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Gistly vs SummYT - YouTube Summarized
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
Summarize YouTube videos instantly with AI.
Instant YouTube Summary Generator
Primary task
YouTube summaries
YouTube summaries
Pricing
Unknown
Free Trial · Trial; then from $7.99/mo
Pricing details
Not documented — check the provider
Free + from $7.99/mo
Billing cycle
Not documented
Monthly
API access
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations
Not documented
Chrome, Reddit
Source rating
4.0 / 5 · 5 ratings
3.5 / 5 · 26 ratings
Catalog views
2.4k
6k
Estimated monthly traffic
15.7K
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Catalog imported
30 Aug 2026
29 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Concise video summaries
- Summarizes in seconds
- 40+ language support
- Timestamped breakdowns
- Fast video consumption
- Generates video summaries
- Note-form summaries
- Google Chrome extension
- One-click summary
- Deep learning algorithms
Listed limitations
- Only supports YouTube videos
- Web-based only
- Requires video upload for personal videos
- Features need browser extension
- Cannot summarize audio files
- Only available as Chrome extension
- Account setup required
- Not suitable for visual content
- Might miss nuanced information
- Only works with YouTube, podcasts