folk vs Prio
Prio is an AI chief of staff for founder email; folk covers that ground and the rest of your life - its own computer, personal-life skills, and persistent memory. Free to start.
Prio is an AI chief of staff for founders and CEOs - it triages your inbox, drafts in your voice, preps your meetings, and chases follow-ups with approval gates and EU data residency. Folk covers that ground too, but goes broader: it's a personal AI for your whole life, in your texts, with its own cloud computer and built-in real-world skills.
why people switch from Prio to folk
your whole life, not just the inbox
Prio is optimized for founder email and calendar. Folk handles inbox and scheduling and also books your dinner, tracks your flight, plans your trip, and remembers your people, from the same thread.
folk has its own computer
Folk runs on a dedicated cloud computer that browses the web and executes code, taking multi-step action beyond email triage and drafting.
real-world skills, built in
Resy booking and flight-price tracking are first-class folk skills that run autonomously, so folk does the booking and monitoring, not just the writing.
bring your own models and keys
Folk lets you run your own API keys inside your private sandbox. Both products are privacy-forward; folk also gives you control of the models.
feature comparison
| Feature | Folk | Prio |
|---|---|---|
| Lives in iMessage | Yes | Yes |
| Lives in Telegram | Yes | Yes |
| Its own cloud computer | Yes | No |
| Persistent memory | Yes | Yes |
| Books tables (Resy) | Yes | No |
| Watches flights | Yes | No |
| Runs scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to all your apps | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own API keys | Yes | No |
| Web browsing | Yes | No |
| Code generation | Yes | No |
| Data privacy (no training) | Yes | Yes |
pricing comparison
Folk Pro
$20/mo
- Generous monthly usage for messages and tasks
- iMessage + Telegram
- Persistent memory
- Its own computer with web browsing and code
- Connects to all your apps
Folk Max
$100/mo
- Everything in Pro
- The best AI models available
- Zero queue, priority access
- 2x daily capacity
- First access to new features
frequently asked
What is Prio?
Prio (prio.sh) is an AI chief of staff for founders and CEOs. It connects to Gmail and your calendar, triages and drafts email in your voice, prepares meetings, and chases follow-ups with approval gates and an audit trail. It is EU-hosted and GDPR-compliant.
How is Folk different from Prio?
Prio is laser-focused on founder email and calendar. Folk is a broader personal AI in your texts with its own cloud computer and built-in real-world skills like booking and flight tracking, covering your personal life alongside work.
Is Folk good for founders too?
Yes. Folk handles inbox triage, scheduling, follow-ups, and research like a chief of staff, and it also runs the rest of your life. See folk for founders at folk.com/for/founders.
Can I switch from Prio to Folk?
Yes. Sign up at folk.com, subscribe, and you will get an iMessage number and a Telegram bot. Folk starts learning your preferences from your first conversation.
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learn the concepts
AI Chief of Staff
An AI chief of staff is a personal AI that handles high-level coordination - inbox triage, scheduling, follow-ups, prep, and research - the way a human chief of staff would, for founders and busy professionals.
Personal AI
A personal AI is an artificial-intelligence assistant dedicated to one person - it learns your preferences, remembers your context, and takes actions on your behalf across everyday life.
AI Agent
An AI agent is an AI system that takes actions to accomplish a goal - using tools, browsing the web, and completing multi-step tasks autonomously, not just generating text.
what folk actually does
an ai that codes from your phone
Text folk what to build. It writes the code on its own computer and opens the pull request - from iMessage, Telegram, or wherever you are.
an ai that finds your restaurant and gets you the table
Text the city, the night, and the vibe. Folk finds the spot worth going to and hands you the booking.
an ai that tracks flight prices and watches your trips
Tell folk the route and budget. It monitors fares around the clock and pings you on a drop.
ready to try folk?
Free to start - free forever. Pro is $20/mo. Cancel anytime.
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