Alma by Olivares AI

Alma by Olivares AI is a transformative AI assistant designed to solve one of the most persistent frustrations with current AI tools: the lack of long-term memory. Unlike standard chatbots that treat every conversation as a fresh start, Alma automatically extracts and retains facts, preferences, and decisions from every interaction, building a continuously evolving understanding of who you are and what you need. This persistent memory means your AI never forgets your preferred writing style, your ongoing projects, or the specific details you shared weeks ago. Beyond memory, Alma introduces a unified workspace that combines background agents, creative studios, and research tools under a single monthly budget. You can set long-running research agents that work for days or weeks, generate images, videos, and music without juggling separate subscriptions, and conduct deep web research that consolidates findings directly into your memory. Alma is built for everyone from casual users who want a smarter conversational partner to creators producing thumbnails and soundtracks, researchers tracking trends, and power users who want to bring their own API keys or connect via MCP. It supports 16 languages, offers voice conversations and voice note transcription, and provides a long-form editor with export to DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and PDF. With a starting price of just $14 per month and no hidden add-ons, Alma aims to be the single AI tool that truly remembers and works for you.

Persistent Memory System

Alma automatically extracts facts, preferences, and decisions from every conversation and stores them in a persistent memory that grows with you. This is not a simple vector store but a complete memory system that understands context, personality, and learned behavior. Your AI remembers your preferred writing style, ongoing projects, and specific details shared weeks ago, eliminating the need to repeat yourself in every new chat session.

Background Agents

You can describe a goal in plain language, and Alma plans and runs background agents that work for hours or weeks, reporting back on schedule. These agents can investigate competitors for 30 days with daily briefs, watch the web for brand mentions with notifications, or generate weekly status reports from your recent memories. This feature turns Alma into a proactive research and monitoring tool that works independently.

Creative Studios (Image, Video, Music)

Alma bundles three creative studios into one workspace, all drawn from a single monthly budget with no add-ons or separate subscriptions. The Image Studio uses Flux Pro and Leonardo across styles and aspect ratios with inpainting and upscaling. The Video Studio leverages Runway Gen-4 and Gen-4.5 for up to 60 seconds of 1080p video with storyboarding and avatars. The Music Studio uses ElevenLabs for studio-grade tracks up to 10 minutes, including focus loops and demos.

Soul Engine v2

Soul Engine v2 defines Alma's identity, worldview, style guide, anti-patterns, and communication modes, creating a complete cognitive framework rather than just a personality prompt. This feature allows you to customize how Alma interacts with you, ensuring consistency in tone, style, and behavior across all conversations and tasks. It works alongside Context Assembly, which automatically assembles the right context for each interaction without manual prompt engineering.

Smarter Conversational Partner for Everyone

Casual users benefit from an AI that truly remembers them between conversations. Alma retains your preferences, tone, and the projects you care about, making every interaction feel natural and continuous. You can have voice conversations on the move, dictate voice notes that are transcribed into structured memories, and enjoy natural chat with persistent context that eliminates repetitive explanations.

Content Creation for Creators

Creators can generate thumbnails, soundtracks, and short videos from a single workspace without juggling multiple subscriptions. The Image Studio handles multiple models for diverse visual assets, the Video Studio produces short videos in seconds, and the Music Studio generates full tracks up to 10 minutes. All creative work draws from one monthly budget, simplifying cost management and workflow.

Research and Knowledge Work

Researchers and knowledge workers can conduct deep web searches that are summarized directly into Alma's memory, track trends for ongoing topics, and use the long-form editor with export to PDF, DOCX, and Markdown. The system keeps the thread across multiple projects without contaminating each other, ensuring organized and accessible research outputs that build on previous findings.

Power User Integration and Customization

Power users can bring their own provider keys (BYOK) to compatible services, connect Alma to their editor over MCP, or hit the API directly on the Max plan. A VS Code extension with sidebar chat is also available, allowing seamless integration into existing development workflows. This flexibility makes Alma adaptable to enterprise and technical environments.

Alma by Olivares AI starts at just $14 per month with no hidden add-ons. The single monthly budget covers all features including persistent memory, background agents, and the three creative studios (Image, Video, Music). There are no per-feature add-ons or separate subscriptions. You can cancel anytime, your data is exportable, and the service supports 16 languages. Higher-tier plans, including the Max plan with BYOK and MCP support, are available for power users.

How does Alma's persistent memory differ from standard AI memory?

Alma's persistent memory is not a simple chat history or vector store. It automatically extracts facts, preferences, and decisions from every interaction and retains them across all conversations. This means your AI remembers your writing style, ongoing projects, and specific details from weeks ago, eliminating the need to repeat context. It also includes Soul Engine v2 for identity and style customization, and Context Assembly for automatic context retrieval without manual prompting.

Can I use Alma for image, video, and music creation without extra subscriptions?

Yes, Alma bundles all three creative studios (Image, Video, Music) into one workspace, all drawn from a single monthly budget. There are no add-ons or separate subscriptions required. The Image Studio uses Flux Pro and Leonardo, the Video Studio uses Runway Gen-4 and Gen-4.5, and the Music Studio uses ElevenLabs. You only top up your budget when it is exhausted, providing predictable costs.

What are background agents and how do they work?

Background agents are long-running tasks that you define in plain language. Alma plans and executes these agents in the background for hours or weeks, reporting back on a schedule you set. For example, you can ask Alma to investigate a competitor for 30 days with daily briefs, watch the web for brand mentions, or generate a weekly status report from your recent memories. This turns Alma into a proactive research and monitoring tool.

How does Alma support power users and developers?

Alma offers several features for power users on the Max plan, including Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) for compatible providers, an MCP server for any MCP-aware client, and a VS Code extension with sidebar chat. You can also access the API directly. This allows seamless integration into existing development workflows and customization of AI capabilities using your own infrastructure.