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Merlin vs AI Assist

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Merlin compared with AI Assist
DetailMerlin logo MerlinAI Assist logo AI Assist
What it doesYour agents, now part of your team Meeting notes on your own API keys with no bot in your call
StageGrowing Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingNot given $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
  • Integrates with Slack, Linear, and GitHub
  • Runs on your own devices using your existing Claude and Codex subscriptions
  • Shared skills that teams can publish and install
  • Recurring schedules for progress updates and routine checks
  • Shared memory across company and channels
  • Access control for devices, skills, memory, and schedules
  • Proactive responses to surface missing context
  • 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
  • Runs on your own machines with no separate model billing
  • Multiplayer by default with work visible to entire team
  • Lives in existing collaboration tools, not a separate app
  • Shared skills and memory compound across the team
  • 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 votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)26 +5 (up) since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)04
Citation Flow (Majestic)1917
Referring domains (Majestic)2437

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