Kalfi listens to your call from your own Mac, catches the question, and writes one line you can actually say out loud. BYOK is $14/mo with your OpenAI or OpenRouter key — or $19 if we host the models. Final Round lists around $150.
Press Play, or hit Ask to force an answer on the last line.
Pick Interview, Client, or Chat. Fill only what that mode needs — JD and resume, project scope, or a chat topic. Length, tone, and meeting language stick to the session so you are not re-typing before every call.
Mix system audio from Meet/Zoom with your mic, or pick one. The overlay floats above fullscreen so you never leave the call to “check the AI.”
Not a transcript dump. Kalfi writes a line you can actually say out loud — short enough for the pause, tuned to the tone you set, grounded in the session context.
Generate a summary, browse history without hijacking the live session, then start the next meeting inside the same project thread — so meeting two already knows what you promised in meeting one.
Same Google Meet call, same Kalfi overlay you actually run. Content protection keeps the panel off the shared screen — toggle stealth off to see what you would leak without it.
Rina — Can checkout ship before the campaign on the 30th?
Honest caveat: screen-capture protection depends on the OS and the conferencing app. Test your exact setup before you rely on it, and follow the rules of the room you are in.
Competitors hide the dock icon and still appear in Activity Monitor under brand names like Cluely, Final Round, or Parakeet. Kalfi lets you set your own display name and logo, so the overlay and process title look like a boring Mac utility you chose — not a known AI brand.
| Process Name | % CPU | CPU Time | Threads | PID | User |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluely brand name | 12.4 | 00:04:12 | 28 | 1842 | you |
| Final Round AI brand name | 9.1 | 00:02:48 | 22 | 2011 | you |
| ParakeetAI brand name | 7.6 | 00:01:55 | 19 | 2204 | you |
| Notes Helper your brand | 3.2 | 00:00:41 | 14 | 3188 | you |
| Google Chrome Helper | 4.8 | 01:12:03 | 16 | 902 | you |
| WindowServer | 2.1 | 18:04:22 | 8 | 156 | root |
Set this in desktop Settings → Stealth branding after install. Where macOS exposes the process title, Kalfi follows your name. Binary packaging still ships as Kalfi for updates — the point is what a glancing human sees on screen and in the process list.
Final Round markets around $150/mo for live help. Kalfi BYOK is $14 plus your own model spend — or $19 flat if we host the models. Move the sliders.
BYOK total = $14 Kalfi plan + provider tokens/STT. Hosted is a flat $19. Assumes ~0.8 answered questions per minute, ~900 input and ~220 output tokens per answer. Token prices change — treat this as an estimate.
Bring your own key for $14, let us host models for $19, or run a small team on one bill. Cancel any time in Stripe.
Full desktop app. You pay OpenAI or OpenRouter directly for usage on top.
No provider account. We carry chat + transcription with a fair monthly quota.
Three Hosted seats on one invoice — for agencies and interview coaches.
Public marketing and list prices, September 2026. Not a lab benchmark.
| Final Round | ParakeetAI | Cluely | LazyJobSeeker | Kalfi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom app name + logo | no | no | no | no | Settings → your brand |
| Process list name | Recognizable brand | Recognizable brand | Recognizable brand | Recognizable brand | Your custom display name |
| Live in-call answers | Paid plan | Subscription or credits | Assist shortcut | After free session | BYOK or Hosted |
| Bring your own key | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | $14 / mo plan |
| Client / sales meetings | interview-first | Yes | Meeting-first | Yes | Dedicated mode + threads |
| Answer style control | preset | Model choice | preset | preset | Length + tone per session |
| Entry price | ~$150 / mo | ~$149.90 / mo | Paid plans | Paid after trial | $14 BYOK · $19 Hosted |
No. That message is Apple’s Gatekeeper blocking an app that is not Apple-notarized yet.
The file is fine. Follow
Docs → Install → macOS: try
System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, or Control-click
→ Open. Only if those fail, use the one-line Terminal fix
(xattr -cr /Applications/Kalfi.app).
See the full guide in
Documentation
— install, first-time setup, and daily use. On Mac prefer
kalfi-…-mac.dmg.
No. On BYOK the key lives in encrypted storage on your machine and talks straight to OpenAI or OpenRouter. Our API only appears when you choose Hosted / Pro, and then the provider key is ours, not yours.
The app runs on your computer — audio capture, transcript, session history, all local. This page is static hosting. The Pro backend runs on a small VPS and only handles login, subscription state and the model proxy.
That depends on the room. Kalfi is built for calls where assistance is permitted — client work, internal meetings, sales, practice, language support. If an employer, school or client says no, respect it.
Anything OpenAI-compatible: OpenAI directly, OpenRouter for model choice, or a custom base URL for your own gateway. Chat and transcription models are configurable per install.
Yes. macOS, Windows, and Linux installers ship from the latest GitHub Release. The homepage download button detects your OS and downloads the matching file directly. See Docs → Install for SmartScreen and AppImage notes.
One button detects your OS. Use the chevron to switch Mac, Windows, or Linux. On Mac, if you see “damaged”, follow Docs → Install (Open Anyway).