Different jobs, not just different feature lists
Cluely is positioned as a broad real-time assistant for meetings and other tasks. VerbaCue starts with a specific physical problem: looking away from the camera to find the next line or response. Its interface, limits, and privacy path follow that narrower job.
Privacy should be specific
VerbaCue does not say that everything stays local: AI cannot answer without receiving bounded text context. It says exactly what may leave—recent conversation text plus optional profile, brief, or relevant excerpts from documents you chose—and what does not: raw audio, recordings, full files, filenames, paths, or a stored conversation transcript.
Responsible use over stealth marketing
A capture-exclusion setting can protect private notes in supported sharing paths, but it does not override participant, employer, interviewer, or assessment rules. VerbaCue explicitly prohibits deception, warns that capture behavior varies, and encourages disclosure where required.
Current price context
Cluely listed Starter free, Pro at $19.99/month, and Pro + Undetectability at $149.99/month on 10 August 2026. Competitor pricing changes; its official pricing page is the source of truth. VerbaCue checkout is likewise the source of truth for its final EUR total.