Kome AI vs Claras: a summary extension and a video tool

The main differences, explained

What each one is really for

Kome AI is a browser extension for reading the web faster. You press Cmd+E on a Mac or Alt+E on Windows, on any page, and it summarizes what is there: a news story, an article, a PDF or a YouTube video. You can save anything you find to its bookmark manager, search it later, and use Compose to turn your saved bookmarks into an email, a tweet or a blog post. Its site also has free tools, including YouTube and TikTok transcript generators.

Claras only works on video and audio, and does more with each one. You get the full transcript with timestamps, a summary, chapters that jump to their moment and Ask AI. It handles videos with no captions, Instagram and TikTok links, your own recordings and whole playlists. It can't summarize an article or a PDF.

The same job in each: a 90-minute lecture on YouTube

In Kome, you open the video and press the shortcut. Its extension gives you a summary in one click, which you can save as a bookmark. For the words themselves, its site has a separate YouTube transcript generator, which it describes as free with some limits. The pages we could read don't say what happens with a video that has no captions, or if you can ask questions about the video.

In Claras, you sign in with a free account and paste the link, or open the video with the extension. If the video has captions, Claras reads them. If it has none, Claras transcribes the audio with AI, up to 30 minutes on the free plan and 3 hours on a paid one, so a 90-minute lecture with no captions needs a paid plan. You get the transcript, a summary, chapters and Ask AI, whose answers usually give the timestamp. YouTube Shorts and live links don't work yet.

Three jobs where the difference shows

• Keeping up with news and articles. Kome fits this better. One shortcut summarizes an article or a video, and you can save it. Claras doesn't read articles at all.
• Studying a long video properly. Claras fits this better. The full transcript, chapters and answers tied to the moment let you check what was said, not only read a summary of it.
• Getting through a playlist. Bulk Summaries reads a playlist or YouTube search page and gives you one summary of what it covers. We found nothing like it on Kome's pages.

What each costs

We couldn't read Kome's site, as it blocks automated visits, so we haven't compared prices. Its Chrome listing notes in-app purchases, and its site offers free tools. Claras prices are on the pricing page, and the free plan gives you 3 videos a month with no card.

Who should choose which

Choose Kome if

• You read a lot of articles and PDFs and want quick summaries of all of them, videos included.
• You collect links and snippets as you browse and want to search them later.
• You write emails, tweets or posts from what you have saved.
• You browse in Edge, Opera, Brave or Arc.

For this kind of reading, Kome covers more ground than Claras does.

Choose Claras if

• Video is the main thing you learn from, and you need more than a summary.
• You want the full transcript, chapters and answers with timestamps.
• Your videos are long, have no captions, or come from Instagram, TikTok or your own files.
• You work through playlists or many videos on one topic.

If you mostly want quick video summaries

For a short summary of a captioned video now and then, both do the job. Try each on the same video and keep the one you trust more.