Ellie vs GPT for Gmail

Ellie is an AI email assistant that drafts replies in a user’s writing style using email-thread context. Connected to Gmail or Outlook, it can read incoming messages, categorize them, and save draft replies for review; it does not send messages without the user reviewing and sending them. Ellie learns tone, sign-offs, and writing patterns from sent mail. Users can add website URLs and upload PDF, TXT, DOCX, PPTX, or MD files to provide factual context, while roles set different personas, knowledge bases, and tones for different email types. Ellie supports connected Gmail and Outlook accounts and on-demand drafting in Gmail Web and Outlook Web. It is available on the web, Windows, and through Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge extensions, as well as a native Outlook desktop add-in. The free plan allows 10 draft replies per day but has no auto-drafts. Paid plans start at $19 a month. A 7-day trial is listed. Ellie says email content is processed by OpenAI and/or Azure OpenAI and is not used to train general models.

GPT for Gmail drafts replies, writes new messages, and summarizes email threads inside Gmail. It reads the full thread to create a contextual reply that can be inserted with one click. Listed tools include email search, response generation, cold emails, templates, subject lines, inbox organization, scheduling, and follow-ups. Users can choose a tone, and the product says translation is supported in more than 30 languages. It is available through the Google Workspace Marketplace, with a Chrome extension for GPT Workspace and integrations with Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. Gmail reply suggestions and drafts work on iOS and Android. The maker says emails are anonymized before processing, not shared or commercially used, and not used to train AI models. The Free plan is free with no feature restrictions. Unlimited Premium costs $9 a month, billed annually, adding higher usage limits and priority support. There is no free trial.