Briefy vs SummarizeDocs

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.

SummarizeDocs turns documents and pasted text into summaries in key-point, paragraph, or one-line form. It accepts PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint files, Excel, Markdown, JSON, and pasted text, with short, medium, or long output lengths. The site says PDF text extraction happens in the browser before the text is sent to a model for summary generation. It also says original documents are not stored and guest and free summaries are never stored. Anonymous visitors have two lifetime uses tracked by cookie. An email-verified free account gets 10 credits, with 10 more available through an invite code. Credit use varies with document length. The free tier has a 10K-character maximum; Pro and credit-pack tiers have a 50K-character maximum, with those limits applying at general availability. Pro and some credit packs include DOCX or PDF export. The Free plan is free. A 100-credit pack costs $4.99, paid once; Pro monthly costs $9.99 a month, and Pro yearly costs $79 a year. The service is web-based and lists researchers, founders, recruiters, lawyers, students, analysts, and busy readers among its intended users.