Kagi Summarize vs smry

Kagi Summarize creates summaries of web pages, videos and podcasts when a transcript is available. It accepts URLs for web pages, PDFs, PPTX files, MP3s and videos. Output choices include headlines, brief summaries, digests, medium or long summaries, bullet points and ELI5; users can also translate a summary with Kagi Translate. Kagi lists Cecil as consumer-grade, Agnes as consumer-grade and Muriel as enterprise-grade; Agnes and Muriel are available through the browser extension or API. Summarize is accessible in Kagi search results, through the!sum Bang, in Orion on Apple devices, and in Chrome and Firefox extensions. The API supports text pages, PDFs, PPTX and DOCX files, MP3/WAV audio, experimental YouTube URLs, and scanned PDFs or images using OCR. API requests are limited to 1 MB and require a Kagi account and API credits. A trial includes 100 searches and 100 AI interactions with standard models. Starter costs $5 per month plus tax; there is no free plan.

smry is an AI reading agent that reads and summarizes material, files it, and answers questions with the exact passage. Its workspace includes a clean reader, source-grounded summaries and answers, highlights, notes, audio, and a searchable library. Users can follow RSS and Atom feeds, podcasts, YouTube channels, Reddit communities, X accounts, creator transcripts, and selected webpage monitors. Supported material includes videos, PDFs, EPUBs, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, text, Markdown, and subtitle files. Connections include Readwise Reader, Matter, Notion, Pocket, and Safari Reading List; highlights can be exported in formats including Markdown and JSON. Signed-in accounts, including Free, receive a personal Developer API and Streamable HTTP MCP server, with higher limits on Patron and Pro. Free is free and includes 100 feeds and three webpage monitors. Patron costs $6 a month and Pro costs $80 a month. A 7-day trial is listed. The platform is available as an extension, on iOS, and on the web; the dedicated desktop app is coming soon, while native iOS and Android apps are not currently shipped.