Arguium vs Cluely

These two products are in the same category — an always-on-top AI overlay that helps you during live conversations, rather than a bot that files a summary afterwards. The meaningful differences are what invisibility costs, and whether your data has to pass through the vendor.

Cluely figures checked on 16 August 2026 against their pricing page. Pricing changes — verify there before deciding. Arguium’s own prices are listed on our download page.

Where Cluely is the better choice

• Cluely’s Pro tier advertises unlimited AI responses. Arguium’s paid plan is metered at 500 credits a day, which is a lot but is not the word "unlimited". If you want one flat fee and no counter anywhere, that is a real difference — though Arguium’s own-key mode removes the cap entirely at your provider’s rates.
• Cluely is the more heavily marketed product in this category, which means more written about it, more videos, and more people who already know what it is.

Where Arguium is the better choice

• Invisibility is not an upsell. Being hidden from screen-sharing software is the core promise of this category, and Cluely lists it at $149.99/month on top of Pro. Arguium’s stealth mode is on every plan, including the free one.
• Your data can skip us entirely. Bring your own Gemini or OpenAI key and requests go from your machine to your provider account without touching Arguium’s infrastructure.
• It can run with no internet at all. Point Arguium at a local Ollama model and no prompt, screenshot or transcript leaves your computer.
• Screen understanding, not just audio. Capture a region, queue several captures, and ask one question spanning all of them.