Comparisons · Korvo vs ChatGPT
ChatGPT answers. Korvo keeps a decision you can defend.
ChatGPT is excellent general chat. Korvo is a local-first research workspace for multi-document diligence where plan, evidence, challenge, and the final call need to stay inspectable.
Unit of work
ChatGPT
A chat thread that forgets project state between sessions unless you re-paste context.
Korvo
A project holds files, notes, plans, outputs, and decision history together.
Before generation
ChatGPT
One-shot prompt → confident-sounding answer.
Korvo
Plan mode surfaces goal, assumptions, missing context, and steps you approve first.
Evidence
ChatGPT
Often “according to the document” without a durable source trail in your workspace.
Korvo
Material claims link back to evidence selected from your local project.
Challenge
ChatGPT
Single-model generation unless you manually multi-prompt.
Korvo
Optional two-model critique (beta): thesis, critique, revision, and open questions stay visible.
Auditability
ChatGPT
Hard to reconstruct what went into an answer weeks later.
Korvo
Decision trail keeps conclusion, sources, model details, caveats, and timestamp together.
Where data lives
ChatGPT
Files and chats live in the provider’s cloud product under their terms.
Korvo
Workspace files, local SQLite index, notes, plans, and decision history stay on your device. Korvo does not host them.
Model traffic
ChatGPT
Prompts and uploads are handled inside ChatGPT’s product stack.
Korvo
BYOK: selected context goes directly to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google under your key — or stay fully local with Ollama.
Honest boundary
Your workspace, files, local index, and decision history stay on your machine. When using a cloud model, selected context goes directly to your provider under your own key and agreement. Or connect Ollama and nothing leaves your machine at all. Korvo does not proxy, inspect, or log those prompts.
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