Cluely vs DoNotPay
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Cluely if you want real-time desktop ai assistant for meetings, marketed as undetectable (Copilot, freemium); choose DoNotPay if you want consumer self-service ai that drafts disputes, cancels subscriptions, and chases refunds (Supervised agent, subscription).
| Cluely | DoNotPay | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Real-time desktop AI assistant for meetings, marketed as undetectable | Consumer self-service AI that drafts disputes, cancels subscriptions, and chases refunds |
| Type | product-with-agents | agent |
| Autonomy | Copilot | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Free tier; Pro reportedly $20/mo | subscription · $36 / 2 months (reported) |
| Best for | consumers, smb, mid-market | consumers |
| Deployment | saas | saas |
| Modalities | text, voice | text, email |
| Models | model-agnostic | gpt |
| Protocols | none | none |
| Integrations | Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex | - |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 4 documented |
Cluely
- +Fast, low-latency transcription and in-call suggestions across major meeting platforms
- +Useful legitimate deliverables: notes, recaps, and post-call coaching
- +Low barrier to try plus strong brand awareness
- -Core "undetectable" and "cheat" positioning creates ethical, academic-integrity, and employment risk
- -The "undetectable" claim is contested; interviewers can spot behavioral tells
DoNotPay
- +Covers a very broad range (100+) of everyday consumer disputes and admin tasks in one subscription
- +Automates tedious paperwork: drafts and, for many use cases, files or mails letters from a short questionnaire
- +Useful privacy primitives (virtual trial card, burner numbers) bundled in
- -The FTC found DoNotPay never tested the legal accuracy of its chatbot and required it to stop claiming it substitutes for a human lawyer; output is not legal advice
- -Settled FTC charges in 2025 ($193,000 in relief, notice to 2021-2023 subscribers) over deceptive "AI lawyer" marketing
Which should you choose?
Cluely is real-time desktop ai assistant for meetings, marketed as undetectable, best for consumers, smb, mid-market. DoNotPay is consumer self-service ai that drafts disputes, cancels subscriptions, and chases refunds, best for consumers. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.