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Where Nova is strong

Nova looks at the front window when you ask, points, and you click. Calendar and mail wait for the card. The everyday tools you already use sit on the same desk.

Where the other goes further

Impulse is closer to a coding assistant that sees the screen. That focus is its point. Nova is the everyday desk.

Side by side

• Where it sits

  Nova On the desk.

  Impulse A native Mac assistant.

• Before a write

  Nova A card, then your yes.

  Impulse You steer the assistant.

• The model

  Nova A key you bring, or a local model.

  Impulse A model you point it at, local or not.

• The screen

  Nova On request, the front window. Not a continuous film.

  Impulse It can see the screen for the work in front of you.

• Which computers

  Nova Apple Silicon.

  Impulse Mac.

October 2026. The other product can change.