If you need a one-time, general-purpose AI conversation, ChatGPT may be the simpler choice. It may also have no additional cost if the free plan meets your needs or you already pay for a subscription. We do not want customers to buy CoClient merely to reach an AI model.
What CoClient is for
CoClient is a local-first case workspace. It keeps documents and communications together, builds a timeline, surfaces unanswered questions and deadlines, and prepares structured drafts from selected case context. Its value is the continuing case workflow—not a blank chat box.
CoClient also separates model output from legal authority. Research tools can check citation and source information against services such as CourtListener, but no automated check guarantees that a source is current, controlling, or correctly applied. Users and their lawyers should read and verify the cited material.
Advanced users can bring their own key
Local processing remains the default. Early technical users may enter their own OpenAI API key in the Mac app when they deliberately want an external model. The key stays in memory for the running app session. Before selected case context is sent, CoClient displays the exact destination and request body and requires approval for that request or the current case session.
Approved requests go directly from the Mac app to OpenAI; CoClient does not receive the API key or request. OpenAI bills API usage separately to the key owner's account, and OpenAI's retention terms still apply. A ChatGPT subscription does not include API usage. See OpenAI's current billing explanation, API pricing, and API data controls.
What we are not selling today
CoClient does not currently include or resell third-party model usage. Our published prices cover the CoClient matter workspace and its local workflows. We may offer a company-managed external AI option later, but only after its security, retention, cost, and disclosure boundaries have been separately designed and tested.
CoClient is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Sending information to an outside provider may affect confidentiality or privilege depending on the circumstances.