Cluely vs ScreenSnapAI

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	Cluely Writing	ScreenSnapAI Writing
Tagline	Real-time AI meeting assistant that takes notes and answers questions while you talk	Native macOS screenshot tool that auto-names captures and lets you chat with an LLM about what's on screen.
Category	Writing	Writing
Pricing	Freemium· Starter: Free · Pro: $19.99 · Pro + Undetectability: $149.99	Freemium· Free tier; Pro $20 one-time on Mac App Store (bring-your-own OpenAI/Anthropic key)
Model	—	OpenAI / Anthropic (BYO key)
Editorial score	—	7.0 / 10
Use cases	Live sales call coachingReal-time meeting transcriptionAutomatic action-item extractionRecruiter screening notesInvestor pitch cheat-sheetsFollow-up question suggestionsPost-call AI summariesMultilingual meeting translationIn-person interview note-taking	screenshot-organizationauto-taggingvisual-qaimage-chatmacos-productivity
Pros	True real-time overlay — answers appear in ~300 ms while the meeting is still in progress, not after Does not join calls as a bot, so participants never see a 'Cluely Notetaker' avatar in the roster Works across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex and Slack Huddles from a single desktop app Captures both microphone and system audio, so it handles in-person conversations as well as remote calls Auto-generated summaries, action items and suggested follow-up questions save real post-call admin time 12+ language transcription with strong accented-English performance	One-time $20 price instead of a subscription Native macOS app, fast and unobtrusive Choice of OpenAI or Anthropic backends Auto-names and tags screenshots for real searchability Inline chat about a captured region without app-switching
Cons	'Undetectability' raises serious consent and ethics issues in jurisdictions with two-party recording laws Top tier at $149.99/mo is expensive compared with Otter, Fireflies or Granola Underlying models are not disclosed, so enterprise buyers have no way to audit data-handling or model provenance No native CRM/Notion/Slack integrations of the depth Gong or Fathom offer — export is mostly manual Free tier is very restricted; realistic daily use requires the paid Pro plan Product is young and pivoted from an interview-cheating tool, so trust and roadmap stability are open questions	macOS only, no Windows/Linux/iOS Requires your own LLM API keys (running costs add up) No public API for automation pipelines Niche utility, not a full asset-management system
Website	cluely.com	screensnap.ai

Pick Cluely if

✅ True real-time overlay — answers appear in ~300 ms while the meeting is still in progress, not after
✅ Does not join calls as a bot, so participants never see a 'Cluely Notetaker' avatar in the roster
✅ Works across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex and Slack Huddles from a single desktop app
✅ Captures both microphone and system audio, so it handles in-person conversations as well as remote calls

Pick ScreenSnapAI if

✅ One-time $20 price instead of a subscription
✅ Native macOS app, fast and unobtrusive
✅ Choice of OpenAI or Anthropic backends
✅ Auto-names and tags screenshots for real searchability

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