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Gistr vs Glasp

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
Gistr — $10/mo vs $12.50/mo for Glasp
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Glasp has one; not confirmed by us for Gistr
Best fit
Gistr: Students summarizing lecture videos and course PDFs · Glasp: Students and researchers collecting cited passages across the web and PDFs
Trust score
About even — Gistr 79, Glasp 76

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

GistrAI notebook that pulls videos, PDFs, podcasts, and articles into one place with auto-highlights and grounded Q&A.GlaspHighlighter for web pages, PDFs, YouTube and Kindle that collects your passages in one library and lets you chat with them.

Side by side

FactGistrGlasp
CategoryNote-taking & Second BrainNote-taking & Second Brain
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10/mo$12.50/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score79 / 10076 / 100
PlatformsWeb, Chrome extension, iOS, AndroidWeb, Chrome extension, iOS, Android, API
CompanyGistr Technologies Private LimitedGlasp Inc.
Launched—2021
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 29, 2026

What our research says

Gistr

Gistr is built for pulling insight out of long source material a user would otherwise have to sit through or scroll past, auto-highlighting a podcast or lecture video and allowing a jump straight to the relevant moment. It competes directly with tools like NotebookLM, and the free tier's 500 monthly credits are usable for evaluation but will not cover heavy daily research.

Pros

  • Auto-highlights key moments in videos and podcasts, not just text
  • Ask AI answers are grounded in the specific sources selected, reducing generic responses
  • Available on web, Chrome extension, iOS, and Android
  • Threads can be published for others to read, not just kept private

Cons

  • Paid tiers are metered in credits: Curious gives 2,500 a month for $10, so heavy research pushes you to the $20 Explorer or $50 Thinker plan
  • 500 free monthly AI credits will run out quickly for daily heavy use

Glasp

Glasp fits students, researchers and writers who read a lot online and want every quote kept with its source and searchable later. People who want their reading private by default, or who mostly need a full note editor rather than a highlighter, should look elsewhere.

Pros

  • Free plan keeps unlimited highlighting plus exports and Notion sync
  • Works across Chrome, Safari, Edge, Brave, Firefox, Opera and mobile
  • Each highlight keeps its source metadata, so quotes stay cited
  • MCP connector and API make the library usable from other AI tools

Cons

  • Highlights are public by default; privacy is a paid feature
  • Free AI allowances are small, especially video summaries
  • Social feed is of limited use to people who read alone

Which one fits

Choose Gistr if you need

  • Students summarizing lecture videos and course PDFs
  • Researchers organizing citations and notes across many source types
  • Anyone wanting to publish a curated, source-linked thread for others

Choose Glasp if you need

  • Students and researchers collecting cited passages across the web and PDFs
  • Writers keeping a swipe file of quotes for drafting with ChatGPT or Claude
  • Readers who want Kindle and web highlights in one library

Gistr vs Glasp: the questions people ask

Is Gistr cheaper than Glasp?

On published entry prices, Gistr starts lower — $10/mo against $12.50/mo for Glasp. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Gistr or Glasp have a free tier?

Both: Gistr has a free tier, and Glasp has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Gistr or Glasp?

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

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