About LCOA

LCOA is a private AI assistant for Windows that runs on your own computer, built around the Trixe family of local models. It is a beta. Version 2.5.4 launches on November 12, 2026.

Who makes it

LCOA is made by Ethan Ganz, who founded it and builds it. The original website copy and legal text were written by Arieh Kohn. LCOA is not yet a registered company: it has no postal address and is run by its makers.

LCOA at a glance

Name

LCOA, pronounced “el-co-uh”

Product

LCOA for Windows, a desktop AI assistant with local chat, voice, code and file tools

Status

Beta, version 2.5.4, launching November 12, 2026

Founder

Ethan Ganz

Legal form

Not yet a registered company

Platform

Windows x64

Software license

MIT, included with the installer

Plans

Free, and Plus at $10 a month or $99 a year. See Pricing.

Terms are governed by

The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA

Contact

ethan.ai.ganz@gmail.com

Policies

Read the privacy policy and the terms of service. What works today and what is planned is on the roadmap, and whether the website and services are up is on the status page.

Security reports

If you find a security problem in LCOA or lcoa.ai, email ethan.ai.ganz@gmail.com with the details. Our contact details for this are also published in security.txt. Please give us a reasonable time to fix it before you share it publicly.

Press and brand

Write the name in capitals, LCOA. For questions, interviews or press, email ethan.ai.ganz@gmail.com. You can use these files to refer to LCOA: the logo (SVG) and the icon (PNG, 512 pixels).

Contact

Support, privacy requests, security reports and press all go to ethan.ai.ganz@gmail.com.