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The cost of each request is visible in real time.","solution","How AI works in LiveAI","narrative",[132],{"icon":133,"text":134},"brain","AI receives context from connected notebooks automatically — nothing to copy.",{"cta":136,"text":139,"type":140,"variant":141,"headline":142},{"text":137,"action":138},"Try for free","register","Obsidian isn't going anywhere. Start one project in LiveAI and compare the approach to AI.","cta","accent","Try it for a separate project",{"type":144,"items":145,"label":161,"variant":162},"faq",[146,149,152,155,158],{"a":147,"q":148},"Notes are saved to your device. For cross-device sync, an encrypted cloud is used. Learn more about [security and data storage](/docs/security). If fully local storage with zero cloud involvement is important to you, Obsidian is the better fit.","Where is my data stored?",{"a":150,"q":151},"Yes. You can [export](/features/export) notes as .md, .docx, and .html. 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