Mem calls itself "your AI chief of staff". It keeps your notes and meetings, and you ask its agent about them. Its pricing page caps what you can do. Mem Pro is $29 a month for 100 messages and 100 new notes. Plus is $9 a month for 50 of each.
Off Grid AI Desktop (OGAD) Pro builds a memory of your work from your screens, meetings, mail and documents. A local model answers, so there is no message cap. The memory stays on your own devices, and you pay once.
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Off Grid AI and Mem side by side
| Off Grid AI Pro | Mem Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| What it remembers | Screens, meetings, mail and documents | Notes, meetings and connected sources |
| Messages a month | No cap; local models | 100 |
| Meeting notes without a bot | Yes, on your computer | Yes |
| Routines | God routines | 1 custom routine |
| Computers | Mac (Apple silicon), Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows |
| Phones | iPhone and Android | iOS |
| Price | $79.99 once, or $7.99 a month | $29 a month |
Checked 30 October 2026 against Mem's pricing, home, download and privacy pages. Mem lists monthly prices only. Off Grid AI's price is a limited-time lifetime offer, down from $119.
What it costs over three years
| 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Mem Plus | $108 | $324 |
| Mem Pro | $348 | $1,044 |
| Off Grid AI Pro, lifetime | $79.99 | $79.99 |
How Memory works
- Turn on what Off Grid AI may remember: screen capture, meetings, mail and documents.
- A local model reads each item on your computer and notes the people, projects and decisions.
- Ask a question in chat, such as "what did Sam say about the rollout?"
- The answer comes with its source. Open Why to see the screen, call or mail behind it.
You choose what goes in. You can exclude apps from capture and delete anything.
More than a notes app
Mem keeps your notes. Off Grid AI Pro also acts on them:
- Meetings. Calls recorded without a bot, transcribed and summarised on your computer.
- Actions you approve. Replies and issues through Gmail, Linear, Jira and Notion, sent only with your yes.
- God, your chief of staff. A morning brief, routines, meeting prep and what people owe you.
- Reflect. Where your day went, by project, app and person.
- Vault, Clipboard and Sync. Encrypted secrets, a searchable clipboard, and your phone and computer in sync, device to device.
One key covers up to 5 devices.
When Mem is the better pick
Mem is a notes app first. It is a good place to write and organise notes, and you can message it over WhatsApp and email. OGAD is not a notes app first, and it needs a computer that can run a local model. Most Apple silicon Macs and recent PCs can.
If you want a polished notes app with an assistant inside, Mem fits. If you want a memory of everything you worked on, kept on your own devices with no cap, use OGAD.
Get started
- Download OGAD for Mac, Windows or Linux.
- Get Pro and enter your key.
- In Models, download a text model and a vision model.
- Turn on capture in Replay, and connect mail if you want it remembered.
- After a day of work, ask what you decided.
FAQ
How much does Mem cost?
Mem's pricing page lists Plus at $9 a month and Pro at $29 a month, with larger Pro tiers up to $199 a month. Each plan caps messages and new notes per month.
Does Off Grid AI limit how many questions I can ask?
No. Off Grid AI runs local models on your computer, so there is no message cap and no credits.
Is there a Mem alternative for Linux and Android?
Yes. Off Grid AI Desktop runs on Mac (Apple silicon), Windows and Linux, and the mobile app runs on iPhone and Android. Mem's download page lists iOS, Mac and Windows.
Does Mem train AI on my notes?
Mem's privacy policy says it does not use your notes to train generalized AI models. Off Grid AI runs its models on your own computer.
What goes into Off Grid AI's memory?
Your screens, meetings, mail and documents, once you turn each one on. It all stays on your own devices, and answers link to the source.
Get Off Grid AI Pro and ask your own work what happened.
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