Most meeting tools compete on notes. Cluely and Telmi are in a smaller group that tries to help you during the call. Neither one sends a bot into your meeting. Both show you an answer while the conversation is still going. If that’s what you’re looking for, these two belong on your shortlist.
They’re not the same product, though. The differences are in what the answers are built from, what happens before and after the call, and how they’re priced.
The short version
- Pick Cluely if you want a general live AI assistant at a lower annual price, need support for many languages, or specifically want a plan built around being hidden from screen share.
- Pick Telmi if you take prepared calls, like sales, discovery, customer calls, or interviews, and want answers drawn from your own material, plus prep before the call and coaching after it.
What they have in common
- No meeting bot. Cluely says it captures audio on your device; Telmi listens on your Mac.
- Answers in real time, during the call.
- Notes from your meetings, and a way to ask AI about past meetings.
- A free tier to try it, and a paid plan around $20 a month.
What Cluely does well
- Price, if you pay yearly. Cluely Pro is $19.99 a month, and its page title advertises Pro from $11.99 a month on annual billing. Telmi Pro is $20 a month, and we don’t have an annual plan yet.
- Languages. Cluely’s homepage claims support for 12 or more languages. Telmi on a Mac supports the languages Apple’s on-device speech model supports, and we don’t claim more than that.
- Speed claims. Cluely advertises a 300 millisecond response time and 95% accuracy. We haven’t tested those numbers, but they tell you speed is a priority for them too.
- A dedicated hidden tier. Pro + Undetectability, at $149.99 a month, is built to keep Cluely hidden from screen share.
What Telmi does differently
Telmi is built around the material you bring to a call, and around the whole cycle of a call, not just the middle of it.
- Knowledge packs. You give Telmi your docs, pricing, and positioning. Suggestions use those facts, so the answer about your product is your answer.
- Answer cards. For questions you get on every call, you write the answer once. Telmi matches the question on your Mac and shows your exact words, with no AI request at all. It can also draft cards from your files and from questions you missed on past calls.
- Timing. Telmi starts on a question while it’s still forming, and every 40 seconds or so it predicts the questions likely to come next and writes answers ahead of time. Here’s how that works.
- Delivery controls and nudges. Make an answer shorter, longer, simpler, more confident, or rephrased in one tap. Get a nudge when you’ve talked for 90 seconds or left a question open.
- Before the call. Telmi connects to Google Calendar, makes a page for each meeting, and lets you prep in a chat. Your prep notes carry into the call. Personas and call briefs set the context.
- After the call. A summary, key points, decisions, action items, a follow-up email, and coaching that quotes what was said and suggests better lines. Chat over all your calls, with citations.
- Claude MCP server. Work with your calls from inside Claude.
Telmi can also hide its windows from screen sharing, on every plan, including Free. It’s best effort: some apps still capture them, so check once with a colleague before relying on it. We built it so you can share your screen without your notes showing, not to hide that you’re taking them. Tell people you’re using a note tool.
Side by side
| Feature | Telmi | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Joins the call as a bot | No | No |
| Live answers during the call | Yes | Yes |
| Answers from your own material | Knowledge packs and answer cards | Up to 3 files on Starter |
| Instant saved answers, no AI call | Yes, answer cards | Not listed |
| Prep before the call | Google Calendar, meeting pages, prep chat | Not listed |
| Notes after the call | Summary, decisions, action items, follow-up | Meeting notes |
| Coaching after the call | Yes | Not listed |
| Ask AI about past meetings | Yes, with citations | Yes |
| Hidden from screen share | Best effort, on every plan | Pro + Undetectability, $149.99/month |
| Languages | What Apple’s on-device model supports | 12+ claimed |
| Free plan | 5 calls | Starter, with limited responses and notes |
| Paid plan | $20/month, no annual plan | $19.99/month, from $11.99/month annually |
| Enterprise, SSO, compliance | None yet | None listed |
Pricing
As of November 2026, per Cluely’s pricing page:
- Starter, free: limited AI responses, limited meeting notes, up to 3 files, and asking AI about past meetings.
- Pro, $19.99 a month: unlimited responses and notes, the latest models, and priority support. The page title advertises Pro from $11.99 a month, which is the annual price.
- Pro + Undetectability, $149.99 a month: adds being hidden from screen share.
Telmi is free for your first 5 calls, then Pro is $20 a month for unlimited calls, with a daily fair-use cap of 3,000 AI requests. Every feature above is on both plans, including the screen-share hiding. Pro only lifts the call limit.
Where Telmi falls short
- Mac only, on macOS 26 or later. Our Windows version is built but not released.
- No mobile app.
- No annual plan, so Cluely is cheaper if you pay yearly.
- Language support is limited to what Apple’s on-device speech model handles.
- No team workspace, SSO, SOC 2, or integrations with CRMs, Slack, or Notion.
Who should pick which
Choose Cluely if you want a general live assistant at the lowest yearly price, you take calls in many languages, or the undetectability tier is what you’re after.
Choose Telmi if you’re on a Mac and your calls have a script you’ve worked hard on: pricing, product details, objections, your story. Telmi is built to say your answers, quickly, and then help you write better ones after each call.
Both have free tiers, so the best test is one real call with each. For the bigger picture, see AI meeting copilot vs AI notetaker.