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Cluely vs Fireflies.ai

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

Cheaper paid plan
Fireflies.ai — $10/mo vs $19.99/mo for Cluely
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Fireflies.ai has one; not confirmed by us for Cluely
Best fit
Cluely: People who want prompts during a call rather than a summary after it · Fireflies.ai: Sales and success teams who want call notes landing in the CRM by themselves
Platforms
Cluely: macOS, Windows, iOS · Fireflies.ai: Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Slack app

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

Side by side

FactCluelyFireflies.ai
CategorySales Enablement & CoachingMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$19.99/mo$10/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score88 / 10089 / 100
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, iOSWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API, Slack app
CompanyCluely, Inc.Fireflies.ai Corp.
Launched20252016
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Cluely

Cluely's pitch is the live overlay: answers appear on your screen mid-call rather than in a recap afterwards, and no bot shows up in the participant list. That same invisibility is the reputational baggage — the company launched it as an interview-cheating tool — and the $149.99 tier exists specifically to hide the overlay from screen-share, which says how some buyers are expected to use it. At $19.99 for the ordinary Pro plan it is cheap next to sales-call platforms, but it is a personal assistant, not a team analytics suite.

Pros

  • Live, on-screen suggestions during the call, not post-call analytics
  • No bot joins the meeting, so it works with Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex and Slack calls alike
  • Free Starter tier and a $19.99 Pro plan, far below enterprise sales tools
  • Searchable notes across past meetings, with 12+ transcription languages

Cons

  • The company's origin as an interview and exam cheating tool is a reputational issue for some buyers
  • The 'undetectable' tier is priced at $149.99 a month, seven times Pro
  • Annual prices and the advertised 'from $11.99' rate are not shown on the pricing page
  • No team analytics, CRM sync or enterprise plan is listed

Fireflies.ai

Unlimited transcription on the free tier is the hook and it is genuinely unlimited — the meter sits on storage and AI credits, which is where any team of real size ends up on a paid seat.

Pros

  • Transcription minutes are unlimited on every tier, including Free
  • API access is not paywalled — it starts on the free plan
  • Pro at $10/seat undercuts most rival meeting assistants
  • Storage becomes unlimited from the $19 Business tier

Cons

  • Monthly billing is about 1.8x the annual rate on Pro and 1.5x on Business
  • AI credits, not transcription, are the real ration — 20 a month on both Free and Pro
  • Free storage is 400 minutes for the entire team, not per person
  • Enterprise is annual-only at $39/seat

Which one fits

Choose Cluely if you need

  • People who want prompts during a call rather than a summary after it
  • Salespeople and job-seekers on frequent video calls who prefer a no-bot setup
  • Anyone testing the idea on the free tier before paying

Choose Fireflies.ai if you need

  • Sales and success teams who want call notes landing in the CRM by themselves
  • Distributed teams searching across months of past meetings
  • Developers pulling meeting data out through an API on any plan

Cluely vs Fireflies.ai: the questions people ask

Is Cluely cheaper than Fireflies.ai?

On published entry prices, Fireflies.ai starts lower — $10/mo against $19.99/mo for Cluely. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Cluely or Fireflies.ai have a free tier?

Both: Cluely has a free tier, and Fireflies.ai has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Cluely or Fireflies.ai?

Fireflies.ai ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Cluely is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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