Comparison
Axelize vs Cluely
A general assistant against a sales-specific one.
The short answer
Cluely is a real-time meeting assistant that answers questions during any call, from interviews to meetings, through an overlay hidden from screen share. Axelize only handles sales calls, and its suggestions are grounded in your product, the buyer's company and your CRM, then written in your own voice.
What is Axelize?
Axelize is a real-time AI sales assistant and copilot. It follows a live call and writes your next sentence in your own words while the buyer is still talking.
Choose Axelize if
Your calls are sales calls, and you want suggestions that already know your product and the buyer's business.
What is Cluely?
Cluely is a general-purpose assistant that answers questions during any call, from interviews to meetings, in an overlay hidden from screen share.
Choose Cluely if
You want general help on any call, on any platform, for the lowest price, and account context does not matter to you.
When each one helps
A fuller bar means the tool covers more of that moment.
Before the call
Axelize
Covers this moment. Researches the account from its website and your records before you join.
Cluely
Does not cover this moment. Nothing about the account. It knows what you upload.
During the call
Axelize
Covers this moment. Writes your next sentence from the captions, grounded in the account and in your voice.
Cluely
Covers this moment. Answers questions from what it hears and what you uploaded, in an overlay hidden from screen share.
After the call
Axelize
Covers part of this moment. Saves a transcript to the account, lists the action items and drafts the follow-up.
Cluely
Covers part of this moment. Takes meeting notes.
Pricing and setup
Checked on each vendor's own pricing page on 2026-10-14. Prices in this category move, so confirm before you quote one.
| Fact | Axelize | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $40 per user per month | $19.99 per month on Pro, or $149.99 with undetectability |
| Free tier | None. A free trial of 14 days or 5 calls, no card | Yes, limited AI responses and meeting notetaking |
| How it runs | Chrome extension, nothing joins the call | Desktop overlay, hidden from screen share |
| Meeting platforms | Google Meet. Zoom and Microsoft Teams on the roadmap | Any call, any application |
| Recording | No audio or video. Caption text only | Meeting notetaking |
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What sets them apart
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It knows the account
Cluely answers from what it hears and what you upload. Axelize loads the buyer's company, your products and your CRM history before the call starts.
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Built for objections, not questions
Sales calls turn on pushback, price and commitment. A general assistant has no model of any of that.
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Written the way you talk
Cluely gives you an answer. Axelize gives you your answer, phrased so you can read it without rewording.
Where Cluely is ahead
Cluely is cheap, has a free tier, works on any call type, and its overlay stays invisible during screen share. For general-purpose help on screen it is the best known product in the category and it has the brand to match.
Reach and screen share
Cluely answers questions on any call, from interviews to support, and its overlay stays hidden when you share your screen. Axelize only does sales calls and is visible if you share your whole screen.
| Capability | Axelize | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Works on any type of call | No | Yes |
| Hidden from screen share | No | Yes |
Where Axelize is ahead
Built for sales calls
Both put live help on screen. Axelize knows that a sales call turns on pushback, price and commitment, and writes the reply in your own voice.
| Capability | Axelize | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Live in-call suggestions | Yes | Yes |
| Sales-specific objection handling | Yes | No |
| Answers written in the seller's voice | Yes | No |
What it knows about the account
Cluely answers from what it hears and what you upload. Axelize loads the buyer's company, your products and your CRM history before the call starts.
| Capability | Axelize | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic pre-call research on the account | Yes | No |
| CRM records as live call context | Yes | No |
What you get with Axelize
Pick a tab to see what it looks like on a call.
Your next sentence, in your own voice.
Axelize works with Google Meet. Zoom and Microsoft Teams are on the roadmap.
Switching, honestly
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Cluely is not a sales tool
It answers anything on any screen, which is why it works in interviews, exams and support calls as well as sales calls. Axelize only knows how to do one of those, and it knows your accounts while doing it.
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Invisibility is the trade
Cluely's paid tier is priced around staying hidden during screen share. Axelize makes no such claim: it is a panel beside your meeting and anyone looking at your screen will see it.
Buyer So how is this different from Cluely?
Axelize
Your next sentence, while the buyer is still talking.
Axelize reads the call's live captions and writes the reply in your own words. No bot joins the meeting, and no audio or video is recorded.
Solo is $40 a month. Hold one price you would have cut by $480 and it has paid for the year.
Frequently asked questions
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No. Axelize runs in a browser panel, so if you share your whole screen it is visible. Sharing a single tab or window, which is how most demos are run, keeps it private.
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No. Axelize is built for sales calls, around a seller, a buyer's company and your own product records, and none of those exist in an interview. Cluely is general-purpose and works on any call, interviews included. If the call is a sale, the sales-specific tool knows more.
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It can help with a quick answer. It works from what it hears and what you upload, and it has no record of the buyer's company or your products. When a call turns on price or an objection, a sales-specific assistant that already knows the account writes a better line.
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It depends on how you hear the call and what you want on screen. SalesGhost, Convo and NextSay list several meeting platforms. Axelize writes the reply in your own voice and works with Google Meet. The comparison of fifteen live assistants has prices and limits for each.