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Gleek vs Cortex

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Gleek compared with Cortex
DetailGleekCortex
What it doesDiagram maker for developers The Activity Monitor for the AI era
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelfreemium one-time
PricingFree plan with 5 diagram files and 40 objects per file. Premium Monthly at €6.95/month, Premium Per-Activity at €10.99/month, Premium Yearly at €58.40/year, Premium for Teams at €6.95/month, and Student plan with 50% discount. $5 for the first 100 licenses, then $19. One-time purchase with no subscription. Every future update included for life.
Key features
  • Flowchart generation
  • Entity-relationship diagram creation
  • UML class diagram support
  • UML sequence diagrams
  • UML state machine diagrams
  • Gantt charts
  • User journey diagrams
  • Live collaboration
  • Git repository integration
  • Diagram export to PNG, SVG, and PDF
  • Groups processes into apps for clearer resource monitoring
  • 30 days of history for every metric and app
  • Smart alerts based on learned app behavior
  • Neural Engine power monitoring and estimated load
  • Local AI workload detection for Ollama, LM Studio and other models
  • Model Fit Advisor to check if models will fit on your Mac
  • Ask Cortex on-device AI assistant for Mac questions
  • Menu bar integration with multiple display styles
  • Daily digest notifications of Mac activity summary
  • Dev server monitoring and project organization
What makes it different
  • Keyboard-only interface for rapid diagramming without mouse interaction
  • Version control for diagrams through Git integration
  • AI-powered chat for diagram generation
  • Multiple diagram types from single tool
  • Markdown-like text syntax for quick learning
  • Only monitor showing Neural Engine metrics and local AI model visibility
  • Complete process-to-app grouping for easier identification of resource consumers
  • 30 days of history instead of forgetting data immediately
  • All data stays completely local with no accounts or analytics
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)31 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)250
Citation Flow (Majestic)3418
Referring domains (Majestic)58217

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