Getrecall AI vs Claras: a knowledge base or a video tool
Getrecall AI is now called Recall and lives at recall.it. It builds a personal knowledge base from almost anything you save. Claras is narrower: it turns videos, whole playlists and your own recordings into transcripts, summaries and answers.
Claras vs Recall, side by side
The old getrecall.ai address now redirects to recall.it, so this is the same product. It's not Recall.ai, a separate company that sells a meeting-recording API to developers.
| Claras | Recall (was getrecall.ai) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | Getting a transcript, summary and answers from videos, playlists and recordings | Saving what you read, watch and hear into a knowledge base you can search, chat with and review |
| A YouTube video | Paste the link in the web app, or click the Claras button under the video with the extension | Paste the link in the app, save it with one click from the extension, or share it from the phone app |
| Videos with no captions | AI transcription: up to 30 minutes on the free plan, 3 hours on a paid one | Transcribes the audio. Videos of 5 hours or more need captions. |
| Shorts and live videos | Shorts and live links don't work yet | Shorts supported. Live streams can be saved once a recording exists. |
| Transcript | Timestamped, searchable, click a line to jump. TXT or .srt from the web app, PDF from the extension. | Full transcript with clickable timestamps. Export as Markdown or TXT. |
| Summaries | A short overview, key takeaways and clickable chapters | Concise or detailed summaries with timestamps. On Plus, you can listen to them. |
| Chat | Ask AI answers from the transcript and usually gives the timestamp, for one video or a bulk run | Chat with one video, or across everything you've saved, from the Plus plan up |
| Many videos at once | Bulk Summaries reads a playlist or search page in one run | Paste up to 10 links at once on paid plans. Playlists aren't mentioned. |
| Your own recordings | Video and audio files up to 6 hours | MP4 uploads listed as coming soon. Audio uploads not listed. |
| Other sources | Instagram and TikTok links up to 30 minutes | Articles, PDFs, EPUBs, images, notes, Apple and Spotify podcast episodes, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and more |
| Keeping it | A history page with your last 50 videos, searchable by title or channel | Unlimited saves, automatic tags, a knowledge graph, spaced repetition quizzes and Markdown export |
| Apps | Web app and Chrome extension | Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox extensions, a web app, and iOS and Android apps |
| Languages | Reads captions in the video's language and writes the summary in one of 15 languages | More than 60, for the video and the summary |
| Free plan | 3 videos a month and 1 bulk run, no card needed | 10 AI summaries a month and unlimited saves |
| Paid plans | See Claras pricing | Plus: $10 a month, billed yearly. Max: $38 a month, billed yearly. |
Competitor details checked on their own sites on 11 November 2026, and they can change. Sources: Recall home page, Recall pricing, Recall docs: YouTube, Recall docs: supported content, Recall YouTube summarizer, Recall.ai.
The main differences, explained
What each one is really for
Recall is a place to keep what you learn. You save a YouTube video, an article, a podcast episode, a PDF or a social post, and Recall summarizes it, tags it and links it to related things you've saved, shown as a knowledge graph. Later you can chat across your whole library, take quizzes on a spaced repetition schedule, or listen to summaries read aloud. It works in four browsers and on your phone.
Claras is about getting through video. You give it a YouTube, Instagram or TikTok link, a whole playlist or search page, or a file of your own, and it gives you a transcript, a summary, chapters and answers you can check against the moment they came from. What it keeps afterwards is modest: a history of your recent videos. If you want a second brain, Recall is built for that and Claras isn't.
The same job in each: a 45-minute YouTube lecture
In Recall, you paste the link into the app, or save it with one click from the extension while you watch. Its free summarizer page also takes a link with no sign-up. You get a summary with timestamps and the full transcript, where every line is clickable, and you can export the transcript as Markdown or TXT. If the lecture has no captions, Recall transcribes the audio first, which can take longer. The card stays in your library, tagged and connected, and on Plus you can chat with it or quiz yourself on it later.
In Claras, you sign in with a free account and paste the link, or click the Claras button under the video if you have the extension. If there are captions, Claras reads them. If not, it transcribes the audio with AI, up to 30 minutes on the free plan and 3 hours on a paid one. You get the transcript, a summary with key takeaways, chapters that jump to their moment, and Ask AI. You can download the transcript as TXT or .srt from the web app, or take it to Claude or ChatGPT with Send to AI.
For one video, the two are close. The gap opens on either side of that single video: Recall is far better at what happens after, and Claras is better at handling many videos, or video you recorded yourself.
Some honest limits on the Claras side: YouTube Shorts and live links don't work yet, there are no speaker labels, the transcript can't be edited, and timestamps in chat answers aren't clickable.
What each costs in practice
Recall's paid plans are in the table, billed yearly. Its pricing page has a monthly option, but we only saw the yearly prices. Claras prices are on the pricing page. Three example months:
- Saving a few articles, podcasts and videos a day to come back to. That's Recall's job. Its free plan saves without limit and summarizes 10 a month, and Plus adds unlimited summaries, chat and quizzes. Claras doesn't save articles or podcasts at all.
- Sorting a 30-video playlist to find the five worth watching. Bulk Summaries in Claras reads it in one run and tells you which videos are worth your time. The free plan includes one run a month, up to 20 videos. In Recall that's three batches of 10 links on a paid plan, and each video becomes a card in your library.
- Transcribing your own two-hour recordings. Claras takes video and audio files up to 6 hours, using the transcription hours in your plan. Recall lists MP4 uploads as coming soon.
Where Recall is stronger
- A real knowledge base. Unlimited saves, automatic tags, a knowledge graph, notes and chat across everything. Claras keeps a list of recent videos.
- Remembering it. Spaced repetition quizzes and Listen Mode. Claras has neither.
- Far more sources. Articles, PDFs, books, podcasts and most social networks, not only video.
- YouTube coverage. Shorts work, videos without captions run up to 5 hours, and the free summarizer needs no sign-up.
- Everywhere you are. Four browser extensions and phone apps. Claras runs in a browser.
Where Claras is stronger
- Whole playlists and searches. Bulk Summaries reads one in a single run, and Ask AI can answer across all of it.
- Your own recordings. Video and audio files up to 6 hours.
- Subtitles out. Download a video's transcript as .srt from the web app.
- Built to decide, not to hoard. Chapters and a quick summary help you judge a video before you keep anything.
- Price. Claras Pro costs less than Recall Plus at list prices, though Plus does far more than video.
Comparing other places to keep what you learn? See Claras and NotebookLM, or go back to all comparisons.
Who should choose which
Choose Recall if
- You want one library for everything you learn: videos, articles, podcasts, PDFs and posts.
- You want help remembering it, with quizzes and connections that resurface later.
- You save things from your phone as often as from your laptop.
- You watch a lot of Shorts or very long videos without captions.
For these, Recall is the better choice, and Claras covers only a slice of it.
Choose Claras if
- You work through many videos at once, like a course playlist, a creator's search results or a topic you're researching.
- You need transcripts of your own recordings, such as lectures, interviews or calls.
- You want subtitles, or a transcript to hand to another AI.
- You'd rather keep notes in your own app and only want help getting through the video.
If you're building a knowledge base
The two fit together well. Claras helps you decide what's worth keeping, and Recall is a good place to keep it. Here is how Claras works as a filter before you save.
Using both, or moving across
Using both
This pairing works well. Run a playlist or search through Bulk Summaries, read which videos are worth it, then save only those to Recall with its extension or by pasting the links. Recall then tags and connects them with the rest of your library. There's no direct connection between the two products, so the links move by hand. Recall also accepts TXT and Markdown files up to 500,000 characters, so you can upload a Claras transcript of your own recording, which Recall can't make itself yet.
Moving from Recall to Claras
Think twice. Claras won't hold your library, your notes or your quizzes. Recall says you can export all your data in Markdown at any time, so keep that export somewhere you'll find it. Claras takes links and video or audio files, not text, so to use Claras on a saved video, paste its link.
Moving from Claras to Recall
Download the transcripts and summaries you want to keep, then upload them to Recall as TXT files, or simply save the video links there and let Recall summarize them again. Your Claras history only lists your last 50 videos, so don't wait too long.
Recall and Claras: common questions
Is getrecall.ai the same as recall.it?
Yes. When we checked, getrecall.ai redirected to recall.it, and the product is called Recall. It's a different company from Recall.ai, which sells an API for recording meetings.
Can Recall summarize YouTube videos without captions?
Yes. Recall transcribes the audio first, for videos under 5 hours. Claras also transcribes videos with no captions, up to 30 minutes on the free plan and 3 hours on a paid one.
Can Recall summarize a whole YouTube playlist?
Its pages don't mention playlists. Paid plans let you paste up to 10 links at once, and Max can run AI actions on up to 100 saved items. Claras Bulk Summaries reads a playlist or search page in one run.
Can I upload my own recordings?
Not to Recall yet: it lists MP4 uploads as coming soon, and audio uploads aren't on its list. Claras takes video and audio files up to 6 hours, using the transcription hours in your plan.
Is Claras a knowledge base like Recall?
No. Claras keeps a history of your last 50 videos, searchable by title or channel, but it has no tags, notes, graph or quizzes. To keep something, download it and store it in your own notes app.
Which one costs less?
At list prices, Claras Pro costs less than Recall Plus, but Plus covers far more than video. On free plans, Recall saves without limit and summarizes 10 items a month, while Claras covers 3 videos a month and one bulk run.
Which one is better for students?
For remembering material, Recall, thanks to its spaced repetition quizzes. For getting through a course playlist or your own lecture recordings, Claras. Some students may want both.
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