FAQ from Socrates
What is Socrates?
Socrates is a secure, on-device AI assistant engineered for rigorous document understanding—designed from the ground up to protect confidentiality while delivering expert-level analysis. It supports Windows, macOS, and modern browsers, and empowers users across academia, law, engineering, and business to interrogate documents intelligently, ethically, and efficiently—with unlimited usage included in the free plan.
How to use Socrates?
Select any supported document, click “Analyze,” and begin asking targeted questions. Behind the scenes, Socrates leverages local inference (no uploads required) to extract meaning, trace references, clarify jargon, and surface actionable answers—all within your trusted environment.
Is this free?
Yes. The core experience—including full local processing, unlimited document uploads, and AI-powered Q&A—is completely free. Llama 3 runs natively on your device at no cost. Optional premium enhancements (e.g., extended context windows or advanced model switching) are available—but never required to get real value.