Bridge AIHow Bridge AI compares
From each product's own website, checked 5 November 2026. Something out of date? Tell us.
Coding apps from AI companies
| What | Bridge AI | Claude Code Desktop | Codex | Cursor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | One app for your AI and coding agents, with meeting notes and dictation | Anthropic's app for Claude Code sessions | OpenAI's coding agent, in the ChatGPT desktop app | An AI code editor with its own agent |
| Coding agents | Yes. 15 CLIs, including Claude Code, Codex and Gemini, plus cloud agents | No. Claude Code only | No. Codex only | No. Its own agent and models |
| Your existing AI plans | Yes. Each CLI signs in as itself | Partly. A Claude plan | Partly. A ChatGPT plan or OpenAI API key | No. Sells its own plans |
| Runs on | macOS, Windows, Linux; iPhone, Android | macOS, Windows; Linux in beta | macOS, Windows; Linux in preview | macOS, Windows, Linux, web; iPhone, iPad |
| Phone app | Yes. Free, end-to-end encrypted | Partly. Paid plans; not end-to-end encrypted | Partly. Plus and up, through OpenAI | Partly. Paid plans; not end-to-end encrypted |
| Voice | Yes. On your computer, in any app | Partly. In Anthropic's cloud | Partly. Plus and up; where audio goes isn't stated | Partly. Where speech goes isn't stated |
| Meeting notes | Yes. On your computer; action items can start an agent | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages |
| Several computers | Yes. Linked computers and an Agent Map | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages |
| Open source | Yes. Apache-2.0 | No. Proprietary | Partly. The CLI is Apache-2.0; the app isn't | No. Proprietary |
| Price | Free | From $20 a month | Free tier; from $20 a month | Free tier; $8 to $200 a month |
| Usage analytics | On, anonymous; off in Settings | On; off with an environment variable | On; off in config.toml | On; Privacy Mode doesn't cover it |
Sources
- Claude Code Desktop: Platforms: Mac universal, Windows x64/ARM64, Linux beta, Linux beta; no dictation on Linux; API keys use the CLI, Parallel sessions with Git isolation; PR auto-fix, Desktop needs a paid plan, Plans and prices; Free excludes Claude Code, Proprietary license, Remote Control plans; no API keys, Remote Control via Anthropic over TLS; transcripts stored server-side, No separate mobile app, Dispatch plans
- Codex: Codex app merged into the ChatGPT desktop app on 9 July; on every plan including Free, Available on every plan, Linux preview, Worktrees, Plans that include Codex; Free tier; Pro prices; Business price; credits; no image generation on Free; voice cost, API-key sign-in in the desktop app, CLI license Apache-2.0, Open-source components list, Imports from Claude Code, Cowork, Cursor, Phone control from iOS/Android; QR pairing; OpenAI relay
- Cursor: Acquisition by SpaceX completed (post dated 14 Aug 2026), Individual and Teams prices; Plus Grok-only; sold through X Subscription Corp, Annual prices; Plus limits, Part of The X Subscription; legacy plans, Cursor 3 / Agents Window (3.0, 2 Apr 2026); tiled panes (3.1); Ctrl+M batch STT, Projects coordinator (10 Sep 2026), Cloud-agent canvases (16 Oct 2026); Remote Control (6 Oct 2026), Mobile architecture (agent loop in Cursor's cloud); Android planned, Free accounts can't start agents on mobile, Desktop platforms
Apps for many coding agents
| What | Bridge AI | t3code | Conductor | Happy | herdr | Emdash | Nimbalyst | Paradev | Claude Squad | Warp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | One app for your AI and coding agents, with meeting notes and dictation | An open-source app for agents on your machines | A Mac app for parallel agents, closed to new users | An open-source desktop and phone app for coding agents | A desktop app for terminal agents in panes | An open-source app for agent CLIs, locally or over SSH | An open-source workspace for agents, with visual editors | A desktop app for CLI agents, with an in-app browser | A terminal app for agent CLIs in tmux | A terminal for coding agents, with its own agent |
| Coding agents | Yes. 15 CLIs, including Claude Code, Codex and Gemini, plus cloud agents | Yes. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and any ACP agent | Partly. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode | Yes. Claude, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode and more | Yes. Any terminal agent | Yes. 35 CLIs | Partly. Claude and Codex; others in alpha | Yes. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Gemini and more | Yes. Any CLI | Yes. Its own agent, plus most CLIs |
| Your existing AI plans | Yes. Each CLI signs in as itself | Yes. Your CLI logins | Yes. Your own subscriptions | Yes. Your own subscriptions | Yes. Your CLIs as they are | Yes. Your CLIs | Yes. Your own logins | Yes. Your own CLIs | Yes. Your CLIs | Partly. Other CLIs as they are; its agent is paid by use |
| Runs on | macOS, Windows, Linux; iPhone, Android | macOS, Windows, Linux, web; iPhone, Android | macOS; iPhone | macOS, Windows, Linux; iPhone and Android | macOS (Apple silicon), Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux; iPhone, iPad | macOS; Linux (experimental); iPhone | macOS, Linux; Windows through WSL | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Phone app | Yes. Free, end-to-end encrypted | Yes. Free, through T3 Connect or Tailscale | Partly. iPhone, on Pro ($50 a month) | Yes. Free, end-to-end encrypted | Partly. Over SSH; not in app stores yet | No. None | Yes. iPhone, end-to-end encrypted, free in beta | Partly. iPhone, on Pro ($20 a month) | No. None | Partly. Links that open in a browser |
| Voice | Yes. On your computer, in any app | Partly. Dictation in the phone apps | Yes. Experimental, on the Mac | Partly. In ElevenLabs' cloud; paid after 20 minutes | No. None | No. None | Partly. Alpha, through OpenAI with your key | Partly. On iPhone; desktop experimental | No. None | Partly. In Wispr Flow's cloud |
| Meeting notes | Yes. On your computer; action items can start an agent | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | Partly. Agents can read other apps' notes; it doesn't record | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages |
| Several computers | Yes. Linked computers and an Agent Map | Yes. Several; three free | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | Yes. Over SSH | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages | No. Not on its pages |
| Open source | Yes. Apache-2.0 | Yes. MIT | No. Not open source | Yes. MIT | Yes. Apache-2.0 | Yes. Apache-2.0 | Yes. MIT | Yes. MIT | Yes. AGPL-3.0 | Partly. Client AGPL-3.0; server closed |
| Price | Free | Free | Free; Pro $50 a month | Free; voice $19.99 a month | Free | Free | Free; team wiki $20 a person a month | Free; Pro $20, Team $60 a person a month | Free | Free; $20 to $200 a month |
| Usage analytics | On, anonymous; off in Settings | On; off with an environment variable | On; no off switch documented | On; off in Settings | On; off in Settings | On; off in Settings | On; off in Settings | On, tied to your account; no off switch found | None found | On; required for AI on the Free plan |
Sources
- t3code: Homepage headline; MIT; no keys resold, Mobile, web, desktop clients; agents via your subscriptions, Kiro, Pi, Muse Code providers, ACP registry agents, Free, MIT; T3 Connect free for 3 machines; paid T3 Chat raises limit; no local models; all three OSes; Cloudflare tunnel, No local models, Relay path, T3 Connect needs sign-in, On-device dictation on iOS and Android, Android dictation merged 3 Nov 2026
- Conductor: Joining Meta; no new sign-ups or downloads; Pro free for existing Pro users, Cloud read-only 13 Nov, shut down 20 Nov; local app until early 2027, User data deleted at shutdown, Agents supported, macOS only, Needs GitHub plus an agent provider, Uses your own sign-ins, No model resale; local model via OpenCode, Pricing: Free $0, Pro $50/mo, Teams $60/mo/user, Enterprise custom; mobile app under Pro (archived official page), Cloud is Pro/Teams/Enterprise only
- Happy: Repo description, Desktop app platforms and agents, E2E between devices, Mobile free; voice paid with 20 free minutes, Phone holds keys, Happy's own comparison lists no web app, Voice on ElevenLabs, outside E2E; desktop GPT-Live, Voice subscription price, Own subscriptions, no model plan, Local endpoints via OpenAI-compatible vendors
- herdr: What it is; TUI is the original; desktop platforms; free; Apache-2.0; any terminal agent, Spaces and agents sidebar; Intel Mac builds from source; telemetry on by default, Runs agents unchanged, Supported agents list, Telemetry endpoint, contents and env opt-outs, Telemetry default in source, Privacy page: desktop daily report; official phone apps over SSH with on-device dictation, Changelog mentions a phone app; terminal programs can use the microphone, Download page lists desktop only, Plugins unreviewed and unsandboxed
- Emdash: What it is; worktrees; SSH; issue imports, Free, open source, macOS/Windows/Linux, License, 35 agent CLIs, Runs official CLIs; no account needed, Telemetry on by default, PostHog, opt-out, signed-in identity, Privacy policy wording, Emdash 2.0 waitlist, Latest release, Microphone permission only for Claude Code's /voice
- Nimbalyst: Formerly Crystal, What it is; platforms; MIT, Homepage leads with a wiki, Android planned; mobile free during beta, Pricing, MIT license for apps, Agents; own sign-ins; LM Studio, Mobile E2E encryption, Voice is OpenAI Realtime with your own key, No meeting notes
- Paradev: What it is; formerly Superset; no model proxy; platforms, Desktop for macOS and Linux, No web dashboard; remote traffic via relay, Mobile needs Pro; iOS/iPadOS 26+, Plan prices; not a model provider; cloud compute price, MIT license, Relicensed from ELv2 to MIT on 4 Nov 2026, ACP chat not yet generally available, Mobile dictation, Speech processed by Apple; messages stored; PostHog with name and email
- Claude Squad: What it is; agents, tmux + worktrees, Local model via Aider/Ollama, License AGPL-3.0, Latest release; platform binaries, Windows needs tmux via WSL, No telemetry or network code (source check)
- Warp: Positioning, Plan prices and annual prices; included usage; own-inference limits; ChatGPT sign-in; Factories pricing; platforms, Free plan has no bundled usage, $3 per agent-hour platform charge, AGPL client; telemetry required for AI on Free; RudderStack and Sentry; opt-out toggles, MIT UI crates, Server, Drive and Oz proprietary, Voice via Wispr Flow, Supported third-party CLI agents, Remote Control in a phone browser; session state uploaded
Meeting notes and dictation
| What | Bridge AI | Granola | Wispr Flow | Superwhisper | Otter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | One app for your AI and coding agents, with meeting notes and dictation | AI meeting notes, with no bot joining | Dictation in any app, with a notetaker in beta | Dictation in any app, offline or in the cloud | A cloud meeting assistant, with or without a bot |
| Coding agents | Yes. 15 CLIs, including Claude Code, Codex and Gemini, plus cloud agents | Partly. Not for coding; agents can read its notes | Partly. Not for coding; dictates into coding agents | Partly. Not for coding; drives agents by voice | Partly. Not for coding; Claude and ChatGPT can read it |
| Your existing AI plans | Yes. Each CLI signs in as itself | No. Its own plans | No. Its own plans | No. Its own Pro plan | No. Its own plans |
| Runs on | macOS, Windows, Linux; iPhone, Android | macOS, Windows; iPhone, Android; web | macOS, Windows; iPhone, Android | macOS, Windows, Linux; iPhone, Android | macOS, Windows, web; iPhone, Android |
| Phone app | Yes. Free, end-to-end encrypted | Yes. iPhone and Android apps that record | Yes. iPhone keyboard and Android | Yes. iPhone keyboard and Android | Yes. iPhone and Android |
| Voice | Yes. On your computer, in any app | Partly. Voice typing (Mac, beta), in its cloud | Partly. In its cloud | Yes. Offline (Whisper, Parakeet) or cloud | Partly. Meeting transcription, in its cloud |
| Meeting notes | Yes. On your computer; action items can start an agent | Partly. Transcribed in its cloud; agents can read them | Partly. Notetaker beta, in its cloud | Partly. Mac notes, local if you choose | Partly. In its cloud, recordings kept |
| Several computers | Yes. Linked computers and an Agent Map | No. Not applicable | No. Not applicable | No. Not applicable | No. Not applicable |
| Open source | Yes. Apache-2.0 | No. Not open source | No. Not open source | No. Not open source | No. Not open source |
| Price | Free | Free (30 days of history); $14 a person a month | Free with weekly limits; Pro $15 a month | Free offline; Pro $8.49 a month | Free (300 minutes a month); Pro $16.99 a month |
| Usage analytics | On, anonymous; off in Settings | On; no off switch described | On; no off switch | On | On |
Sources
- Granola: Botless; desktop and mobile platforms; web view-only, Android launch; briefs, Pricing tiers, Annual billing Enterprise-only; free 30-day history, Transcription providers; audio not stored; US AWS storage, MCP setup for Claude Code, MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, API on Business/Enterprise, Voice typing beta on Mac, Training on by default; no BYO models
- Wispr Flow: Platforms; Notetaker Mac/Windows only; Pro price; Growth/Enterprise; Notetaker on Free (limited), No Linux app, Plan details (Growth with Notetaker $33/$312 yr), Free weekly caps, Command Mode is paid, IDE features on all plans; file tagging scope, Warp voice powered by Flow, Read-only MCP server for meetings, Cloud-only transcription; usage stats regardless of controls, Subprocessors
- Superwhisper: Prices; free tier; Pro license platforms, Linux launch 3 Nov 2026, Linux requirements and free tier, Voice models, Cloud LLMs bundled; BYO keys, Coding-agent integration, macOS only, plugin + MCP, Meetings botless; cloud default, Fully local meetings, Agents read meetings, Windows gaps
- Otter: Prices; Basic minutes; MCP on Basic; slide capture, Bot auto-joins, Bot-free desktop recording, Desktop OS, MCP with Claude, Agents for roles, AWS storage; training automatic, AI subprocessors don't train, Advertising partners