Vellum

Vellum

Vellum is a personal AI assistant designed to automate busywork and manage tasks across your digital life. It acts autonomously with long-term memory, managing calendars, emails, files, and tools like Google Workspace, Slack, and Notion. The assistant runs locally or in the cloud, prioritizing privacy with fine-grained permissions and no data used for training unless opted-in. Targeted at professionals and founders, it handles both business tasks (drafting decks, CRM updates, lead scoring) and personal chores (ordering groceries, planning trips). It's not just a chat window; it's an autonomous agent that takes real actions, remembers you over time, and is accessible from any device.

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Sep 21, 2026
Personal AI AssistantLong-term memoryAutonomous tasksMulti-channelOpen sourceCloud or localPermissions system
Product information

Everything worth knowing about Vellum

The complete picture — from everyday features to the technical detail builders and IT folks dig for.

Core features

What it actually does

Long-term Memory
Remembers your preferences, people, and work across every conversation for personalized assistance over time.
Autonomous Task Execution
Can send emails, manage calendars, browse the web, create slides, write code, run deep research, and monitor websites in the background.
Multi-Channel Access
Available on Mac, iOS, Android, web app, voice, email, Telegram, Slack, and terminal with a consistent identity.
Private & Secure
Memory and credentials vault live locally or in the cloud; data is not accessible to Vellum without opt-in. Fine-grained permissions system for sensitive actions.
Customizable AI Personality
You shape its personality and behavior from the start, creating a truly personal assistant.
Technical capabilities
Local or Cloud Deployment
Runs locally on your machine or in isolated cloud containers (Vellum Cloud). Open-source for self-hosting on own hardware or VPS.
Permissioned Action System
High-stakes actions require explicit approval; users set risk tolerance and trust rules for standing permissions.
Must watch videos
Introducing Vellum: AI that belongs to you
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Tutorial1:51
Introducing Vellum: AI that belongs to you
Hatch your own assistant → http://vellum.ai/signup We’ve raised $25M from Y Combinator, Leaders Fund, and the co-founders of Hubspot and Dropbox to build the world’s first Personal Intelligence. We’ve spent the last 5 years obsessing over one thing: when will AI start working for humans? Not an AI to tool you “learn” or an automation you “build”, AI that belongs to you and wants you to succeed. Your Vellum Assistant remembers every conversation, adapts to your preferences and proactively makes your life easier (and it sets up in one click). Here’s how: First you name your assistant. Here, we’ll call him Ash. In one click, Ash connects to every app you use, and has his own email and phone number. When you wake up, Ash has already prioritized your emails, slack messages, and prepared briefs for meetings on your calendar before you opened your computer. What Ash can do: - connects to everything with one click (NO Complex set up) - remembers & applies every piece of information in your stack - creates a profile and personality like a real assistant - works for YOU and YOUR goals How Ash is different: - Security architecture (we are open-sourced) - Memory management (retains information over-time) - Human-AI relationship (develops his own personality) - Breadth of integrations (connects to any app) We are building AI as something that’s yours - not something that forgets you, makes you open another chat, or does anything you wouldn’t do.
How I Build AI Agents INSTANTLY (Vellum AI)
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Tutorial11:52
How I Build AI Agents INSTANTLY (Vellum AI)
In this video I breakdown how you can easily build AI agents with plain language in minutes using Vellum AI. Try it here: https://www.vellum.ai/
How to set up a free AI Assistant that works while you sleep
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Tutorial3:47
How to set up a free AI Assistant that works while you sleep
While I was sleeping, my AI assistant ran memory cleanup, meeting reviews, and background tasks. Here's how to set up your own free assistant on Vellum: account, onboarding, face and personality, plugin suggestions, and the free tier (credits + 3 GB cloud hosting). Runs 24/7 on web, iOS, Android, and macOS. Hatch yours at https://vellum.ai Author: Marina Trajkovska, GTM Engineer at Vellum

Who uses it

Real use cases, no hype
Business Task Automation
Draft board decks, update CRM, chase invoices, and schedule QBRs automatically.
Personal Life Management
Order groceries, book gym sessions, price-watch flights, and plan weekend hikes.
Cross-Platform Communication
Send emails, post to Slack/Telegram, make phone calls, and manage social media on your behalf.
Developer & Productivity Workflows
Write code, manage Linear tickets, monitor deploy environments, and draft technical docs.
Research & Content Creation
Browse the web, summarize pages, run deep research, and draft blog posts or presentations.
Proactive Monitoring & Alerts
Set recurring tasks, monitor websites, and get notified about important updates or deadlines.
Personalized Daily Briefing
Start your day with custom summaries of weather, calendar, news, and pending tasks.
What's great
  • True autonomous assistant, not just a chatbot
  • Customizable personality and long-term memory across sessions
  • Runs locally or in cloud, with strong privacy defaults
  • Multi-channel access (web, mobile, email, voice, Slack, etc.)
  • Deep integration with Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, etc.
Technical strengths
  • Extensible via skills, plugins, and MCP protocol
  • Model-agnostic: supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama
Where it falls short
  • Cloud plans have a base platform fee on top of compute
  • Credit-based billing can lead to unpredictable costs
  • Complex permissions model has a learning curve
  • Core value requires trusting it with sensitive tool access
Technical limitations
  • Self-hosting requires technical DevOps knowledge
  • Prompts are sent to external AI providers for processing
For technical folks

The deep-dive specs

FAQ

Includes technical Q&A
A personal, secure AI assistant you fully own and customize. It runs locally or in the cloud, learns your preferences over time, manages tasks across your tools, and works 24/7 from any device.

Traffic Insights

Monthly Visits

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October 2026

Growth Rate

0%

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Dominance

0%

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Top Countries Breakdown

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Growth Trend

Stable

Traffic has remained stable.

Honest pricing

No sneaky tiers, no “contact sales”

Here's who each plan is actually for — and where the hidden charges might hit.

Free
Free

Individuals

  • Free to download and start. First tasks are on us.
Mighty
$30/mo

Individuals

  • Small computer (1 vCPU / 2 GiB)
  • 10 GB storage
  • Mighty Usage included.
Super
Most picked
$100/mo

Individuals

  • Medium computer (2.5 vCPU / 5 GiB)
  • 30 GB storage
  • Super Usage included
  • Assistant email and subdomain.
Ultra
$200/mo

Individuals

  • Large computer (4 vCPU / 8 GiB)
  • 60 GB storage
  • Ultra Usage included
  • Assistant email and subdomain.
Custom
Custom

Teams

  • Build a plan that fits exactly how you work.
View Full Plans & Pricing on Vellum

Official pricing, checkout, and plan upgrades are handled directly on vellum.ai.

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