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Dinoki Labs

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Dinoki is a privacy-first, fully native desktop AI assistant that runs locally without requiring an internet connection, designed to be a non-intrusive companion that helps users get answers, generate ideas, and automate workflows with a retro pixel-art aesthetic.

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Founding Story

Dinoki was created to bring privacy-first AI to the desktop with a retro aesthetic, combining nostalgia and modern AI power. The founders aimed to build a lightweight, native alternative to bloated Electron-based applications, with zero telemetry and local data storage for power users who value privacy, performance, and fun.

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Leadership

Founders

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tpae

Part of the two-person team behind Dinoki, active on Hacker News and GitHub

Executive Team

T

tpae

Co-Founder

Member of the two-person team, active developer on GitHub (dinoki-ai organization), engages with community on Hacker News

Business Model

Revenue Model

One-time purchase model for premium features. Free tier available with bring-your-own AI provider support. Pro tier provides lifetime access to advanced features without subscriptions.

Pricing Tiers

Free
$0

One character, bring-your-own provider support, Chat Mode with persistent memory and research tools

Pro (Lifetime)
$24.99 (one-time purchase)

All characters, Agent Mode, Character Mode, premium productivity tools (Safari integration), MCP integration, 7-day trial included

Private, not publicly traded

Target Markets

Industries & Segments
  • Privacy-conscious power users
  • Developers and engineers
  • Remote workers
  • Researchers handling sensitive data
  • macOS and Windows desktop users
  • Apple Silicon users
Use Cases
  • Information research and organization
  • Idea generation and brainstorming
  • Autonomous busywork handling
  • Background task processing
  • Workflow automation through tool integrations
  • Privacy-sensitive data handling for researchers

History & Milestones

January 2026

Launch of Osaurus 0.8.10 - open-source AI server for Apple Silicon with 3.1k GitHub stars and 187 releases

November 2025

Release of Dinoki v1.3.49 for macOS

Hacker News - 5 months ago (approximately August 2024)

Launched on Hacker News as a 6MB native AI assistant with pixel pets

1 AI Tool by Dinoki Labs

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Osaurus

5mo
Local Inference

Osaurus is a local-first AI runtime optimized for Apple Silicon that runs open-source models on Mac with privacy and no cloud dependency.

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