including $100/m of usage credits. BYOK Yearly: $39/year to use your own API keys from Ollama Cloud, OpenR
Key features	Voice dictation that inserts text at cursor Email draft generation with subject, greeting, body and sign-off Meeting and lecture recording with transcript and summary Local speech recognition on device Optional cloud processing with your own API key Offline dictation after model download	Agents work directly inside repositories and write code Extensible suite of apps you can build Switch between local Ollama and cloud models mid-conversation Support for multiple open source models including Qwen, DeepSeek, GLM, Minimax, Gemma, Nemotron Run many agents in parallel on models of your choice Web search capability on cloud plans Built-in apps including PR Reviewer and Migration Bot BYOK support for Ollama Cloud, OpenRouter.ai, Anthropic, and OpenAI-compatible providers No data retention for local or cloud conversations
What makes it different	Local processing by default with no data sent to servers One-time purchase with no subscription Works across your existing apps at the cursor Full app available to test free for seven days without card	Free forever with local Ollama models, no account or credit card required Run AI agents directly in your code repositories for real work Switch between open source and cloud models without restarting Flat 10% fee on cloud plans with all usage going to model providers
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	6	27
Referring domains (Majestic)	32	68

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