After Cluely’s reported 2025 security incident affecting an estimated tens of thousands of users, the comparison is no longer just feature-by-feature — it is also about how the two products handle your data.
Cluely’s reported 2025 incident is said to have exposed account data and stored meeting transcripts for an estimated tens of thousands of users. AissenceAI’s BYOK + local-first design is built so the same class of breach is structurally not possible.
| Feature | AissenceAI | Cluely |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time response speed | 116ms | 500ms+ |
| Undetectable stealth mode | Native desktop overlay (invisible) | Screen-overlay, partially visible |
| Native desktop app | Windows + macOS | Limited |
| Languages supported | 42 + bilingual mode | 10–20 |
| AI models | GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok (BYOK) | Single locked model |
| Free career tools | 12 (resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, headshot, salary, …) | 0–3 |
| Mock interview simulator | Free, AI-scored, role-specific | Paid or limited |
| Coding interview copilot | Yes — multi-language | Varies |
| Free plan | Forever free, no card required | Trial only |
| Lifetime plan | $999 one-time | Not available |
| Monthly price | From $20 / mo | ~$40 / mo |
| Privacy / data handling | BYOK keys, no cloud-stored transcripts | Cloud-stored transcripts (breach 2025) |
BYOK = your inference, your account, your transcripts.
If you adopted Cluely for the meeting overlay, AissenceAI gives you the same workflow.
$20/mo vs ~$40/mo, plus a $999 lifetime plan.
AissenceAI is structurally safer because of its BYOK + local-first architecture: AI inference goes through your own provider account and meeting transcripts are not retained on our servers. Cluely’s reported 2025 incident is said to have exposed cloud-stored transcripts for tens of thousands of users.
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