Claras vs Helpolos
Claras
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| Figure | Claras | Helpolos |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.39/mo | $6/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 14 |
| Spec score · AI Video Summarizers | 8.4 (#7) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Exports | Users can send transcripts to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or NotebookLM, or export TXT, PDF and .srt files. | Free accounts can export results as PDF, TXT or copied text. |
| Support | The privacy policy lists [email protected] as its support email. | All plans include email support with stated responses within one business day; Premium receives priority support. |
Plans
Helpolos
- FreeFree
- Premium annual$6 a month
- Asteroid API$10, paid once
- Asteroid API credits$10, paid once
- Premium monthly$10 a month
- Moon API$50, paid once
- Moon API credits$50, paid once
- Premium annual$72 a year
- Planet API$100, paid once
- Planet API credits$100, paid once
In their own words
Claras
Claras is a web service and Chrome extension for transcribing YouTube videos and working with their transcripts. It creates AI summaries, clickable chapters, timestamps and transcript-based chat, and SuperSearch can summarize a playlist or YouTube search page in one go. It supports 17 languages, with automatic language detection and summaries in a preferred language when captions are available. Supported inputs include YouTube watch and youtu.be links, Shorts, live videos and embeds. Transcripts can be sent to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or NotebookLM, or exported as TXT, PDF or.srt files. The free plan includes 3 videos and 1 SuperSearch per month; Pro is $4.39 a month, and Unlimited is $6 a month. Unlimited and Lifetime users can use their own API key for models including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Claras says transcript text is not stored on its servers, though it is sent to third-party AI providers for summaries and chat.
Helpolos
Helpolos brings YouTube video analysis, transcripts, and AI chat into one workspace. Provide a public video link or use YouTube search; an analysis can return a summary, timestamped transcript, mind map, and quiz. Chat answers questions from the transcript and links responses to moments in the video. Transcripts can be searched, copied, or downloaded. Developers can use the Transcript API for timestamped plain-text transcripts or the Summarizer API for AI-generated summaries; both require an API key. The Transcript API allows five requests per second per key and returns the video’s original language without translation. A free plan includes 10 credits per day, and credits reset daily at midnight UTC without carrying over. Reopening or reloading an analyzed video uses another credit. Premium plans include 100 daily credits, extended chat context, priority processing, and priority support. Email support is included across plans, with responses within one business day. Helpolos is available on web and through an API.