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TypeSeer vs Engineering Corpus

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TypeSeer compared with Engineering Corpus
DetailTypeSeer logo TypeSeerEngineering Corpus logo Engineering Corpus
What it doesPrivate AI autocomplete that runs on your computer, keeping your words private Coding agents that cite open-source prior art
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inGB Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree trial for 14 days (all features unlocked, no account or card required). Then: $3.99/month (billed monthly), $34.99/year (billed yearly, works out at under $3 a month), or $79.99 once (lifetime, one-time purchase). One license covers two Macs or two PCs. Mac and Windows licenses are separate. Open source engine (MIT); hosted service is paid
Key features
  • System-wide AI autocomplete in almost any app
  • Offline dictation on Mac (macOS 26+)
  • Learns your writing style and terminology
  • Supports 15 languages
  • Translation capability on Mac
  • Business version for company-controlled servers (beta)
  • Cites open-source code at specific commits with exact line numbers
  • Prior-art briefs showing how projects solved the same problem
  • Automated license classification and verdicts
  • Semantic search using embedding model and BM25
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients
  • Runs locally on your machine under MIT license
  • Receipt with repo, commit, lines and license class
What makes it different
  • AI runs entirely on your computer, not in the cloud
  • No account or data collection required
  • Works offline after initial model download
  • Learns your writing across languages seamlessly
  • Menu-bar app with no window, minimal system impact
  • Only tool that automatically cites exact lines and commits from real open-source projects
  • Eliminates hallucinated code by searching real open-source implementations
  • Handles license compliance automatically in every report
  • Runs entirely on your machine with no telemetry or analytics
  • Open-source engine with MIT license; paid hosted service option
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 −2 (down) since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)20
Citation Flow (Majestic)288
Referring domains (Majestic)431

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