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It feels like a chatbot. It's not.

Behind the familiar chat interface is an AGI-ready research agent with persistent workspaces, commercial data, and unlimited runtime.

Macrodesk.aiTerminalsChatbotsManual Research
Monthly cost$39-219/mo$2,000+/mo$20–200/moYour time
Data sources →Commercial APIs, decades of historyWorld-class, real-timeWeb scraping, often unreliableScattered
File handlingMassive folders, any formatRobust, institutional formatsFew files, limited typesDIY
Code executionDedicated persistent VMsExcel add-ins, scriptingEphemeral, capped sandboxesDIY
Agent run timeUnlimitedAlways-on terminalUp to ~15 minYour patience
Research processPlan → code → review cyclesProven analyst workflowsSingle-shot promptsSpreadsheets and grit
Persistent workspaceDeliverables persist across sessionsSaved layouts and watchlistsLimited context window—
Domain skillsCustom-built for macro researchDeep, industry-standardGeneric, one-size-fits-allYour expertise
Traditional outputPDF, XLS, charts, modelsPDF, XLS, full export suitePDF, XLSDIY
Generative UIFull apps created on the fly———
VerifiabilityRepeatable by designInstitutional audit trailsNon-deterministicManual audit
Learning curveConversationalSteepConversationalVaries

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Monthly cost
$39-219/mo
$2,000+/mo
Data sources →
Commercial APIs, decades of history
World-class, real-time
File handling
Massive folders, any format
Robust, institutional formats
Code execution
Dedicated persistent VMs
Excel add-ins, scripting
Agent run time
Unlimited
Always-on terminal
Research process
Plan → code → review cycles
Proven analyst workflows
Persistent workspace
Deliverables persist across sessions
Saved layouts and watchlists
Domain skills
Custom-built for macro research
Deep, industry-standard
Traditional output
PDF, XLS, charts, models
PDF, XLS, full export suite
Generative UI
Full apps created on the fly
—
Verifiability
Repeatable by design
Institutional audit trails
Learning curve
Conversational
Steep

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