Heard vs ChatOSS

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Heard compared with ChatOSS
Detail	Heard	ChatOSS
What it does	The voice layer for coding agents	Desktop app for AI agents working with open source and cloud models
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: $0/month (open source with local voices). Pro: $12/month or $144/year (managed voices and spoken recaps). Power: $24/month or $288/year (adds voice input and iPhone companion). Every download includes a free 14-day Power trial with no card required.	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	Spoken updates from Claude Code and Codex Three listening modes: Co-pilot, Companion and Focus Spoken recaps of agent work Voice dictation with right Command key Hey Parrot voice assistant iPhone companion app for listening and replying Follow multiple agent sessions at once Open source engine with local voices Works with any terminal including iTerm2 and tmux Up to 2M characters of narration daily on Power plan	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	Works without watching your screen—lets you stay informed while focused on other tasks All code and transcripts stay on your Mac; nothing is used to train models Listen and respond to agents from your iPhone via companion app Open source engine available under Apache 2.0 license Supports multiple coding agents with one interface	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)	6 −1 (down) since last check	3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	30	27
Referring domains (Majestic)	101	68

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