Briefy vs SMMRY

Briefy turns lengthy content into structured summaries and stores them in a knowledge base for later review. It can produce overviews, tables, mindmaps and timelines from websites, videos, email threads, podcasts and PDFs. Users can save, review, search, ask questions about and share briefs, and navigate back to the source material to check details. Briefy supports multiple languages and inline translations. Its Gmail feature is described as an email copilot for skimming threads and composing replies. The product is available as an extension, on iOS and macOS, and on the web. PDF summarization requires Premium or Ultra, with respective file-size caps of 20MB and 50MB; YouTube summaries currently require subtitles. The free plan lists 30 credits per month. Premium is listed at $89.88 a year, billed annually; Ultra is $167.88 a year, billed annually. The pricing page says new subscriptions and credit purchases are no longer available, and both paid plans are marked unavailable for new subscriptions.

SMMRY is a web service and REST API for summarizing text and other content. Its API accepts raw text, web URLs, or PDF content, supports more than 20 languages with automatic language detection, and offers controls for summary length and for excluding questions, exclamations, or quotations. The service also lists webpage and transcript summarization, file uploads, and a browser extension. API access uses an API key; JavaScript, Python, PHP, and cURL examples are available, while official SDKs are described as coming soon. Users sign up, generate a key in the dashboard, and purchase credits to use the API. The Free plan is free and includes 10 summaries. API pay as you go is $1, paid once, with credits priced at about $1 on average. Essential is $7 a month, billed $14; Advanced is $13 a month, billed $25. The site identifies students, academics, and knowledge workers as audiences it serves.