fred.

The library

Fred's Guides & Honest Comparisons

Explore Fred’s harness, its model configuration, tools, workflows, and privacy controls. The guides explain the software you purchase and the model access you supply and pay for separately. — what Fred does, what it honestly doesn't, what it costs to run, and how it stacks up against the things you might buy instead. Every page holds to the same rule as the product: an uncomfortable truth beats a comfortable lie. Fred is BYOK: connect your own model access, with access and usage billed separately by your chosen provider.

Guides

Owning a home AI

Bring the AI to You: One Home, Many Minds — the flagship idea: your context stays home; the models commute to it. A $99 Home for Whatever AI Becomes — the two layers explained: the home you own, and the minds that keep getting smarter. How to Get a Jarvis at Home in 2026 — what a household AI can really do, both routes to one, and where the sci-fi ends. AI Agents Without the Setup Nightmare — eighteen specialists, preconfigured, behind a wizard. Let Fred handle that. You Don't Have to Marry an AI Company — models are staff, not spouses: use any provider's key, or none of them, and keep your assistant either way. An AI Employee for a One-Person Business — inbox, invoices, follow-ups, and marketing, delegated. A Real AI Assistant on WhatsApp — yours, not a bot service; works from any phone, iPhone included. An AI That Remembers You — memory on your own disk that survives switching AI providers. The cost of Fred and the AI you connect ↗ One-Time-Purchase AI Software Still Exists — how $99-once is possible without tricks, and the licence in plain words. A Local AI Assistant for People Who Don't Code — no terminal, no config files, no developer.

Comparisons

How Fred fits with your tools and model access

Fred and ChatGPT: the harness and your AI access ↗ Fred’s harness and your AI provider ↗ Fred vs Alexa — a voice remote for the house vs a worker in it. Fred doesn't do light switches; we say so. Fred vs DIY Open Source — Fred runs on the open-source OpenClaw engine; here's exactly what the $99 buys on top of it.

The household

Fred Family

A Private AI for the Whole Family — PIN-locked rooms per person, a parents' console, the household's questions staying in the house. Beacon — a Private, Local Family Locator — every position stored and drawn only on your own machine.

Pricing

One-time. Everything from day one.

$99software licence

Fred’s software licence is $99. It includes the dashboard, agents, workflows, Android app, and owner’s guide. Connect your own model access; your provider bills separately for access and usage. One machine is licensed at a time, with a 14-day refund window.

Get Fred software — $99

Software licence: $99 once · Model-provider charges separate · 14-day refund window