Glarity review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Glarity report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for summaries of videos and web pages in the browser
Glarity is a browser extension that summarizes YouTube videos, web pages and PDFs and translates pages side by side. Plans start at $7.49 a month on yearly billing with monthly query caps, the free allowance isn't spelled out, and the pricing page still names GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet, so its model list may be out of date.
Who Glarity is for
- 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
Who Glarity is not for
- 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
Why Glarity gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$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.
- CFree plan and trialThe 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.
- CFeaturesSummaries 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 The listing's own notes say the model list may be out of date and the plans are capped by queries.
- BEase of useNo 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.
- CPlatforms and integrationsChrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox and Opera as an extension, and nothing else. No phone app and no standalone desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Glarity's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/glarity#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/glarity.svg" alt="Glarity: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Glarity stands among AI assistants
Glarity's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 31 of the 87 other AI assistants we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 55 of 87) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $7.49 a month, against a middle price of $12.46 for the category: 9 of the 53 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 88 AI assistants we grade, cut by the letter each got. Glarity’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 55 of 87, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 87, level with 43
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 87, level with 49
- BEase of useAbove 40 of 87, level with 32
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 87, level with 39
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 65 AI assistants. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Glarity, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Glarity you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $89.88 a year. Glarity is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- A search engine with an AI model behind it.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
What this rests on. Glarity’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.
What is Glarity?
Glarity is a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox and Opera that summarizes YouTube videos, web pages, PDFs and search results with AI and translates pages side by side. It also has a chat and writing assistant. A paid membership raises monthly query limits and includes Felo AI Chat.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Glarity pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Glarity has a free plan, and paid plans start at $7.49 per month, billed every 12 months ($89).
- Starts at
- $7.49 per month, billed every 12 months ($89)
- Free plan
- The homepage advertises the extension as free; the pricing page does not list the free allowance.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Glarity Standard | $7.49per 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 | $12.49per 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 | $15per 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. |
Read from glarity.app on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Glarity before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Glarity have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Glarity is listed for no platform we could confirm.
Does Glarity have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Glarity is listed for no platform we could confirm.
Is Glarity open source?
Yes. Glarity is open source, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.