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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.

The short answer

Free plan
Only Claras (Eightify has paid plans only)
Best fit
Claras: Learners working through long tutorials, lectures and podcasts on YouTube · Eightify: Skimming long conference talks, lectures or interviews before committing time
Trust score
About even — Claras 82, Eightify 84
Status
Both up at our last check (Oct 15, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

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/mo—
Trust score82 / 10084 / 100
PlatformsChrome extension, WebWeb, Chrome extension
CompanyClarasRational Expressions Inc.
Launched—2023
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Claras

Solves a narrow annoyance well: not having to scrub a long YouTube video to find one answer, now extended to whole playlists at once. It is cheap, but the free plan shrank to three videos a month, so anyone using it regularly will be paying from the first week. The $0.95 three-day pass is a fair way to find out first.

Pros

  • Chapter-linked summaries plus a chat that cites timestamps
  • Bulk summaries across a playlist, channel or search page
  • Cheap paid plans and a $0.95 three-day pass instead of a long trial
  • Exports to TXT, PDF and SRT or straight into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and NotebookLM

Cons

  • Free plan is only 3 videos a month
  • Chrome-only extension, though a paste-a-link web version exists
  • 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

  • Learners working through long tutorials, lectures and podcasts on YouTube
  • Researchers comparing many videos on one topic with playlist-wide summaries
  • Users who want answers tied to timestamps rather than a plain summary

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

Claras vs Eightify: the questions people ask

Is Claras cheaper than Eightify?

Claras starts at $4.39/mo. An entry price for Eightify is not confirmed by us yet, so check its pricing page before you compare.

Does Claras or Eightify have a free tier?

Claras has a free tier; Eightify has paid plans only.

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