80
Stack Score
Best for
Heavy Gmail users who want AI-native search, drafting, and inbox triage without leaving the Google ecosystem.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $8/mo
- Setup time
- 5 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/19/2026
What we love
- ✓Fastest email client search across many years of mail
- ✓AI drafts surprisingly accurate to personal voice
- ✓Keyboard-first UX appeals to power users
- ✓Native Gmail backend — no migration needed
Where it falls short
- −Gmail-only — no Outlook or IMAP support
- −AI features paywalled fairly early
- −Mobile lags desktop in feature depth
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20264 tiers
Business
$24
per seat / month, billed annually
- ✓Standard intelligence (Claude Sonnet 4.6)
- ✓5 years AI search history
- ✓Max 50 threads per AI search
- ✓3 AI-powered filters
- ✓AI integrations & web browsing
Premier
$36
per seat / month, billed annually
- ✓Everything in Business
- ✓Advanced intelligence with adaptive thinking
- ✓2x more AI usage
- ✓Unlimited AI search history
- ✓Premium support
Max
$100
per seat / month, billed annually
- ✓Everything in Premier
- ✓Expert intelligence (Claude Opus 4.6)
- ✓6x more AI usage
- ✓Max 150 threads per AI search
- ✓Live 1:1 training
Enterprise
Custom
annual contract
- ✓Advanced integration
- ✓Compliance and security requirements
- ✓Larger organization support
- ✓Custom requirements
- ✓Dedicated account management
Why we picked it
What Gmail should have become. Worth a free-trial month.
Overview
Gmail-compatible client with AI summaries, autopilot inbox, and a powerful AI assistant. Indie team, fast iteration.
Key features
- ●AI assistant searches and summarizes across your inbox
- ●Bundled threads — groups related emails into one card
- ●Instant Reply — drafts contextual responses in your voice
- ●Natural-language search across years of email
- ●Scheduled send and snooze with smart defaults
- ●Calendar integration with one-tap scheduling links
- ●Multi-account support — personal plus work Gmail
Best use cases
Inbox zero workflows
Use AI drafts and bundled threads to clear hundreds of emails per day.
Account management
Ask the assistant to surface all open threads with a specific client or project.
Email research
Find that one message from 2022 with natural-language queries instead of remembering keywords.
Integrations
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