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Cluely vs Granola

A side-by-side comparison of Cluely and Granola, two Meeting tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.

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Cluely

Meeting

Real-time AI meeting assistant — answers and notes during the call.

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Granola

Meeting

AI notepad for back-to-back meetings — captures your Mac's audio, no meeting bot.

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At a glance

Feature comparison of Cluely and Granola
AttributeCluelyGranola
CategoryMeetingMeeting
PricingFREEMIUMFREEMIUM
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
DeploymentCloudCloud
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, iOSmacOS, Windows, iOS
Model support——
Vendor (differs)CluelyGranola

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
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