| What it does | Select code in any app and Vibe explains it beside your editor at your level
| Desktop app that compresses Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex inputs locally to cut token costs by up to 50%
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| Stage | MVP
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free plan with monthly usage limit, no card required. Pro at $9/month or $81/year (saves 25%) opens soon with Expert depth and git diff explanations. Teams at $8/seat/month for 2-20 seats, founding pilot stage.
| Pro: $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 &
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| Key features | - Explain code at multiple depth levels (New, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
- Ask follow-up questions about selected code
- Test me quiz to verify understanding
- Save lessons to Library for later review
- Git diff explanations and change Briefs
- Keys and tokens filtered on device before sending
- Track learning progress with Momentum streak
- Quiz feature to review saved lessons days later
- Works with any app via universal keyboard shortcut
- Editor bridge integration for VS Code and Cursor
| - 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
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| What makes it different | - No API key or credit card required for free plan
- Code explained in place beside your editor, not in a separate chat
- Privacy-first: keys and tokens filtered locally on your computer
- Verify understanding with built-in Test me quiz system
- Supported by Anthropic's Claude for Startups program
| - 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
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 12 ▼ −1 (down) since last check | 15 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 5 | 6 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 15 | 31 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 25 | 135 |
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