Maple Proxy supports selected OpenAI-compatible endpoints rather than the full OpenAI API.
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Maple
Maple is a private AI chat and team workspace with desktop apps and an OpenAI-compatible proxy. It offers free and paid plans, with API use billed separately by model.
5 key claims verifiedOur editorial team checked this profile against vendor documentation, company information, pricing information. Supported by 5 documented sources.
Editorial overview
Aggregated Overview
Official documentation verifies chat, team plans, apps, and a local API proxy. Public review evidence was insufficient to assess user sentiment or support quality.
This profile combines documented product information and independent evidence where available. It is not a hands-on test unless TechZella explicitly identifies one.
Overview
Maple is a private AI product from Maple Privacy Labs Inc., with chat, team-workspace, and developer-proxy offerings. The company describes on-device message encryption and hardware-isolated processing, and publishes code and verification materials for its privacy claims.
Maple’s apps cover mobile, desktop, and web. Developers can use Maple Proxy with compatible tools, but its API reference lists unsupported OpenAI API families, so compatibility needs checking before adoption.
Maple Decision Snapshot
A quick way to understand who this product may suit, where its limits matter, and which facts are most relevant before you compare alternatives.
Best suited to
Individuals and teams seeking AI chat or developer-tool access to open-weight models, with an emphasis on encrypted processing and a published verification path.
Look elsewhere if
Buyers who need a full OpenAI API replacement, because Maple Proxy documents a narrower set of supported endpoints and excludes several API families, and should evaluate alternatives such as ChatGPT or Lumo instead.
Platforms
Android, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows
TechZella assessment
7.2/10
Maple — What Sets It Apart?
These are the product-specific differences that may matter when deciding whether the software fits your workflow. They are based on documented evidence rather than a universal ranking.
- Client and server code are public, and Maple describes reproducible builds and enclave attestation as ways to check its privacy claims.
- Maple Proxy provides a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint for supported developer tools and libraries.
- Maple Teams combines per-user billing, pooled chat credits, admin-managed seats, and MCP data-source connections.
Maple Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free plan available, with paid tiers for higher usage.
- Apps are listed for mobile, desktop, and web.
- Company publishes code and materials for checking its privacy claims.
- Proxy supports selected OpenAI-compatible tools and libraries.
Cons
- Free plan excludes web search.
- API usage is billed separately from monthly subscriptions.
- Proxy does not support several OpenAI API families, including Responses and Assistants.
- Desktop-based local proxy use has documented app-running and local-network considerations.
Maple Gotchas & Operational Limits
These are documented constraints or practical friction points that may matter before you adopt the product.
The free plan excludes web search, while API access requires Pro, Max, or Team.
A free account may not cover research workflows or developer integrations.
Evidence source ↗Maple Research's local proxy requires the desktop app to remain open while connected tools use it.
Desktop-based integrations may stop working when the app is closed; a dedicated proxy deployment is documented separately.
Evidence source ↗Maple Pricing & Plans
Free
$0
month
Basic AI features and end-to-end encryption; web search is not included.
Check current pricing →Pro
$20
month
Includes access to listed models, app-based image and document uploads, voice recording, and API access. API usage is billed separately.
Check current pricing →Max
$100
month
Includes Pro features, ten times more usage than Pro, priority support, and early access to features and models.
Check current pricing →Team
$30/user
month
Includes Pro features, pooled chat credits, unified billing, and two times more usage per team member.
Check current pricing →API
Per 1 million tokens; varies by model
usage-based
Separate input, cached-input, and output rates are listed by model.
Check current pricing →Pricing may change. Verify current plans on the vendor's website.
Maple Competitors & Alternatives
Compare similar products directly, then see which alternatives may make more sense when your requirements differ.
At a glance
Generative AI| Decision factor | Maple | ChatGPT | Lumo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free and paid plans | Maple lists a free plan, Pro at $20/month, Max at $100/month, and Team at $30/user/month. | ChatGPT Plus is $20/month; ChatGPT also has a Free tier. Source ↗ | Not documented |
| Developer API | Maple Proxy documents chat completions, embeddings, model discovery, and a limited set of other endpoints; API access requires a paid Maple plan. | ChatGPT subscriptions and OpenAI API billing are separate products and billing systems. Source ↗ | Not documented |
| Free plan | Maple Free includes basic AI features and encryption; web search is not included. | Not documented | Lumo's free plan includes basic chat history, web search, and limited file uploads. Source ↗ |
| Privacy and data use | Maple says messages are encrypted on-device, processed in hardware-isolated infrastructure, and not used for model training. | Not documented | Proton says Lumo uses zero-access encryption and does not use chats to train AI. Source ↗ |
Only factors supported by the available research are shown. The comparison is descriptive, not a ranking.
Direct competitors
These products address broadly similar requirements. The descriptions focus on documented reasons a buyer might compare them with Maple.
ChatGPTFree and paid plans: ChatGPT Plus is $20/month; ChatGPT also has a Free tier.
LumoFree plan: Lumo's free plan includes basic chat history, web search, and limited file uploads.
Maple Features
AI workspace
- Chat for questions, writing, and research
- Document analysis
- Web search on eligible plans
- Voice recording on Pro and higher plans
Teams
- Admin-managed team seats
- Pooled chat credits
- Unified billing
- MCP data-source connections
Developer access
- OpenAI-compatible chat completions
- Text embeddings
- Model discovery endpoint
- Local proxy for compatible applications
Privacy and verification
- On-device message encryption, according to the vendor
- Processing inside hardware-isolated infrastructure, according to the vendor
- Public client and server code
- Reproducible-build and enclave-attestation materials
Demo & Screenshots
Maple Specifications
| Apps | iPhone, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and Web |
|---|---|
| Linux requirement | Ubuntu 24.04 or later |
| Developer API | OpenAI-compatible Maple Proxy; supported endpoints include chat completions, embeddings, and model discovery |
| API access plans | Pro, Max, and Team |
| API billing | Separate model-specific token pricing |
| Open source | Vendor states that client and server code are public |
Deployment & System Footprint
Verified installation, hosting, administration, or environment details that can affect implementation.
| Installation or hosting | Maple offers a web app and native apps. Its proxy can run through the desktop app or as a dedicated service using Docker or a release binary. Source ↗ |
|---|---|
| Proxy traffic boundary | The proxy runs locally; traffic between a connected application and the local proxy is plaintext unless protected with TLS and a trusted network boundary. Source ↗ |
Migration & Lock-In
Documented portability, standards, export, or switching considerations. No switching-cost score is shown unless the evidence supports one.
Existing OpenAI-compatible clients
Clients that allow a custom OpenAI-compatible base URL can connect to Maple Proxy, subject to endpoint, model-capability, and parameter support.
Evidence source ↗Our evidence-based assessment
TechZella Score
A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.
7.2/10Moderate confidence
Official documentation verifies chat, team plans, apps, and a local API proxy. Public review evidence was insufficient to assess user sentiment or support quality.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
Editorial transparency
Our Review Methodology
Key claims are linked to the sources used to verify them. This evidence record is separate from third-party user ratings.
TechZella evaluates software using documented product capabilities, pricing information, usability and value considerations, independent user evidence where available, and competitive context. The assessment is an editorial review, not a hands-on test unless one is explicitly identified. Our editorial assessment is based on 5 documented sources.
What TechZella adds
- Client and server code are public, and Maple describes reproducible builds and enclave attestation as ways to check its privacy claims.
- Maple Proxy provides a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint for supported developer tools and libraries.
- Maple Teams combines per-user billing, pooled chat credits, admin-managed seats, and MCP data-source connections.
Important limitations
- The free plan excludes web search.
- Maple Proxy does not support Responses, Assistants, audio, image-generation, or file-upload APIs.
- Maple's published compatibility is limited: an OpenAI-compatible request format does not mean all OpenAI features or parameters work.
Evidence-backed claimsMaple offers individual, team, and token-priced API plans. Maple provides apps for major desktop and mobile platforms, plus a web app. Maple Proxy has a documented but limited OpenAI-compatible API. Maple Teams includes per-user billing and team administration features. Maple publishes its client and server code and describes a way to verify its privacy claims.
The pricing page lists Free, Pro, Max, Team, and model-specific API rates.
View source ↗Verified 2026-11-10The official download page lists iPhone, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and web access, and specifies Ubuntu 24.04 or later for Linux.
View source ↗Verified 2026-11-10The API reference lists chat completions, embeddings, and model discovery, and names unsupported API families.
View source ↗Verified 2026-11-10The Teams page lists admin-managed seats, pooled usage, unified billing, MCP connections, and a $30 per-user monthly plan.
View source ↗Verified 2026-11-10The company describes public code, reproducible builds, and enclave attestation as verification mechanisms.
View source ↗Verified 2026-11-10Maple FAQs
Answers begin with the clearest available response, followed by the context that helps you act on it.
Does Maple have a free plan?
Yes. Maple lists a $0/month Free plan, with basic AI features and encryption; web search is excluded.
Does Maple offer a free trial?
Maple lists a Free plan, rather than describing a separate timed trial on its pricing page.
Does Maple have an API?
Yes. Maple Proxy documents an OpenAI-compatible API, but it does not support every OpenAI API family.
Which platforms does Maple support?
Maple lists iPhone, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and a web app. Linux support is specified for Ubuntu 24.04 or later.
Can Maple connect to developer tools?
Yes. Its documentation describes connections for OpenAI-compatible clients and provides guides for tools including Goose and OpenCode.
Does Maple use chats to train AI models?
No. Maple says it does not use conversations to train models; its company page describes encryption on the device and processing inside hardware-isolated infrastructure.
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