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Claras vs Eightify

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Claras starts at $4.39, Eightify at $4.99. Only Claras has a free tier.

ClarasChrome extension that transcribes a YouTube video and lets you chat with it instead of scrubbing through the timeline.EightifyBrowser extension that turns a YouTube video into a timestamped summary and full transcript

Side by side

FactClarasEightify
CategoryYouTube ToolsYouTube Tools
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$4.39 month$4.99 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsChrome Ext, WebWeb, Chrome Ext
CompanyClarasRational Expressions Inc.
Launched—2023
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Claras

Solves a specific, narrow annoyance well: not having to scrub a long YouTube video to find one answer. Its own speech recognition for uncaptioned videos is the real differentiator over extensions that only reuse YouTube's captions, though the free daily cap will push regular users to a paid tier quickly.

Pros

  • transcribes videos even without official YouTube captions
  • chapter-linked summaries plus a chat interface for follow-up questions
  • bulk processing of entire playlists

Cons

  • free tier is capped low enough that regular use needs a paid plan
  • Chrome-only, with no Firefox, Safari, or standalone app
  • solo-founder product, so longevity and support capacity are unproven

Eightify

A narrow tool that does one job well: decide whether an hour-long video is worth an hour before you spend it. The timestamped key points are the real feature, because they let you jump straight to the section you actually needed. The catch is that it is subscription-only for a job several free extensions and general assistants now also do.

Pros

  • Key points come with clickable timestamps, so the summary doubles as navigation
  • Handles very long recordings rather than capping at a few minutes
  • Output available in roughly 40 languages, including summarising an English video into another language
  • Works inline on the YouTube page instead of asking you to paste URLs elsewhere

Cons

  • No permanent free tier — after the trial it is pay or nothing
  • Summary quality is bounded by YouTube's auto-captions, which are poor on accented or technical speech
  • The vendor blocks automated access to its own site, so pricing and terms are hard to verify independently

Which one fits

Choose Claras if you need

  • skimming long tutorials or lectures for a specific answer
  • researching a topic across a whole YouTube playlist at once
  • getting a written transcript of a video with no official captions

Choose Eightify if you need

  • Skimming long conference talks, lectures or interviews before committing time
  • Pulling a rough transcript out of a video for notes or quoting
  • Watching material in a language you read better than you listen to

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