Cluely vs Highlight AI

A side-by-side comparison of Cluely and Highlight AI, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.

Compared from listings verified as of 2026-06-21

Cluely

Meeting

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

Highlight AI

Assistant

A desktop AI assistant that sees your screen and works across every app.

View Highlight AI

At a glance

Feature comparison of Cluely and Highlight AI
Attribute	Cluely	Highlight AI
Category (differs)	Meeting	Assistant
Pricing	FREEMIUM	FREEMIUM
License	Proprietary	Proprietary
Deployment (differs)	Cloud	Local
Platforms (differs)	macOS, Windows, iOS	macOS
Model support (differs)	—	Multi-model
Vendor (differs)	Cluely	Highlight

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

Highlight AI

Grounds answers in your live on-screen context across every app, so you query what you're looking at without copy-paste into a chat window.

Captures screen, voice, and documents
Free tier with unlimited base-model chat
Local audio transcription
Auto-selects a model per task

Desktop only (no mobile)
Some features still in transition
Premium models gated to Pro credits

Cluely details Highlight AI details