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SidePilot & CognitionSidePilot 与 Cognition

A verifiable AI browser sidebar, and a local-first desktop workspace. What they do, why they are different, and what they cost compared with the alternatives.一个可验证的 AI 浏览器侧边栏,一个本地优先的桌面工作台。这一页说明它们是干什么的、与同类产品有什么区别、以及价格对比。

Browser extension · Chrome / Edge浏览器扩展 · Chrome / Edge

SidePilot

A sidebar that reads the page you are on and answers with citations you can check — then turns the result into Word, PPTX, Canva or a social post.读懂你正在看的网页,回答带可核验引用——再一键变成 Word、PPTX、Canva 海报或社媒文案。

Get the extension →获取浏览器扩展 →

SidePilot poster
01 · What it is for01 · 这是什么、用来做什么

Read any page. Ask anything. Get answers with receipts.在任何网页旁打开,对这一页提问

SidePilot 是一款浏览器扩展。在任何网页旁边点开侧边栏,它会读取你当前正在看的这一页,然后你可以直接对这页内容提问:一键总结、提取要点、生成报告、翻译,或就某一段追问。它的回答附带页面引用——每条结论都指向原网页里的某一段文字,可以点开核对。读完之后可以一键把结果产出为 Word、PPTX、Canva 海报或社交媒体文案。

典型用户:需要大量阅读网页资料的研究人员、分析师、记者、学生和投资人;以及要把网页内容整理成可交付文件(报告、PPT、社媒)的市场与内容团队。

SidePilot is a browser extension. Open it beside any web page and it reads the page you are on. Ask for a summary, key points, a report or a translation, or follow up on one paragraph. Every answer carries citations that point to the exact passage on the page, so you can check it. Then export the result to Word, PPTX, Canva or a social post in one click.

Built for researchers, analysts, journalists, students and investors who read a lot of web material — and for marketing and content teams who turn what they read into deliverables.

02 · What makes it different02 · 与同类产品的区别、特点与先进性

Not another chat box in a side panel不是"把聊天框搬到侧边"

Most AI sidebars (Monica, Merlin, Sider, the ChatGPT and Perplexity extensions) move a chat window to the side of the browser. SidePilot differs in four ways:市面上的 AI 侧边栏(Monica、Merlin、Sider、ChatGPT / Perplexity 扩展等)大多只是把聊天框搬到侧边。SidePilot 的差异在四点:

  1. Evidence-grounded answers.可核验的引用。 Passages are extracted from the current page first; the answer is built on them and each claim is tied to its source paragraph. You see answers with provenance, not free-form generation — a mechanism most competitors lack.先从当前页面抽取证据段落,再据此作答,每条结论都标注来源段落。用户看到的是"有出处的回答",而不是模型的自由发挥,大幅降低幻觉风险——这是同类产品普遍缺失的机制。
  2. Your keys, your machine (BYOK, local-first).你的密钥、你的机器(BYOK,本地优先)。 Switch freely between OpenAI, Anthropic, Kimi and DeepSeek. API keys live only in local browser storage and never pass through our servers; page content is not logged or stored. Friendly to enterprise and research compliance.OpenAI、Anthropic、Kimi、DeepSeek 等模型自由切换,API Key 只保存在本机浏览器存储,不经过我们的服务器;页面内容不被记录、不入库。对企业与研究机构的合规要求友好。
  3. From reading straight to deliverable.从阅读直接到交付。 Most sidebars stop at the answer. SidePilot produces Word, PPTX, Canva designs and social copy — read, analyse and draft in one panel.大多数侧边栏止步于"回答",SidePilot 把结果直接产出为 Word、PPTX、Canva 设计和社媒文案——阅读、分析、成稿在一个面板内完成。
  4. Dynamic Semantic Fingerprint™ entry point. Documents you produce can be protected by InsightBridge's semantic fingerprint: every copy unique and traceable, surviving copy-paste, OCR, photos and AI rewriting (AUC 0.92–1.00 across six frontier models). No other sidebar offers this.入口。产出的文稿可接入 InsightBridge 的语义指纹保护:每份副本唯一、可溯源,复制粘贴、OCR、拍照、AI 改写后仍能追踪泄露来源(6 个前沿模型上 AUC 0.92–1.00)。市场上独有的组合。
SidePilot answer with citations
Answer with page citations (DeepSeek, Auburn University page)带页面引用的回答(DeepSeek,Auburn University 页面)
SidePilot outputs
One-click Word / PPTX / Canva / social outputs一键产出 Word / PPTX / Canva / 社媒
SidePilot settings
Multi-model settings; keys stay on your machine多模型设置,密钥只存本机
03 · Pricing comparison03 · 订阅价格对比

Same $20 tier — more in it同样的 $20 价位,装进更多东西

Plan方案Price价格Included包含
Free$0Page reading, summaries and Q&A (daily limit); bring your own API key基础页面阅读、总结与问答(每日限次);自带 API Key
Pro$20 / month (≈150 sessions)$20 / 月(约 150 次会话)All action presets, Word/PPTX/Canva/social outputs, multi-model switching, priority support全部动作预设、Word/PPTX/Canva/社媒产出、多模型切换、优先支持
Dynamic Semantic Fingerprint™$169 / $249 / $409 one-time (by length); attribution report $39$169 / $249 / $409 一次性(按字数);溯源报告 $39/次Add-on service, not included in the SidePilot subscription增值服务,不含在 SidePilot 订阅内,按需购买

Pro price and quota are the current product plan and may change before general availability.Pro 价格与配额为当前产品规划值,正式上线前可能调整。

Product产品Monthly月费Models / keys模型 / 密钥Page-level citations页面引用核验Word / PPTX / Canva export导出 Word/PPTX/CanvaSemantic fingerprint语义指纹保护
SidePilot Pro$20Multi-model, BYOK, keys local多模型,BYOK,密钥本机Yes — per paragraph有(逐段引用)YesYes (add-on)有(增值)
ChatGPT Plus (extension)$20OpenAI only, vendor-hosted仅 OpenAI,厂商托管No无页面级引用NoNo
Perplexity Pro$20Multi-model, vendor-hosted多模型,厂商托管Web source links, not this page's paragraphs网页来源链接(非本页段落)NoNo
Monica$9.9–$19.9Multi-model, vendor-hosted多模型,厂商托管NoPartial (PDF/text)部分(PDF/文本)No
Merlin$19Multi-model, vendor-hosted多模型,厂商托管NoNoNo
SidePilot sits at the same $20 tier as the mainstream options, but puts verifiability, data-stays-local and direct-to-deliverable into one sidebar — plus the only semantic-fingerprint protection on the market. For research and delivery work, more output per dollar.SidePilot 与主流方案价位相同($20 档),但把"可核验""数据留在本机""直接成稿"三项做进了同一个侧边栏,并可叠加独有的语义指纹保护。对以研究和交付为目的的用户,单位价格下的产出价值更高。
Desktop app · macOS / Windows桌面应用 · macOS / Windows

Cognition

One window. Your work. Your data. Office, PDF, conversion, video, research, mail and AI in a single local-first desktop app.一个窗口:Office、PDF、格式转换、视频、研究、邮件与 AI,全部在本地优先的桌面应用里。

Download for macOS →下载 macOS 版 →

Cognition poster
01 · What it is for01 · 这是什么、用来做什么

Everything you work with, in one window把日常办公的工具放进一个窗口

Cognition 是一款桌面应用,把日常办公需要的工具放进一个窗口:Office 文档、纯文本与 Markdown 编辑、PDF 拆分/合并、格式转换(Pandoc,DOCX/PDF/Markdown 等互转)、视频工具、白板、网页研究面板、浏览器、邮件收件箱、即时通讯,以及 AI 助手。它是"本地优先"的:文件在你的电脑上,AI 可以用你自己的 API Key(BYOK)调用云端模型,也可以完全离线跑本机 Ollama 模型。界面支持英文、中文、西班牙文等多语言。

典型用户:希望减少软件切换、重视数据主权的个人知识工作者、学生、研究者和小团队;以及对"AI 不能把资料传到别人服务器"有明确要求的用户。

Cognition is a desktop app that brings the tools of a working day into one window: Office documents, plain-text and Markdown editing, PDF split/merge, format conversion (Pandoc — DOCX, PDF, Markdown and more), video tools, whiteboard, a web-research panel, browser, email inbox, messaging and an AI assistant. It is local-first: your files stay on your machine; AI runs with your own API keys (BYOK) or fully offline through Ollama. The interface is available in English, Chinese, Spanish and more.

Built for knowledge workers, students, researchers and small teams who want fewer app switches and real data sovereignty — and for anyone whose rule is "AI must not send my material to someone else's server".

02 · What makes it different02 · 与同类产品的区别、特点与先进性

Local-first, not another SaaS本地优先,而不是又一个 SaaS

Compared with Notion, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Obsidian, Cognition takes a different position:与 Notion、Microsoft 365、Google Workspace、Obsidian 等相比,Cognition 的定位不同:

  1. One window, not ten tabs.一个窗口,而不是十个标签。 Documents, PDF, conversion, mail, research and AI switch inside one interface — no copy-paste between SaaS tools.文档、PDF、转换、邮件、研究、AI 在同一界面内切换,不用在多个 SaaS 之间来回复制粘贴。
  2. Data sovereignty.本地优先、数据主权。 Files, mail credentials (IMAP/SMTP) and AI keys live only in your system keychain; we operate no cloud that stores user content. Notion and Google store your content in the vendor's cloud by default — a fundamental difference.文件、邮件凭据(IMAP/SMTP)和 AI 密钥都只存在本机系统钥匙串;我们不运营存放用户内容的云端。Notion / Google 类产品默认把内容存在厂商云端,这是根本区别。
  3. Two AI modes: BYOK cloud + Ollama offline.AI 双模式:BYOK 云端 + Ollama 离线。 Use your own OpenAI or Anthropic account, or work disconnected with a local model. Most competitors bundle a vendor AI and charge per seat for it (Notion AI, Copilot).可用 OpenAI、Anthropic 等自己的账号,也可以在断网环境下用本机模型工作。多数竞品的 AI 是厂商捆绑、按席位额外收费(如 Notion AI、Copilot)。
  4. Open formats built in.开放格式与转换内建。 Pandoc-based conversion and PDF tools ship with the app; nothing is locked in a proprietary format.基于 Pandoc 的格式转换与 PDF 工具随附,不锁定私有格式,导出即可迁移。
  5. Semantic Fingerprint for teams.团队版内置语义指纹。 The Team plan includes Semantic Fingerprint: every shared document carries a unique, traceable fingerprint — unique among office suites.Team 方案包含 Semantic Fingerprint:团队内共享的文档每份带唯一指纹,泄露可溯源——办公套件里独有。
Cognition editor and web research
Editor + Web Research in one view编辑器与网页研究同屏
Cognition email and AI assistant
Email inbox + AI Assistant (BYOK)邮件收件箱 + AI 助手(BYOK)
Cognition local AI Ollama
Local AI (Ollama), fully offline本地 AI(Ollama),完全离线
Cognition Spanish UI
Spanish interface西班牙文界面
Cognition subscription page
In-app subscription page应用内订阅页
03 · Pricing comparison03 · 订阅价格对比

Less than "suite + AI add-on", more in one place低于"办公套件 + AI 附加包",却装进更多

Plan方案Price价格Included包含
Free$0Document editor, format conversion, PDF split/merge, local AI (Ollama)文档编辑器、格式转换、PDF 拆分/合并、本地 AI(Ollama)
Personal$15 / month · $150 / year$15 / 月 · $150 / 年Everything in Free + cloud AI (BYOK), video export, cloud sync, Discord activityFree 全部 + 云端 AI(BYOK)、视频导出、云同步、Discord 活动
Student$7.50 / month · $75 / year (50% off)$7.50 / 月 · $75 / 年(半价)Everything in Personal, with verified student IDPersonal 全部,需学生身份验证
Team$20 / seat / month · $200 / seat / year$20 / 席位 / 月 · $200 / 席位 / 年Everything in Personal + Semantic Fingerprint, shared workspace, priority supportPersonal 全部 + 语义指纹、共享工作区、优先支持

Every paid plan starts with a 30-day free trial — no charge until it ends, cancel anytime.所有付费方案 30 天免费试用,试用结束前不收费,随时取消。

Product产品Personal / month个人月费AI costAI 费用Where data lives数据存放Offline AI离线 AISemantic fingerprint语义指纹
Cognition Personal$15 ($12.50 annual)$15(年付 $12.5)BYOK included, no extra seat fee含 BYOK,无额外席位费Your machine本机Yes (Ollama)有(Ollama)Team planTeam 版内置
Notion Plus + Notion AI$10 + $8–10AI charged separatelyAI 另收费Vendor cloud厂商云端NoNo
Microsoft 365 Personal + Copilot Pro$9.99 + $20AI charged separatelyAI 另收费Mostly vendor cloud厂商云端为主NoNo
Google Workspace Business Starter$7–8.4Gemini partly includedGemini 部分包含Vendor cloud厂商云端NoNo
Obsidian + Sync$0 + $4–8No built-in AI无内建 AIYour machine本机Via plugins需插件No
Cognition Personal costs less than a typical "office suite + AI add-on" bundle ($18–30 / month) while putting documents, PDF, conversion, mail, research and AI in one local-first window; the Team plan adds, at $20 / seat, semantic-fingerprint traceability that no other suite offers.Cognition Personal 的价格低于"办公套件 + AI 附加包"的组合(通常 $18–30/月),却把文档、PDF、转换、邮件、研究和 AI 放进一个本地优先的窗口;Team 版以 $20/席位提供其他套件都没有的语义指纹溯源能力。

Competitor prices are taken from the vendors' public pricing pages (September 2026), may change at any time, and are shown for comparison only.竞品价格来自各厂商公开定价页(2026 年 9 月),可能随时变动,仅供对比。