Glarity vs Monica (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Monica grades higher than Glarity: 3.2 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Monica grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Glarity
Browser extension that summarizes pages and videos and translates
Monica
AI assistant with many models, built around a browser sidebar
Which one is for you
Pick Glarity if
- Fits if you read a lot of long videos and articles and want a summary in the browser
- Works for people who read pages in another language and want the translation next to the original
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to know the free limits first, because the pricing page doesn't list them
- Watch out: the pricing page names GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro, so the models may be older than you expect
- Tight if you read a lot: Standard stops at 150 advanced queries a month and Pro at 600
- Watch out: accounts are for one person, and the page says shared use could get the account suspended
- Not for you if you need monthly billing, as only yearly-billed prices were shown
Pick Monica if
- Fits if you want AI next to whatever you're reading, without switching tabs
- Works for asking two or three models the same thing and comparing the answers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want one simple price, because basic queries, advanced queries and credits are counted separately
- Tight if you lean on the top models: Pro stops at 200 advanced queries a month, and the "unlimited" Max slows to 100 a day
- Not for you if you need a team plan: accounts are for one person, and sharing one can get it suspended
- Pricey if you want the agent all day: Ultra is $995 a year up front, and payments are final outside the EU, UK and Turkey
- Watch out: in August 2026 Monica set data made since 29 December 2025 to be deleted for users in some regions
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlarityFair | 3.2GPAMonicaVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$7.49 a month on yearly billing, which is inside the cheaper quarter of what AI assistants charge ($9 and under). Only yearly prices are shown, and the dearer plans carry discount banners with no end date. | BPro is $99 a year, so $8.3 a month, right at this category's cheapest quarter, for models from several AI labs. But 200 advanced queries a month is six or seven a day, and you're paying for the year up front. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe homepage calls the extension free, but the pricing page gives no free allowance and no trial, so you can't tell where the cap sits before you hit it. | C40 requests a day, to the basic models only, and images, video, ChatPDF and the agent are short trials. Enough to find out whether you want a sidebar, not enough to stay on. |
| Features | CSummaries for YouTube, pages, PDFs and search results, plus translation and a writing helper. The listing's own notes say the model list may be out of date and the plans are capped by queries. | BChat with several models, summaries of pages, YouTube videos and PDFs, translation, writing help, images, video and research agents. Most of the usual AI jobs are in there, each drawing on one of its meters. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but it's an extension you add to the browser and start using: no setup beyond picking a plan if you hit the limit. | A4.7 from about 6,800 App Store ratings, and one shortcut opens the sidebar on any page. The plans are the hard part: basic queries, advanced queries and credits each run out on their own. |
| Platforms and integrations | CChrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox and Opera as an extension, and nothing else. No phone app and no standalone desktop app. | AA Chrome and Edge extension, a web app, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It works inside Gmail, Outlook, YouTube and WhatsApp, and there's a separate API platform for developers. |
| Best for | summaries of videos and web pages in the browser | many AI models in one browser sidebar |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Glarity and Monica. How we grade
Price against what you get
Glarity starts at $7.49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Monica starts at $8.30 a month and scores 3.7.
Monica scores higher, and starts $0.81 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI assistants on the chart, 9 score higher than Glarity for less, and 2 score higher than Monica for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Glarity is open source, according to its own site.
- Glarity also covers transcription.
- Monica also covers AI agents and grammar & style.
At a glance
| Glarity | Monica | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.49 per month, billed every 12 months ($89) | $8.3 per month, billed annually ($99 per year) |
| Free plan | The homepage advertises the extension as free; the pricing page does not list the free allowance. | 40 requests to basic models a day, basic writing, translation and summaries, and limited trials of image and video generation, ChatPDF and the AI Agent. |
| Free trial | None listed | The help center mentions a trial period, capped at 100 advanced queries; its length and how it starts are not stated |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Glarity | Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. |
| Price read from | glarity.app | monica.im |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Glarity
- The pricing page names GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro, so its model list may not be current.
- Higher plans are shown with discounted prices and no end date; the crossed-out prices are not recorded as plan prices.
- Accounts are for individual use only, and the page says multi-user access could lead to suspension.
- Only the yearly-billed prices could be read; no monthly-billing prices were displayed.
Monica
- The Free plan allows 40 basic-model requests a day and gives only limited trials of image and video generation, ChatPDF and the AI Agent.
- Pro is capped at 5,000 basic and 200 advanced queries a month. Max and Ultra slow to 100 queries a day after 1,600 advanced and 12,000 basic queries in a month.
- Accounts are for personal use only, and Monica says a team subscription has not launched. The prices listed are for annual billing.
- Monica's help center describes an August 2026 transition in which data created since December 29, 2025 was set to be deleted for users in certain regions.
Key features
Glarity
- YouTube summaries
- Summaries in over a dozen languages, timestamped highlights, FAQs, subtitle translation and chat about a video.
- Web page and PDF summaries
- Summarize any page, article or PDF, or ask questions about it with custom prompts.
- Search summaries
- Adds an AI summary alongside Google search results.
- Side-by-side translation
- Page translation, selected-text translation and image translation.
- AI chat and writing
- A chat with several models and a writing assistant for emails and posts, such as email quick replies in Gmail.
Monica
- Many models in one chat
- Chats with models such as GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Gemini 3.8 Flash from one account, and can show answers from several models side by side for comparison.
- Browser sidebar and toolbar
- The Chrome and Edge extension opens an AI sidebar on any web page, and a toolbar explains, translates or summarizes whatever text you select.
- Summaries of pages, videos and files
- Summarizes web pages and files, pulls highlights with timestamps from YouTube videos, and answers questions about PDFs through ChatPDF.
- Writing and translation
- Drafts and rewrites text on any page, checks grammar, suggests replies in Gmail and Outlook, and translates whole web pages for side-by-side bilingual reading.
- AI Agent tools
- Deep Research, Create Slides, Image Studio and Browser Operator run as agent tasks. Each one spends Advanced Credits from the plan's monthly allowance.
- Image and video generation
- Generates images and video with models such as Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5 Flare, Sora 2 and Veo 3.1, also charged in Advanced Credits.
Plans
Glarity
Glarity Standard$7.49
per month, billed every 12 months ($89)
2,000K GPT reading tokens and 150 advanced queries a month, with Felo AI Chat features. Shown with a 25% discount; no end date is given.
Glarity Pro$12.49
per month, billed every 12 months ($149)
5,000K GPT reading tokens and 600 advanced queries a month. Shown with a 17% discount from $14.99; no end date is given.
Glarity Plus$15
per month, billed every 12 months ($179)
Unlimited reading tokens and advanced queries. Shown as a limited-time 70% off a crossed-out $49.99 with no end date.
Monica
Free$0
40 requests to basic models a day, with limited trials of image and video generation, ChatPDF and the AI Agent. Up to 3 login devices.
Pro$8.3
per month, billed annually ($99 per year)
5,000 basic and 200 advanced model queries a month, 1,500 Advanced Credits, the AI Agent, and image and video generation.
Max$16.6
per month, billed annually ($199 per year)
Called unlimited; queries slow to 100 a day after 1,600 advanced and 12,000 basic a month. 4,500 Advanced Credits. In beta, and shown as a flash sale from $299 per year.
Ultra$82.9
per month, billed annually ($995 per year)
Called unlimited, with the same monthly thresholds as Max before queries slow to 100 a day. 20,000 Advanced Credits and up to 10 login devices.
Ways to pay less
Glarity
No public discounts listed.
Monica
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
The pricing page marks Pro ($99 per year) and Ultra ($995 per year) as saving 17% with annual billing. Max is shown at $199 per year, crossed out from $299, as a 33% flash sale with no end date given.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glarity or Monica?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Glarity is cheaper to start with: $7.49 a month, against $8.30 a month for Monica. Glarity starts at $7.49 per month, billed every 12 months ($89), and Monica starts at $8.3 per month, billed annually ($99 per year).
Which has a free plan, Glarity or Monica?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Glarity and Monica have a free plan.
Which platforms do Glarity and Monica run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Monica lists a web app and macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.