Gmelius Meli AI vs SaneBox

Gmelius Meli AI

Meli is Gmelius's AI assistant for Gmail — it drafts replies in the user's tone, sorts incoming mail, and books meetings, running on Google's Gemini models. Gmelius itself is an established, Geneva-based platform with over 10,000 teams using its shared-inbox tools, so Meli isn't a bolt-on from an unproven vendor. The $19/user/month entry price is specifically for the AI assistant tier — team collaboration features cost more on the Growth and Pro plans above it.

Pros

• +Backed by an established company (10,000+ teams) rather than an early-stage vendor
• +States user data isn't used to train the underlying AI models
• +Drafts, sorting, and meeting scheduling are handled in one assistant rather than three tools

Cons

• −Entry AI tier is priced per user, so cost scales linearly with team size
• −Gmail-only — no Outlook or other email provider support mentioned

SaneBox

The most durable answer to inbox overload precisely because it is client-agnostic: it changes your mail server, not your mail app, so it works the same in Outlook, Apple Mail and Gmail. Skip it if you live entirely in Gmail and will spend an afternoon building filters yourself.

Pros

• +Operates at the IMAP and Exchange layer, so there is no client lock-in or extension to install
• +14-day trial with no card required
• +Blackhole and digest behaviour is genuinely hard to reproduce with manual filters
• +Biyearly billing cuts the effective Snack rate to about $4.54 a month

Cons

• −Snack tier caps you at one account and only two features, so most users land on Lunch or higher
• −Paid utility with no free tier at all
• −No public developer API and api.sanebox.com does not respond
• −Sorting only continues while the service retains mailbox access

Is Gmelius Meli AI cheaper than SaneBox?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Gmelius Meli AI starts at $19/seat/mo, SaneBox at $9.49/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Which has a public API, Gmelius Meli AI or SaneBox?

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