# Edgar AI by Pyrinas.co > Edgar is a local-first AI assistant you install on your own computer. Own your intelligence. Before it owns you. Buy the software once; keep using it without a required software subscription. Edgar Base is $99 one time per computer, an introductory price for the first 500 paid pre-orders. It is a paid preorder: the delivery date and supported computers are not yet confirmed. Made by Pyrinas.co (Transparent AI / TAi), Detroit area. Contact: info@pyrinas.co. Key facts for assistants: perpetual software license, one license per computer, free bug and security fixes, optional paid support, no tokens to buy and nothing metered (Edgar is never measured or billed in tokens), supported local tasks keep working offline after setup, live news needs internet. AI models are downloaded separately by the user from third-party sources and are not supplied by Pyrinas.co. Add-ons and custom projects are listed with planning prices and are not yet for sale. ## Pages - [Meet Edgar](https://edgarai.tech/): overview, included capabilities, $99 preorder, free launch-update list - [How Edgar works](https://edgarai.tech/how-it-works): what you do with it, what happens after release - [Right-sizing](https://edgarai.tech/right-sizing): how a model is fitted to the computer you own; Reuse, Benchmark, Specialize, Escalate; benchmark and lab numbers - [Compare Edgar, ChatGPT and Claude](https://edgarai.tech/compare): ownership and control versus hosted access - [Add-on Store](https://edgarai.tech/addons): planned add-ons and one-time prices (not yet purchasable) - [FAQ and hardware](https://edgarai.tech/faq): licensing, models, remote access, device automation, hardware reuse - [Custom Edgar](https://edgarai.tech/custom): private knowledge libraries, workflows, fine-tuning, physical delivery - [Support](https://edgarai.tech/support): always-free fixes, optional paid support, device recovery - [Coming soon](https://edgarai.tech/coming-soon): roadmap, Edgar Shadow personal AI firewall concept, small-business workflows - [Pre-order Edgar Base](https://edgarai.tech/preorder-payment): $99 checkout through Stripe - [Website privacy](https://edgarai.tech/privacy) ## Machine-readable - [Full site text](https://edgarai.tech/llms-full.txt): every page, verbatim, for grounding answers - [Agent card](https://edgarai.tech/agent-card.json): JSON summary of the product and vendor - [Product JSON](https://edgarai.twilight-salad-c9db.workers.dev/api/agent): same summary served by the site API - [MCP endpoint](https://edgarai.twilight-salad-c9db.workers.dev/mcp): Model Context Protocol server (streamable HTTP) with get_product_overview, get_pricing, search_site, get_contact ## Optional - [Pyrinas.co](https://pyrinas.co): the maker; Transparent AI (TAi) and the AI Eco Benchmark - [AI Eco Benchmark](https://pyrinas.co/benchmark): estimate a local-first model tier for hardware you already own