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TextCortex Review

TextCortex is an AI assistant that produces deep research reports even on its free plan and remembers you across chats. It shares knowledge bases and agents through a team workspace, adds image generation on paid plans, and does not train its AI on your data.

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Research-based review. Features and prices are checked on the vendor's own website, and the score is worked out from those facts. We haven't tested it hands-on yet.

The verdict

TextCortex is worth it for teams that want deep research, shared agents and no training on their data; ChatGPT, by contrast, trains on chats unless you opt out.

Pros

  • A free plan gives limited access to TextCortex's core features, including Knowledge Bases, custom agents and Deep Research.
  • TextCortex is model-agnostic, giving access to models from several providers such as GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Gemini 3 Pro and Grok 4 rather than one fixed model.
  • Its own MCP connector framework lets you connect any third-party system's MCP server yourself.
  • TextCortex hosts its services exclusively in the EU on GDPR-compliant servers, including the third-party AI models it connects to.

Cons

  • Image generation is limited to the Premium plan and is not available on Free.
  • The Windows desktop app is only available via waitlist, and the Mac app is still in beta.
  • Most of the Smart and Reasoning models are only on Premium; Free gets a smaller set.
From €29.99/mo (Premium)Free plan YesFree trial Yes
7.9/10

Spec Score

TextCortex against 20 AI assistants
#9
of 20 AI assistants
+0.5
vs the average
69%
from published facts
Ahead of other AI assistants
Privacy and trust+3.5Pricing+0.8
Behind other AI assistants
Where it works-1.3
Every criterion
Tap a row for the facts
What it can do8.0
-0.0 vs 8.0 avg32 of 40 points
Deep research reportsyes2.5 / 2.5
Voice conversationnot published, half points1 / 2
Remembers you across chatsyes2 / 2
Projects that keep files and chats togethernot published, half points1 / 2
Makes imagesyes1.5 / 1.5
Why these numbers

Deep research reports: Listed as included even on the Free plan.

Makes images: Image generation is a Premium-plan feature, not on Free.

Where it works6.0
-1.3 vs 7.3 avg12 of 20 points
Where it runs2 platforms2 / 6
Team workspaceyes4 / 4
Why these numbers

Where it runs: Counted from platforms. Windows desktop app is waitlist-only (not shipped, so excluded per the "coming soon is false" rule).

Team workspace: Help center documents an "Organizations" workspace concept for sharing Knowledge Bases and Agents across a team.

Pricing7.8
+0.8 vs 7.0 avg17.2 of 22 points
Cheapest paid plan, monthlynot published, typical value used4.8 / 7
Full use on the cheapest paid planincluded3 / 3
Why these numbers

Full use on the cheapest paid plan: Premium includes access to all major models plus "Included AI model usage"; no separate paid AI add-on exists.

Privacy and trust10.0
+3.5 vs 6.5 avg18 of 18 points
Does not train AI on your datayes4.5 / 4.5
SOC 2yes1.5 / 1.5
GDPRyes1.5 / 1.5
Ways to reach support4 support channels2.5 / 2.5
Why these numbers

SOC 2: Public TrustShare portal (Trust Cloud) lists both SOC 2 Type I and Type II certifications plus ISO 27001.

Ways to reach support: Counted from support_channels. Discord counted as community; the in-page "support widget" counted as chat.

yesnonot published average for AI assistants
How the Spec Score works

Scored from what TextCortex publishes on its own site. Not a hands-on test.

Compared with 23 AI assistants. Facts checked 22 Sep 2026.

A fact the vendor does not publish gets half the points, or the typical value for a number, and says so. It never counts as a no. How we score.

TextCortex is an enterprise AI agent platform built around an assistant called Zeno, letting you chat with models from several AI providers and set up custom agents, skills and connectors. It has a free plan, a per-seat Premium plan and a quote-only Enterprise tier, so what decides whether it suits you is whether you want a choice of models and agents that act across your work apps.

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TextCortex, Homepage

What is TextCortex?

TextCortex is made by Text Cortex AI UG, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It runs in the browser, and a Mac desktop app is available in beta; a Windows desktop app is on a waitlist and has not shipped.

What you can do with TextCortex

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TextCortex, Features

TextCortex is model-agnostic: you chat with models from several providers, and it has no model of its own, including GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Sonnet and Haiku, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4, Kimi and GLM. Free gives access to some models, including GPT-5 Mini among its reasoning options, while most of its Smart and Reasoning-tier models are available only on Premium.

Web search comes with sources cited alongside each response, and Deep Research is available even on the Free plan. Files can be uploaded and analyzed, including CSV, XLSX, DOCX, PDF and Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, and TextCortex runs code to process that data. Image generation is a Premium-plan feature, not available on Free. Agents can switch into an Auto Mode for multi-step tasks, such as researching before preparing a report, and Skills chain connector calls together, for example creating a Notion brief, Asana tasks and a Slack post in a single run. A Memory tool keeps personal details and specifics across conversations so you do not have to repeat them.

Working with other people

Organizations let a team share Knowledge Bases and Agents. TextCortex connects to Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, Gmail, Jira, Asana, ClickUp and Zendesk, among other apps, and it has its own MCP connector framework that lets you connect any third-party system's MCP server yourself. It also has a Text Generation API you can use from your account settings.

TextCortex pricing: what each plan gives

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TextCortex, Pricing

TextCortex has a free plan with limited access to all core features, including Knowledge Bases up to 50 MB of storage, custom agents, Agent Skills, Connectors and Deep Research. A 14-day free trial gives access to all features with a higher number of generations.

Premium costs €29.99 a month per user (€23.99 a month per user billed yearly) and adds access to all major models, image generation and included AI model usage; every seat comes with a token wallet worth half of that seat's monthly license fee in compute value. Prices are shown excluding VAT. Enterprise is priced by contacting the company and adds everything in Premium plus dedicated deployment, centralized billing and priority support.

Privacy and security

None of TextCortex's customer data is used to train or fine-tune models. It is SOC 2 Type I and Type II certified, and ISO 27001 certified. Its services are hosted exclusively in the EU on GDPR-compliant servers, including the third-party AI models it connects to. Single sign-on, SCIM and SAML are included on the Enterprise plan. Support runs through email, a chat widget, Discord and a help center.

Who TextCortex suits

TextCortex suits people who want to work across several AI providers' models inside one interface, along with agents, skills and connectors that chain multi-step actions across tools such as Notion, Slack, Salesforce and Jira. Organizations that want a Memory tool keeping context between conversations, or Knowledge Bases shared across a team, are also a good fit.

It suits less well anyone who wants image generation without paying, since that is limited to the Premium plan, or anyone waiting on a native Windows app, since TextCortex's Windows desktop client is currently waitlist-only.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does TextCortex cost?

TextCortex has a free plan with limited access to its core features and a 14-day free trial with a higher number of generations. Premium costs €29.99 a month per user, or €23.99 a month per user billed yearly, with prices shown excluding VAT. Enterprise is priced by contacting the company.

Which AI models can you use in TextCortex?

TextCortex is model-agnostic, offering models including GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4, Kimi and GLM. Free gives access to some models, including GPT-5 Mini, while most Smart and Reasoning-tier models are available only on Premium.

What can TextCortex's agents do beyond chat?

Agents can switch into an Auto Mode for multi-step tasks, and Skills chain connector calls together across apps like Notion, Asana and Slack in a single run. A Memory tool keeps personal details and context across conversations.

Does TextCortex train on my data?

None of your data is used for model training or fine-tuning. Its services are hosted exclusively in the EU on GDPR-compliant servers, including the third-party AI models it connects to.

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