Cluely vs Hedy

Cluely

• People who want AI help during a call, not only a recap afterward
• Mac and Windows users who want notes without a bot joining
• Sales and support calls where quick answers are needed mid-conversation

Hedy

• People who want prompts during a conversation, not only notes after it
• In-person talks, lectures and appointments as well as online calls
• Buyers who prefer a one-time payment to a subscription

Cluely

• The free plan caps AI responses and meeting notes per day; Cluely does not publish the exact numbers.
• Hiding the overlay from screen sharing costs $149.99 a month, or $44.99 a month billed annually.
• It needs macOS Ventura 13 or later or Windows 11. Windows 10 is not supported, and the mobile app is iPhone only.
• Cluely lists live transcription in 12+ languages. Refunds are limited to 24 hours and to cases where it will not run on your computer.

Hedy

• The Free plan is capped at 5 hours a month, and real-time AI insights stop after the first 30 minutes of each session.
• Importing past recordings, chat across sessions and the Zapier, Make and API integrations need Pro or Lifetime.
• Hedy for Teams, with shared workspaces and seat management, is in preview behind a waitlist, so current plans are for individuals.
• Other apps connect through automation platforms, webhooks or the API; the integrations page lists no direct CRM or task-app connectors.

Cluely

Real-time answers during a call

Cluely follows the conversation and can read the screen. Pressing Cmd or Ctrl + Enter asks for help, with shortcuts for what to say next, follow-up questions and a recap.

Meeting notes and transcripts

Records meeting audio, transcribes it and produces shareable notes and drafted follow-up emails. The full transcript can be copied from the dashboard.

No bot in the meeting

It runs as an overlay on your own computer and never joins the call, so nothing is added to the guest list. It works alongside Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex and Slack.

Hidden from screen share

On Pro + Undetectability the overlay does not appear in shared screens or meeting recordings. The standard Pro plan does not include this.

Custom instructions and files

Give Cluely your own prompts and upload reference files to shape its answers. Starter allows up to 3 files and Pro is unlimited. Cluely lists custom keybinds among its Pro features.

iPhone app

Takes meeting notes and gives live answers from a phone, with notes synced online. The app is currently for Apple devices only, and the pricing page lists a separate Mobile subscription.

Hedy

Live suggestions

While a conversation is in progress, Hedy shows suggested questions, points that have not been addressed and talking points on screen. The Free plan limits this to the first 30 minutes of a session.

Bot-free, on-device listening

Hedy listens from your device instead of joining the call, and speech recognition runs locally. On capable hardware, Local AI Processing also generates summaries and suggestions on the device, offline.

Summaries, notes and to-dos

Each session ends with a summary, detailed notes, extracted to-dos and a searchable transcript in more than 30 languages. One tap saves a highlight with an AI-written analysis.

Topics and cross-session chat

Pro users can group sessions by client or project and ask questions that are answered from earlier conversations in that group.

Session types

Choosing a session type such as business meeting, medical, job interview, negotiation or lecture changes the style of coaching Hedy gives.

Automations, API and MCP

A Pro feature: send summaries, highlights and to-dos to other apps through Zapier, Make or n8n, or use the REST API, signed webhooks and an MCP server.

Cluely

• Starter$0

  Limited AI responses and limited meeting notetaking each day, custom instructions with up to 3 files, and AI questions about past meetings.

• Pro$11.99

  per month, billed annually ($143.88); $19.99 billed monthly

  Unlimited AI responses, unlimited meeting notetaking, unlimited files and customization, access to the latest AI models and priority support.

• Mobile$8

  per week, or $144 billed annually

  Subscription for the iPhone app: real-time meeting insights, AI responses on mobile and sync across devices.

• Pro + Undetectability$44.99

  per month, billed annually ($539.88); $149.99 billed monthly

  Everything in Pro, plus an overlay that is hidden from meeting screen-sharing software. It is the only current plan with that feature.

Hedy

• Free$0

  Up to 5 hours a month, 30+ languages, summaries and meeting notes, and real-time AI insights for the first 30 minutes of a session.

• Pro$8.33

  per month, billed yearly ($99.99); $12.99 billed monthly

  Unlimited meeting length and sessions, import of past recordings, organizing and chatting across sessions, and Zapier, Make and API integrations.

• Lifetime$299

  one-time payment

  Everything in Pro for a single payment with no recurring fees, including all future updates.

Cluely

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate on annual billing

  At listed prices Pro drops from $19.99 to $11.99 a month and Pro + Undetectability from $149.99 to $44.99 a month when billed annually.

Hedy

• Annual discount

  36% off Pro with yearly billing

  Hedy's pricing page marks yearly billing as 36% off: Pro costs $99.99 a year, about $8.33 a month, instead of $12.99 billed monthly.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime access for a one-time $299

  The Lifetime plan includes everything in Pro and all future updates for a single $299 payment with no recurring fees.