Aginsi vs OpenBrief

Aginsi is an AI research co-pilot that turns reading material into summaries with key passages highlighted. It accepts articles, academic papers, PDFs, long threads, reports, and video transcripts; summaries keep their references and show the amount of compression and estimated reading time saved. The free Margin plan costs nothing and includes 10 monthly summaries for articles and PDFs. Scholar costs $9 a month and adds unlimited summaries, a library with tags and search, Markdown and PDF export, and a browser companion. Faculty costs $29 a month and adds team seats, shared shelves, batch and API access, and priority support. The product is available through web, extension, and API. Aginsi says it discards submitted source documents and retains only summaries users choose to save. Source text is processed transiently and not used to train models. Users can request access to, correction of, export of, or deletion of account data and saved summaries by contacting [email protected]. The company describes itself as a small studio in Helsinki.

OpenBrief turns long videos, audio, and recordings into briefs with transcripts, summaries, source-grounded questions, and notes for export. It is intended for material such as research calls, lectures, product demos, interviews, and screen recordings. Add local files or supported web links to a library that keeps source details together. The app uses existing captions where available and transcribes when needed; transcript chat answers are tied to the transcript. Summaries, decisions, timestamps, and notes can be exported to Markdown. The desktop app runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows and does not require an account or sign-up. The homepage says files and generated notes stay on the user's device, and the download page says media processing runs locally. Optional API keys let users choose cloud AI providers: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or OpenRouter. Requirements include macOS 13, Windows 11, or a current Linux desktop, local disk space, and a local inference stack for transcription, voice generation, and voice cloning. The free plan costs nothing, with no paid plan or trial clock.