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Headroom compared with Orbi
DetailHeadroom logo HeadroomOrbi logo Orbi
What it doesDesktop app that compresses Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex inputs locally to cut token costs by up to 50% File an Issue. Get a release.
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Pricing modelFreemium Not given
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: 3 merged deliveries (trial, no credit card). Self-hosted open source: free forever. Cloud Solo: US$29/month (monthly) or US$24/month (billed yearly at US$290, save 17%) including 400M tokens/month. Cloud Pro: US$79/month (monthly) or US$66/month (billed yearly at US$790, save 17%) including 1.
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
  • Isolated worktree for each task
  • Exact-head merge and tagged release
  • Epic and milestone scoping with dependency ordering
  • Recovery from mid-run crashes without restarting
  • Bring your own AI model
  • GitHub-native workflow with branch protection
  • No code upload to infrastructure
  • Automatic Issue drafting from code changes
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
  • AI code review and repair runs independently from the writer, catching bugs the original agent missed
  • Works unattended when humans are offline, turning Issues into releases without supervision
  • Automatic recovery from crashes using GitHub as source of truth
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 check23 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)66
Citation Flow (Majestic)3129
Referring domains (Majestic)13589

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