Do I need my own API keys for Bearly?

No. Every Bearly plan, including Free, includes models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI. The top Claude models need a paid plan, and usage depends on your plan.

Can Bearly compare several models’ answers?

Yes. Council of Experts asks two to five models, then shows each answer and a summary. It requires Pro or higher and uses more of your allowance than a single answer.

Where does Bearly keep my chats?

Bearly syncs your chats across your devices. Turn on end-to-end encryption and new chats are encrypted on your devices; Bearly stores and syncs only the locked copies.

Bearly vs TypingMind

Bearly vs TypingMind: Use GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok in one app.

TypingMind is a chat interface for your own API keys. Bearly brings the models, research, media, meetings, and privacy controls together.

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Free plan available.

Choose a model

GPT · Claude · Gemini · Grok · More

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One prompt. Several answers. One combined result.

Keep working

Research · Images · Video · Voice · Meetings · Browser

Why people switch

More choice. Fewer handoffs.

One account, many models

Use GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and more from one Bearly account.

Privacy you can turn on

End-to-end encrypted chats, ZDR mode, and no name, account, or IP sent to AI labs.

Apps where you work

Use Bearly on Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, the web, and in Chrome.

Inside Bearly

More than chat.

Chat: GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and more
Create: Images, video, speech, and OCR
Work: Research, transcription, meetings, browser, and routines

Available models and tools vary by plan and account.

Feature comparison

Bearly vs TypingMind, at a glance.

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FeatureBearlyTypingMind

Models from multiple providersYesYes

Bearly

Plans: Free, Pro, Analyst, Research, Enterprise.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS.

Available models vary by plan, platform, project, and team policy

TypingMind

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

Each provider needs the user's own API key, billed by that provider.

Side-by-side model comparisonYesYes

Bearly

Plans: Pro, Analyst, Research, Enterprise.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Requires Pro or higher and at least two allowed models

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TypingMind

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

Synthesized multi-model answerYesYes

Bearly

Plans: Pro, Analyst, Research, Enterprise.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

A stopped or failed council may retain individual answers without a synthesis

Compare answers with Council of Experts

TypingMind

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

Finalize Mode merges the selected responses into one final answer.

Multi-model Responses

Web searchYesConnected

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS.

Can be disabled in chat or team settings

TypingMind

Plans: Extended, Premium.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

Provided by plugins (for example Perplexity Search or SerpAPI), some of which need their own API key.

Deep research modeYesConnected

Bearly

Plans: Analyst, Research, Enterprise.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS.

Standard is estimated at $3 and requires Analyst or higher; Ultra is estimated at $7 and requires Research.

Deep Research requires Web and Web Search, and a managed policy can disable it.

TypingMind

Plans: Premium.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

A plugin that needs the user's SerpAPI and Firecrawl keys.

Deep Research plugin

Persistent projectsYesYes

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Use projects

TypingMind

Plans: Premium.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

Image generationYesConnected

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Available models and usage depend on account access and credits

Generate images

TypingMind

Plans: Extended, Premium.

Platforms: Web app, Installed web app (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android).

Through image plugins such as DALL-E, GPT Image, or Stable Diffusion, using the matching provider key.

Live transcriptionYesNot confirmed

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS.

Record and transcribe meetings

TypingMind

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Release state not checked

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We could not confirm this from a current first-party source.

We make Bearly. Features checked September 1, 2026 from first-party sources. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it—not that the feature is missing. Compare more ChatGPT alternatives.

Moving to Bearly

Bring the work worth keeping.

Bring the prompts and project instructions you rely on, then run one familiar task in Bearly with the model you use in TypingMind.

01
Create your workspace
Start free and choose the model you already know.
02
Bring what matters
Add the files, instructions, and templates behind your useful work.
03
Try one real task
Run something you already do in TypingMind, then add another model or Bearly tool.

The short answer

Which is better, Bearly or TypingMind?

Bearly. TypingMind is a chat interface you connect to your own API keys; Bearly gives you GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok in one app, with video, meetings, and routines alongside. Bearly also gives you end-to-end encrypted chats, zero data retention on every chat model with ZDR mode on, and AI labs never learn who’s asking.

Updated October 29, 2026

Questions

Before you switch.

Do I need my own API keys for Bearly?: No. Every Bearly plan, including Free, includes models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI. The top Claude models need a paid plan, and usage depends on your plan.
Can Bearly compare several models’ answers?: Yes. Council of Experts asks two to five models, then shows each answer and a summary. It requires Pro or higher and uses more of your allowance than a single answer.
Where does Bearly keep my chats?: Bearly syncs your chats across your devices. Turn on end-to-end encryption and new chats are encrypted on your devices; Bearly stores and syncs only the locked copies.

Keep comparing

See how Bearly stacks up.

Get Bearly

Bearly vs TypingMind: Use GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok in one app.

More choice. Fewer handoffs.

One account, many models

Privacy you can turn on

Apps where you work

More than chat.

Bearly vs TypingMind, at a glance.

Bring the work worth keeping.

Create your workspace

Bring what matters

Try one real task

Which is better, Bearly or TypingMind?

Before you switch.

See how Bearly stacks up.