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Okara AI, a private AI platform, today announced its official beta launch, providing individuals and teams instant access to over 20 open-source AI models through a single encrypted interface and one subscription.
The platform addresses a growing challenge in the AI community. Accessing new open-source models requires extensive infrastructure setup, often taking days to deploy and configure GPU servers, download model weights, and set up inference engines.
Fatima Rizwan, Founder of Okara, said:
Open-source AI models like Llama 3.3, Qwen 2.5, and DeepSeek are rapidly approaching the quality of Closed AI Lab Models.
But users waste valuable time just to set up their infrastructure before using them. We’re making it instant, no infrastructure setup, no sending sensitive data to third parties.
Okara Key Features
- Instant Model Access: 20+ open-source models, including Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, and Mistral, ready to use in seconds
- End-to-End Encryption: All conversations and data are encrypted and never used for AI training
- Okara Workspace: Collaborative features for teams to collaborate with AI and team without losing memory and context.
- Model Switching: Switch between models mid-conversation without losing context
- Real-time Search: Integrated Web, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube search capabilities
Since Alpha launch in October 2025, Okara has attracted over 50,000 users and is processing thousands of AI interactions daily. The platform is particularly popular among privacy-focused individuals, developers, ML engineers, and teams at startups who need to use multiple models before committing to production infrastructure.
Fatima added:
The future is multi-model.
Companies won’t lock into one AI provider. They’ll use specialised models for specific tasks. Okara is building the infrastructure for that world.
The platform offers a free tier with access to basic models, with paid plans starting at $15/month for individuals and teams.
