Cluely vs Granola
A side-by-side comparison of Cluely and Granola, two Meeting tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
Granola
MeetingAI notepad for back-to-back meetings — captures your Mac's audio, no meeting bot.
View GranolaAt a glance
| Attribute | Cluely | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Meeting | Meeting |
| Pricing | FREEMIUM | FREEMIUM |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, iOS | macOS, Windows, iOS |
| Model support | — | — |
| Vendor (differs) | Cluely | Granola |
| Capabilities (differs) |
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The honest brief
Cluely
Runs as an invisible desktop overlay that can stay hidden from screen-sharing software, rather than joining the call as a visible meeting bot.
- Real-time, in-call answers and notes
- Works over any meeting or call app
- Free Starter tier
- iOS plus Mac and Windows apps
- 'Undetectable' mode raises consent concerns
- Hidden mode costs $149.99/mo
- Reputation from its 'cheating' origins
- No Android app
Granola
Captures system audio with no bot in the call, then blends your raw notes into the AI summary.
- No bot joins the meeting
- Works with any video platform
- Polished notes from your own context
- AI chat across your notes
- Stores transcript, not audio/video replay
- Free tier limits history and integrations
- Desktop-app dependent capture
When to pick which
Both cover Transcription (STT) and Meeting notes.
Pick Cluely if you need Conversation intelligence and Interview assistance.
- Conversation intelligence (primary capability)
- Interview assistance (secondary capability)
Pick Granola if you need Chat with documents and Summarization.
- Chat with documents (secondary capability)
- Summarization (secondary capability)
Granola leans on Meeting notes as a headline capability; Cluely treats it as secondary.
- Meeting notes (primary capability)