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Headroom vs KeepPlain

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Headroom compared with KeepPlain
DetailHeadroom logo HeadroomKeepPlain logo KeepPlain
What it doesDesktop app that compresses Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex inputs locally to cut token costs by up to 50% Memory, rules and git blame for your coding agents
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNL DE
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingPro: $4/month billed monthly or $3/month billed annually (for Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus); Max x5: $20/month billed monthly or $15/month billed annually (for Claude Max x5 or ChatGPT Pro $100); Max x20: $40/month billed monthly or $30/month billed annually (for Claude Max x20 or ChatGPT Pro); Team & Free for personal use with all features; Team plan $20 per active seat per month, billed yearly (minimum 3 seats). First 10 teams pay $10 per active seat for 12 months.
Key features
  • Local input compression of tool output and boilerplate
  • Reversible compression preserving retrieval of original content
  • Real-time savings dashboard and activity tracking
  • Eight optional add-ons for further optimization
  • Support for Claude Code IDE extensions and agent runners
  • Privacy-first architecture with all optimization on-device
  • Compatibility with Claude Pro, Claude Max, ChatGPT Plus, and ChatGPT Pro
  • Minimal latency overhead of approximately 52 milliseconds
  • Support for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
  • Project learnings saved to agent instruction files
  • Session storage with secret redaction on local machine before upload
  • Git blame integration showing which agent session wrote each code line
  • Memory across agents allowing pickup of previous work
  • Handoff between agents when Claude hits token limits
  • Rules from corrections that persist across all agent sessions
  • Session condensing showing only key moments and code
  • Team rules reviewed like pull requests before reaching agents
  • Team memory persisting when members leave
  • Session attribution on pull requests showing which commits came from sessions
  • MCP server for agents to search and learn from shared sessions
What makes it different
  • Achieves 25-50% token reduction on typical Claude Code sessions without requiring model subscription upgrades
  • All compression runs locally on your machine with no data sent to servers
  • Reversible compression preserves output quality and allows retrieval of original content on demand
  • Works transparently with existing IDE extensions and agent runners without workflow changes
  • Built on open-source Headroom CLI engine available free on GitHub
  • Real sessions only, no fabricated runs, showing actual agent failures and interventions
  • Secrets redacted on your machine before any data leaves, with server-side verification
  • Open source MIT plugin with full control over your data
  • Works with five different coding agents from one plugin
  • Team data stays on your own PostgreSQL server if you choose
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)15 +1 (up) since last check10 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)62
Citation Flow (Majestic)3135
Referring domains (Majestic)13510

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