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MaxAI

MaxAI is an AI assistant browser extension that lets you chat, summarise pages, rewrite text and translate as you browse, with a free plan.

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Is MaxAI free?
Freemium. Partly. MaxAI has a free plan, with paid plans for more features or usage.
Category
#Productivity
Website
maxai.co ↗
MaxAI logo

What is MaxAI?

MaxAI is an AI assistant that lives in a sidebar in Chrome or Edge, and also works as a web app. While you browse, you can ask questions about the page you are on, summarise YouTube videos, PDFs and emails, search the web with cited sources, and chat with several AI models in one place.

Select any text to rewrite it, fix grammar, change tone, shorten or explain it, or translate it, including side-by-side bilingual page translation. AI reply drafts responses in Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp, Slack and more. Custom prompts can be saved and reused. The free plan gives unlimited chat with fast models and 3 Pro chats a day; Pro unlocks unlimited use of smarter models and image generation.

Main Features

  • Sidebar chat with multiple AI models
  • Summarise pages, YouTube videos, PDFs and emails
  • Rewrite, fix grammar and change tone anywhere
  • Side-by-side page translation
  • AI replies in Gmail, LinkedIn, Slack and more
  • Image generation on Pro

How to Get Started with MaxAI

  1. Add MaxAI to Chrome or Edge from maxai.co
  2. Create a free account
  3. Open the sidebar on any page and ask a question
  4. Select text to rewrite, translate or summarise it

MaxAI Pricing

The free plan includes unlimited chat with fast models and 3 Pro chats a day. Pro costs $30 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly under a limited-time offer, with unlimited Pro chat and image generation.

Who Should Use It?

  • Knowledge workers who read a lot online
  • Students summarising articles and videos
  • Non-native speakers translating pages
  • Professionals answering emails and messages
  • Anyone wanting several AI models in one tool

MaxAI Alternatives

  • Monica AI: All-in-one AI assistant extension for browsing.
  • Sider AI: AI sidebar for chat, reading and writing.
  • Harpa AI: AI browser agent for writing and automation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MaxAI free?

It has a free plan with unlimited chat on fast models and 3 Pro chats a day. Pro costs $30 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly on a limited-time offer.

Which browsers does MaxAI support?

Chrome and Edge, plus a web app.

Can MaxAI summarise YouTube videos?

Yes. It can answer questions about and summarise YouTube videos, PDFs, web pages and emails.