Mae vs AI Assist

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Mae compared with AI Assist
Detail	Mae	AI Assist
What it does	Your second brain doing things for you	Meeting notes on your own API keys with no bot in your call
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free plan with 20 credits; Starter $20/month (500 credits); Pro $50/month (2,000 credits); Max $100/month (5,000 credits). Annual plans available with 20% discount.	$3 per month with 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Includes Chrome extension, desktop helper, all transcription and summary features, cloud sync with end-to-end encryption, and support for bring-your-own API keys.
Key features	Learns your writing style and communication patterns Drafts messages and waits for approval Connects to Gmail, Outlook, Zoho Mail, WhatsApp, Slack, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Calendar, Notion, Linear, Google Drive, Zoom, Stripe Unified memory across all conversations and channels Handles email triage, drafting, and replying Optional automatic sending on trusted channels End-to-end encryption and enterprise-grade security Jarvis Mode for live conversation Ask Mae any question from your conversation history	Proactive insights citing your indexed files during meetings Ask questions grounded in your own files with citations Local vector indexing with on-device embeddings No third-party bot joins your meeting Chrome extension for Google Meet and Zoom Web Bring your own Anthropic and OpenAI API keys
What makes it different	Works across entire communication stack, not just email Contextual memory remembers conversations from weeks ago Costs fraction of executive assistant salary Control without micromanagement with customizable approval thresholds	No bot in your call—audio streams directly to your OpenAI key, never touching the company's servers Pay Anthropic and OpenAI directly with no per-seat markup at $3/month versus competitors charging $17+ per user per month
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	7 no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	4
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	17
Referring domains (Majestic)	23	37

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