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Eightify vs Gistly

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. Eightify publishes a starting price ($4.99); Gistly does not. Only Gistly has a free tier.

EightifyBrowser extension that turns a YouTube video into a timestamped summary and full transcriptGistlyBrowser extension that drops a TL;DR, key points and clickable timestamps beside any YouTube video

Side by side

FactEightifyGistly
CategoryYouTube ToolsYouTube Tools
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$4.99 month—
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, Chrome ExtChrome Ext, Web
CompanyRational Expressions Inc.Dumpling Software
Launched2023—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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

Gistly

It does one job well: the summary appears next to the player rather than in another tab, and the timestamps actually move the video. The problem is commercial opacity — you cannot see what the paid tier costs without entering a checkout flow, which is a poor way to ask for a card.

Pros

  • Summary widget renders inside the YouTube page, with no copy-pasting of URLs
  • Timestamped sections link back into the video at the right moment
  • Also generates full transcripts and blog-post drafts from the same video
  • Handles more than 40 languages

Cons

  • No published price list; the paid tier's cost is only visible inside checkout
  • Publisher is a bare name with no address, country or company registration
  • Entirely dependent on YouTube transcripts, so videos without them are out of scope

Which one fits

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

Choose Gistly if you need

  • Skimming long talks, lectures or podcasts before committing to watch
  • Pulling a rough transcript or blog draft out of a video
  • Non-English viewers, with 40+ languages supported

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