Humata vs OpenBrief

Humata is a document question-and-answer service for finding information across uploaded files. Ask questions about document contents, search for answers, summarize findings, or compare documents; responses include citations that link to relevant sections in source files. Users can also embed Humata’s PDF AI in a webpage, while its API provides programmatic access to documents, conversations, and answers. The product is available on the web and through an API, with file uploads supported. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one user and up to 60 pages of monthly use. Expert costs $999 a month for three users and 500 pages, with $0.02 per additional page. Team costs $49 a month per user for 10 users and 5,000 pages, with $0.01 per additional page. Humata supports SAML 2.0 sign-on and states that it encrypts customer data at rest and in transit, is SOC 2 Type II compliant, and does not use user-provided data to train its models.

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.