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Pick the right tool. Sometimes that isn't us.
Gryndara is local AI for a small team that needs finished work from its own documents, without those documents leaving the building. Cloud assistants are better at frontier reasoning. Local chat apps are better for one person tinkering.
Gryndara vs cloud assistants
| Gryndara Fortress OS | ChatGPT Team / Enterprise | Microsoft 365 Copilot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the model runs | Your PC | OpenAI servers | Microsoft cloud |
| Your files leave your network | Never | Yes (encrypted in transit/at rest) | Yes (within your M365 tenant) |
| Pricing model | Per device, flat | Per seat/month | Per seat/month, requires M365 |
| Works offline | Yes | No | No |
| Model quality ceiling | Open 8B–14B models | Frontier | Frontier |
| Multi-step agent pipeline | Built in (6 agents) | Custom GPTs / Agents | Copilot Studio (extra cost) |
| Produces files to a folder | Outbox + Reports | Download from chat | In Office apps |
| Vendor account required | None to download or trial; Google or email only for a license key | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Best for | Document-heavy SMBs with privacy or cost constraints | Open-ended reasoning, coding, brainstorming | Teams already living in Outlook/Word/Teams |
Gryndara vs local chat apps
| Gryndara Fortress OS | Jan | LM Studio | Ollama (alone) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs locally | Yes (local engine) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audience | Small teams | Individuals | Individuals / developers | Developers |
| Multi-user with roles | Admin / operator / viewer | Single user | Single user | No UI |
| Watch folders (index in place) | PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, MD | Attach files per chat | Attach files per chat | — |
| Agent pipeline → finished file | 6 agents, outbox delivery | Chat | Chat | — |
| Editable rule packs (Skills) | Markdown, per install | System prompt / assistants | System prompt | Modelfile |
| Signed auto-updates + rollback | Ed25519 + SHA-256 | App updater | App updater | Installer |
| Model catalogue / hub | 5 curated tiers | Large hub | Large hub | Library |
| OpenAI-compatible API | Roadmap | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MCP tools | Roadmap | Yes | Yes | — |
| Price | Free beta → per device | Free, open source | Free for personal use | Free, open source |
Choose Gryndara when…
- Several people need the same AI setup on shared documents.
- The output is a file (summary, proposal, report), not a chat answer.
- Client or regulatory obligations mean documents can't go to a third party.
- You want a fixed cost that doesn't rise with usage.
Choose something else when…
- You need frontier reasoning on novel problems → a cloud model.
- You're one person who wants to try many models → Jan or LM Studio.
- You're a developer wiring a model into your own code → Ollama directly.
- Your team already lives entirely in Microsoft 365 and data residency there is acceptable → Copilot.
Gryndara’s column updated 21 October 2026 (five Qwen 3 tiers, local engine). Other columns reflect public documentation as of September 2026. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Corrections: hello@gryndara.com.