Partly. Cluely has a free Starter plan with limited AI responses, meeting notes and drafted follow-up emails, and it does not need a paid plan to start. There is a daily cap on AI messages and notes that resets every 24 hours, and Cluely does not publish the exact numbers. It is a general meeting assistant rather than an interview tool, which matters more than the price for many people searching this. We make CoPilot Interview, a competing tool, so check these details against Cluely's own site; they are as it described them in October 2026 and may have changed. This page sets out what the free option includes, where it stops, how it compares with a free plan you can use daily, and what to test before you rely on it in a real interview.
What Cluely gives you for free
| Item | Free | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop plan | Starter: latest models, meeting notes, follow-up emails, limited use | Pro $19.99/mo, or $11.99/mo billed yearly; top tier $149.99/mo |
| AI responses | Daily cap, reset every 24 hours; numbers not published | Higher limits |
| iPhone app | Priced separately | $8 a week or $144 a year |
| Refund | Not applicable | 24-hour policy with video evidence the software does not work, per its refund policy |
| System | macOS 13 or later, Windows 11 | Same; Windows 10 is not supported |
Cluely pricing in full has every plan and its refund terms.
Where free stops
- The daily cap is not published, so you cannot plan a long interview around it.
- Windows 10 machines are not supported at all, so check before anything else.
- It is not tuned to interview formats, so behavioral structure and coding rounds get less specific treatment.
- There is no free trial of the paid plan in the usual sense; the free plan is the trial, and refunds are narrow.
- The iPhone app has its own weekly price, so a free desktop plan does not make the phone free.
How it compares with a daily free plan
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from |
|---|---|---|
| CoPilot Interview (ours) ★ Best choice | 15 minutes a day, sessions up to 15 minutes, live help and mock interviews, no card | $24.99/mo; hour packs from $9.99 |
| Cluely | Starter plan with limited AI responses and notes | $19.99/mo Pro; top tier $149.99/mo |
| LockedIn AI | 5-minute sessions, up to 60 minutes a day, no card | $54.99/mo; $39.99/mo billed every 3 months |
| Verve AI | 3 sessions a month of 15 minutes, 5 mock interviews | $44.99/mo; $16.99/mo billed yearly |
Competitor details are as each vendor described them on its own site, checked in October 2026. They change often, so confirm before you pay.
★ Best choice for free daily use: CoPilot Interview. Fifteen unbroken minutes a day, with mock interviews, no card and no expiry.
Also consider: Cluely if its strengths suit your interview, as described above.
The side-by-side is in CoPilot Interview versus Cluely, and the rest of the market is in our full comparison for 2027.
What to test before relying on it
- Have a friend ask three questions on the meeting app you will use, and check the captions against what was said.
- Time the first useful line with a stopwatch, since impressions under stress are unreliable.
- Ask something specific to your résumé, to see whether the answer uses your context.
- Run until the free limit and see exactly what happens when you reach it.
- Read the plan page and terms once more, looking for a card request, a trial end date or a renewal.
Where CoPilot Interview fits
CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant for Windows and macOS. The free plan gives 15 minutes a day of live help in sessions of up to 15 minutes, with AI mock interviews included. For any tool, free or paid, follow your employer's rules, and treat proctored rounds as practice-only.
Disclosure: CoPilot Interview is our product, so weigh what we say about it accordingly.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cluely free?
It has a free Starter plan with limited AI responses, meeting notes and follow-up emails, as described in October 2026. The daily cap resets every 24 hours and its exact numbers are not published.
Does Cluely have a free trial?
The free Starter plan is effectively the trial. Refunds on paid plans are narrow: a 24-hour policy that needs video evidence the software does not work on your computer, per its refund policy.
How much is Cluely if I pay?
Pro was $19.99 a month, or $11.99 billed yearly, and the top tier $149.99 a month, when checked in October 2026. The iPhone app is priced separately.
Is Cluely good for interviews?
It is a general meeting assistant. It can follow an interview, but it is not tuned to interview formats the way dedicated tools are.
What is a free alternative to Cluely?
Our pick is CoPilot Interview, which we make, with 15 minutes a day and mock interviews. LockedIn AI and Verve AI also have free plans.
Practice this interview before the real one
The AI mock interview builds questions from your resume and the job description, reads them aloud and scores each spoken answer out of 10. Included on the free plan.
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