> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.useraven.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Raven vs Cluely
> A free, open-source Cluely alternative. Screen-share invisibility is included, not a \$149.99/mo tier — and your meetings stay on your machine.
Cluely and Raven are the two tools that actually help you **live, during a call** — real-time answers in an overlay the people you're meeting with can't see. The difference is what that costs and where your data goes: Cluely puts its signature invisibility behind a **\$149.99/mo** tier and stores your meetings in its cloud; Raven ships stealth **free**, keeps everything in a **local database**, and is **open source**.
## At a glance
| | Raven | Cluely |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Live in-call assist | Yes | Yes |
| Invisible to screen share | **Included, free** | Only on **Pro + Undetectability, \$149.99/mo** |
| Price | Free, open source (your own API keys) | Free (limited); Pro \$19.99/mo; Pro + Undetectability \$149.99/mo (\$44.99/mo annual) |
| Where your meetings live | Local SQLite on your machine | Cluely's cloud account (past meetings stored server-side) |
| Bring your own AI keys | Yes — you pay providers directly | No — bundled into the subscription |
| Open source | Yes — auditable | No — closed |
| Platforms | macOS + Windows (native capture) | macOS + Windows; mobile app |
## Price
Cluely's headline feature — the overlay staying hidden during screen share — is only on the **\$149.99/mo** Pro + Undetectability plan (\$44.99/mo if you pay a year up front, i.e. **\$539.88/year**). Pro without invisibility is \$19.99/mo.
Raven includes stealth for **\$0**. You bring your own API keys, so you pay Deepgram/AssemblyAI and Anthropic/OpenAI directly for usage — typically a few dollars a month, and nothing when you're idle. No per-seat fee, no tier gating the core feature.
## Where your meetings live
Cluely is a cloud product: you create an account, and your notes and past-meeting history live on its servers (its free tier even advertises "Ask AI about all your past meetings"). Raven has **no account and no server** — transcripts, notes, and the Ask index sit in a local SQLite database on your machine. Audio goes only to the transcription/AI providers **you** chose with your **own** keys. Because Raven is open source, "it's private" is something you can verify in the code, not just a promise.
## What Cluely does better (honestly)
* A polished **mobile app** and a very refined onboarding.
* One bundled subscription — no thinking about API keys or provider billing.
If you want a turnkey hosted product and don't mind the cloud or the price, Cluely is well-built.
## When Raven wins
* You don't want to pay **\$149.99/mo** for invisibility that's free here.
* You want meetings on **your machine**, not a vendor's cloud.
* You want to **audit** the tool that sits in your calls (open source).
* You'd rather pay your AI provider **cents** than a flat subscription.
## Switching from Cluely
1. [Download Raven](https://useraven.ai/download) (Mac or Windows) and add your API keys on first launch.
2. Run both during your next few calls to compare the live assist and the notes.
3. Cancel Cluely once Raven covers your daily habit. (History importers are on the roadmap; today, export anything you need from Cluely first.)
Free, open source, Mac + Windows. Bring your own keys.
Audit exactly what leaves your machine.
Cluely pricing verified August 2026 (cluely.com/pricing). Vendors change pricing often — confirm before relying on a figure.