The Dume.ai Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Dume.ai in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Dume.ai
The Insider’s Guide
AI executive assistant for inbox, calendar and recurring work
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from Dume.ai’s own pages.
Made by StackGrid Technologies Pvt. Ltd. · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Dume.ai’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Dume.ai’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 27 of the 51 other AI agents we grade
Dume.ai is an AI assistant that connects to tools such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, Jira and Slack and acts in them: it triages and drafts email, sends a morning briefing and runs routines you describe in plain language. You can reach it in the web app, on WhatsApp or by phone call. Dume Cowork, a desktop app for Mac and Windows, adds an agent for file and browser tasks with a built-in office suite, and there is a Chrome extension for work on any web page.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Dume.ai, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You ask in plain language with no workflows to build.
- 1
Best for an assistant for your inbox and calendar
Dume.ai sits in your Gmail, calendar, Notion and Slack, where it sorts the inbox, drafts replies, sends a morning briefing and runs routines you describe in a sentence.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, 1 integration, 1 MCP connection, 5 agents, basic AI models and 7 days of history for email triage, drafts and briefings.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, macOS and Windows, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Email triage and morning briefing
Sorts and labels the inbox, drafts replies from your thread history and sends a daily briefing of meetings, messages and reminders. Free keeps 7 days of history for these.
- 6
Routines
Describe repeated work in a sentence, such as a Friday recap email, and Dume runs it on a schedule. Webhook triggers and private workflow limits depend on the plan.
- 7
WhatsApp and phone calls
The same assistant answers on WhatsApp and on a phone number you can call, and it can call you when something needs attention. Two-way messaging starts at PRO.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 27 of 51
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Dume.ai you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Dume.ai at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $8 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Browser extension
- Made by
- StackGrid Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for an assistant for your inbox and calendar
Dume.ai sits in your Gmail, calendar, Notion and Slack, where it sorts the inbox, drafts replies, sends a morning briefing and runs routines you describe in a sentence. It starts at $8 a month on the yearly plan, but the free plan stops at 20 messages a day and one integration, and webhook triggers, two-way messaging and custom instructions wait on PRO. There's no phone app, and the frontier models are kept for MAX at $33 a month billed yearly.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | GO is $8 a month billed yearly, $9 monthly, for 2,500 credits, all integrations and unlimited messages. Agent tools here mostly start around $23, so this is a third of the going rate. PRO at $15 is still well under it. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free for good, and you'll hit the walls in an afternoon: 100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, one integration, one MCP connection, basic models only, and triage and briefings that look back 7 days. |
| Features | C | The basics of an assistant across email, calendar, desktop and browser: inbox triage, drafted replies, a morning briefing, routines described in a sentence, a desktop app that drives a browser, a Chrome extension. The listing shows where it stops: webhook triggers and custom instructions need PRO, frontier models MAX. |
| Ease of use | C | You ask in plain language with no workflows to build. Before it does anything useful, though, you hand it your email and calendar accounts. No rating on record to go by. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, a desktop app for Mac and Windows and a Chrome extension, with 50-plus integrations and custom MCP servers. No iPhone or Android app is listed, so on the move it's WhatsApp or a voice call. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Dume.ai is for
- Fits if you want your inbox sorted and a morning briefing without building workflows
- Works for handing file, spreadsheet and report chores to an agent on your Mac or PC
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free, with 100 credits a month, 20 messages a day and a single integration
- Not for you if you want a phone app: none is listed, and the desktop app is Mac and Windows only
- Pricey if you want the frontier AI models, which are kept for MAX at $33 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: two-way messaging, webhook triggers and custom instructions start at PRO, $15 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: credits reset each cycle with no rollover, and extra packs are sold only to subscribers
Good to know
Good for
- People who want inbox triage and a daily briefing without building workflows
- Reaching an assistant by WhatsApp or phone call as well as in the browser
- Desktop file, spreadsheet and report tasks handed to an agent
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is limited to 100 credits a month, 20 messages a day and a single integration.
- Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; extra credit packs are sold only to subscribers.
- Two-way messaging, webhook triggers and custom instructions start at PRO, and frontier AI models are limited to MAX.
- No iOS or Android app is listed: phone use is through WhatsApp or a voice call, and the desktop app covers Mac and Windows only.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Dume.ai has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
Free
$0
100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, 1 integration, 1 MCP connection, 5 agents and basic AI models.
GO
$8
per month, billed yearly ($96); $9 billed monthly
2,500 credits a month, all integrations, 2 accounts, 5 MCP connections, 10 agents, unlimited messages and standard AI models.
PRO
$15
per month, billed yearly ($180); $18 billed monthly
5,000 credits a month, unlimited agents, 10 MCP connections, premium AI models, webhook triggers, two-way messaging and custom instructions.
MAX
$33
per month, billed yearly ($396); $40 billed monthly
12,000 credits a month, unlimited MCP connections, all frontier AI models, unlimited AI workflow creation and on-call support.
ENTERPRISE
Custom
Custom agent solutions, dedicated development, tailored workflows and priority feature requests, arranged with the vendor.
The free plan
100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, 1 integration, 1 MCP connection, 5 agents, basic AI models and 7 days of history for email triage, drafts and briefings.
Read from dume.ai on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with yearly billing
Billed yearly, GO is $96 ($8 a month instead of $9), PRO is $180 ($15 instead of $18) and MAX is $396 ($33 instead of $40), according to the pricing page.
Stated on dume.ai
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows and Browser extension
AI executive assistant for inbox, calendar and recurring work. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: chat assistant, inbox filtering, workflow automation, AI agents, documents.
The listing shows where it stops: webhook triggers and custom instructions need PRO, frontier models MAX.
- Email triage and morning briefing
- Sorts and labels the inbox, drafts replies from your thread history and sends a daily briefing of meetings, messages and reminders. Free keeps 7 days of history for these.
- Routines
- Describe repeated work in a sentence, such as a Friday recap email, and Dume runs it on a schedule. Webhook triggers and private workflow limits depend on the plan.
- WhatsApp and phone calls
- The same assistant answers on WhatsApp and on a phone number you can call, and it can call you when something needs attention. Two-way messaging starts at PRO.
- Dume Cowork
- A desktop app for Mac and Windows whose agent organizes files, builds spreadsheets and reports and drives a real browser. It includes Docs, Sheets, Slides and PDF editors on every plan.
- Dume for Chrome
- A Chrome extension that summarizes pages, groups open tabs, researches across several sources and fills in forms from a typed command, using your Dume account.
- Integrations, MCP and model choice
- Connects to 50+ tools including Google Workspace, Notion, Jira, Slack and Zapier, plus custom MCP servers, and lets you pick the model, with higher model tiers on higher plans.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Notion
- Jira
- Slack
- GitHub
- Microsoft 365
Dume.ai is made by StackGrid Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
27/51
Other AI agents it is graded above
Dume.ai's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 27 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 45 of 51) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 0 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Dume.ai’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 45 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 9 of 51
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 51
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 49 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Dume.ai is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Dume.ai you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Documents: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Filters that read every message as it arrives.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Dume.ai’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Martin, Lindy, Carly AI, Poke and Sauna
The 5 tools Dume.ai is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Martin
Free trial · from $21/mo
Personal AI assistant you text, call, email or message in Slack.
- Dume.ai has a free plan. Martin does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dume.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Dume.ai lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Lindy
Free trial · from $29.99/mo
AI teammate for Slack that works across your team's tools.
- Dume.ai has a free plan. Lindy does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dume.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Dume.ai also covers documents.
- 2.2GPA
Carly AI
Free plan · from $35/mo
Email-based AI assistant with custom agents and workflows.
- Only Dume.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Dume.ai also covers chat assistant and documents.
- Carly AI also covers templates, tasks, calendar and booking links.
- 2.6GPA
Poke
Free plan · from $19/mo
AI assistant you text in Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram.
- Only Dume.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Dume.ai lists a browser extension.
- Dume.ai also covers inbox filtering and documents.
- 2.2GPA
Sauna
Free plan · from $29/mo
AI teammate with memory, reachable by web, iMessage, Slack or email.
- Only Dume.ai lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Dume.ai lists a browser extension.
- Only Sauna lists an iOS app.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Dume.ai free?
Dume.ai has a free plan. 100 credits a month, 20 messages a day, 1 integration, 1 MCP connection, 5 agents, basic AI models and 7 days of history for email triage, drafts and briefings.
How much does Dume.ai cost?
Dume.ai lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Dume.ai work on?
Dume.ai is available on Web, macOS and Windows. It also has a browser extension.
Does Dume.ai offer any discounts?
Dume.ai publicly lists the following: Lower monthly rate with yearly billing.
Does Dume.ai have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Dume.ai is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Does Dume.ai have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Dume.ai is listed for Web, macOS and Windows.
Is Dume.ai open source?
Dume.ai is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Dume.ai integrate with?
Dume.ai's listing names Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, Jira, Slack, GitHub, Microsoft 365 and WhatsApp.
Who makes Dume.ai?
Dume.ai is made by StackGrid Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Dume.ai?
The closest alternatives to Dume.ai in our directory are Martin, Lindy, Carly AI, Poke and Sauna.
How does Dume.ai compare with other AI agents?
Dume.ai's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 27 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 12.
Is Dume.ai good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Dume.ai A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 0 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Dume.ai?
To replace Dume.ai you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Dume.ai’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dume.ai's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-25.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by StackGrid Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Prices change, so check dume.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
426
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Dume.ai, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/dume-ai
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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