Merlin

Merlin is a hosted AI assistant that brings multiple models and browser-based workflows into one workspace. It is aimed at people who want to research, write, summarize web content, analyze files, and generate media without switching between several separate AI subscriptions. Merlin is available through its web experience and Chrome extension, with feature access and usage limits varying by plan.

✨ Key Features

• Use several AI models in one workspace — Merlin’s comparison page lists models from providers including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and others, so users can choose or let Merlin select a model for a task.
• Ask questions while browsing — The Chrome extension can be opened on webpages and includes a current-page chat workflow, helping users summarize or interpret the page they are reading.
• Summarize videos, articles, and search results — The extension feature list includes YouTube summarization, blog summarization, and a Google Search companion; access and quotas depend on the plan.
• Rewrite and draft content in context — Merlin supports writing workflows such as email drafting in Gmail and post or reply generation for X and LinkedIn, without requiring users to copy every source into a separate editor.
• Work with projects and external sources — Projects can organize chats and knowledge sources such as links, YouTube videos, and connected files; the official comparison page describes stronger retrieval access on Pro.
• Analyze spreadsheets and data — Analyst Mode is described as a spreadsheet analysis agent that can write code for analysis and visualize insights; the available access is plan-dependent.
• Create and edit images and video — Merlin lists basic image generation on Free and expanded image, video, upscale, background, and image-to-image features on paid access, with separate usage limits.
• Upload files and use mobile features — The comparison page lists file uploads, memory and personalization, mobile voice mode, widgets, and share-to-give-context workflows; supported limits vary by account and feature.

💳 Pricing

• Free — $0. Includes limited access to Basic and Plus-level models, basic image generation, limited access to 70+ AI tools, device sync, and limited Chrome extension features.
• Pro — The reviewed page displays $228/year, shown as $19/month with annual billing. It adds broader model and AI-tool access, expanded Chrome extension features, Projects, research and analysis capabilities, and advanced image/video generation. Usage remains subject to Merlin’s fair-use limits.
• Teams — The reviewed page displays $180/year/seat, shown as $15/seat/month with annual billing, with a minimum team size of two. It adds member and access management, a larger context window, a usage dashboard, and the security/compliance features listed by Merlin.
• Pricing note — Merlin states that feature limits are shared through fair-use controls and that plan access can vary by feature. The prices above reflect the annual figures displayed on the reviewed official page; confirm the current monthly toggle, taxes, regional pricing, and current quotas before purchase.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Researchers: summarize a webpage or YouTube source, ask follow-up questions, and turn findings into structured notes.
• Writers and marketers: draft or rewrite email, social, and article copy while keeping the source page available as context.
• Students and educators: explain difficult material, compare model responses, and organize related sources in a Project.
• Analysts: upload a spreadsheet and use Analyst Mode to inspect data, run analysis code, and visualize findings where the account has access.
• Developers: use model choice, code-oriented prompts, file context, and browser research to explore an implementation.
• Creative teams: create or edit images and video concepts, then review plan limits and usage rights before publishing.