Chaibar

Chaibar is a desktop AI assistant for macOS that brings ChatGPT and OpenAI image generation into a single Mac app. It is aimed at Mac users who want to chat with a language model and create images without switching between browser tabs and separate subscriptions. The site offers a download for the app, and the source code is published on GitHub, so a user can either install the provided build or compile their own binary. Use of the service requires a subscription, even when the app is compiled from source, because the models are accessed through the vendor's account with OpenAI. The pricing page describes two plans by usage rather than by feature. The Basic plan covers a maximum of roughly 1,250,000 tokens. The Pro plan covers a maximum of roughly 4,500,000 tokens, or 45 images, or a combination of both. Text usage is measured in tokens as OpenAI measures them, with a token equal to about 0.75 words, and images are billed by unit. The vendor states that its prices are based on OpenAI's pricing with a tight margin added to cover infrastructure. Dollar amounts for the plans are not shown on the pricing page, and sign up is handled through the Join option. Refunds are not offered once an account has been used, although a subscription can be cancelled at any time and then runs until the end of the billing cycle. The site also links to a privacy page and a contact page.