Elephas
Private desktop AI for your documents: personal details hidden on-computer before any cloud model answers.
At a glance
Price not confirmed · Source review 2026-11-04- Price & billing
Plan amounts are page observations in $ without a named currency, so no charge fact is recorded: Personal $19/month ($15/month billed $180 yearly); Professional $29/month ($24/month billed $288 yearly, same features with double AI usage, 3 computers, optional end-to-end encrypted sync); Team $29/person/month ($24/person/month billed $288/person yearly, no minimum team size). A 7-day free trial needs no card and nothing is charged at trial end; included AI usage resets monthly and does not roll over.
- Free allowance
A 7-day free trial needs no card and nothing is charged at trial end; included AI usage resets monthly and does not roll over.
- Best suited to
Privacy-conscious professionals who need AI over their own documents, Mac and Windows desktop users who want private document Q&A and team Brains, and teams that need pooled AI usage across seats.
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Privacy-conscious professionals who need AI over their own documents, Mac and Windows desktop users who want private document Q&A and team Brains, and teams that need pooled AI usage across seats.
Limits and trade-offs
No mobile app exists for the new Elephas; included AI usage resets monthly and does not roll over; personal-detail detection is not guaranteed, so hidden items must be checked when it matters.
Plans and free allowances
Plan amounts are page observations in $ without a named currency, so no charge fact is recorded: Personal $19/month ($15/month billed $180 yearly); Professional $29/month ($24/month billed $288 yearly, same features with double AI usage, 3 computers, optional end-to-end encrypted sync); Team $29/person/month ($24/person/month billed $288/person yearly, no minimum team size). A 7-day free trial needs no card and nothing is charged at trial end; included AI usage resets monthly and does not roll over.
Evidence
Official homepage ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04), Official about page ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04), Official pricing page ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04)
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Dates: Last reviewed 2026-11-04. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at Elephas
Private desktop AI for your documents: documents stay on your computer, personal details (names, emails, phone numbers) are replaced with placeholders on-computer before any cloud AI answers, and you can use included Elephas AI, your own API key, or an on-computer model that sends nothing anywhere, on Mac and Windows with Personal, Professional, and Team plans.
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose Elephas
- Privacy-conscious professionals who need AI over their own documents with personal details hidden on-computer before any cloud model, or with an on-computer model that sends nothing anywhere.
- Mac and Windows desktop users who want private document Q&A, team Brains, and encrypted sync, without a mobile app requirement.
- Teams that need pooled AI usage across seats with per-person billing and no minimum team size.
When to choose something else
- Mobile-only users: there is no mobile app for the new Elephas; it is a desktop app for Mac and Windows.
- Users who need included AI usage to roll over: included usage resets every month and does not roll over, though Personal and Professional can continue with your own API key or the on-computer model.
- Users who need guaranteed hiding of every personal detail: the page states detection is not a guarantee, so hidden items must be checked when it matters.
A practical starting workflow
- Download Elephas for Mac or Windows and try it free for 7 days with no card needed.
- Add your documents into Brains and ask questions; Elephas hides personal details on your computer before sending the question and relevant passages to the AI model, or use the on-computer model to send nothing anywhere.
- Review each answer with the list of what was hidden under it, and add your own protected names where needed.
- Share Brains with your team on Team, or sync encrypted between up to three computers on Professional, and continue with your own API key or the on-computer model when included usage runs out.
Check before committing
- Plan amounts are shown in $ without a named currency, so no charge fact is recorded; amounts in the price note are page observations.
- The FAQ and features paths return 404; the FAQ answers here come from the homepage and pricing page text, including the homepage FAQ section.
- The 7-day trial is a trial, not a recurring free tier, so no free fact is recorded; when the trial ends nothing is charged and Brains, files, and past chats stay on the computer.
Common questions
What is Elephas?
Elephas is private AI for your documents: your documents stay stored on your computer and personal details are hidden before any cloud AI, with Elephas AI included, your own API key connectable, or an on-computer model usable.
Is my data sent to the cloud?
Your documents stay stored on your computer. When you ask a question with Elephas AI or your own API key, your question and the relevant passages are sent to the AI model so it can answer, with personal details hidden first. If you use the on-computer model, nothing is sent anywhere.
What exactly gets hidden?
Personal details such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers. Elephas replaces them with placeholders on your computer and restores them in the answer. Detection is not a guarantee, so check what was hidden when it matters.
Does Elephas work on Windows?
Yes. Elephas runs on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and on macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon Macs. There is no mobile app for the new Elephas; it is a desktop app for Mac and Windows.
What do the Elephas plans cost?
Personal is $19 per month ($15 per month billed $180 yearly). Professional is $29 per month ($24 per month billed $288 yearly). Team is $29 per person per month ($24 per person per month billed $288 per person yearly), with no minimum team size. Every plan keeps documents on the computer and hides personal details before any cloud AI, with a 7-day free trial and no card needed.
What is the difference between Personal and Professional?
The features are the same. Professional doubles the included AI usage, works on three computers, and adds optional end-to-end encrypted sync between them. Included AI usage resets every month and does not roll over; on Personal and Professional you can keep asking with your own API key or the on-computer model when it runs out, and Team usage is pooled across all seats.
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