What is Zimmer AI?
Frontier open intelligence, document Q&A, and workflow automation strictly on hardware you own.
Zimmer AI is a local-first AI workspace and on-premise AI appliance that runs open-weight AI models on hardware you own — a personal Mac or Windows PC, or a company-owned Apple-silicon server — so prompts, source code, documents, and answers never leave your machine or your network.
Four Core Architectural Pillars
Zero telemetry, zero third-party cloud data transmission, and air-gapped cryptographic licensing options for sensitive corporate files.
Use Zimmer as a native Desktop App for macOS/Windows, or deploy zimmer-server for multi-tenant browser access.
Add Apple-silicon Macs into a unified compute pool in under 2 minutes with automated least-busy load distribution.
Fixed flat seat pricing ($29/mo or $250/yr) with absolutely $0 per-token inference charges and unlimited local runs.
How Zimmer Compares to Cloud SaaS
| Pillar | Traditional Cloud AI | Zimmer Local Appliance |
|---|---|---|
| Data Location | Public cloud data centers | 100% on your own hardware |
| Cost Model | Volatile per-token metering | Fixed seats, $0 per-token API fee |
| Access Security | Phishable passwords & API keys | Hardware-sealed OS keychain keypairs |
| RAG Permissions | All-or-nothing vendor storage | In-retrieval RBAC before model context |
| Offline Operation | Fails on internet drops | Runs 100% offline (14-day token cache) |
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