Cluely vs Gong
Real-time help during the call vs revenue intelligence after it. A detailed, sourced comparison of features, call capture, pricing, privacy — and which one fits your team.
you’re an individual who wants low-cost, live AI help in any meeting, and you don’t need team analytics or forecasting.
you run a mid-size or enterprise sales org and need call recording, deal intelligence, coaching at scale and forecasting — and have the budget and time for implementation.
you want live answers grounded in your own data, help in chats as well as calls, multiple screenshots read at once, and consent tools instead of stealth.
At a glance
The two products solve different problems — this is where they differ.
| Cluely | Gong | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Real-time AI meeting assistant | Revenue intelligence / “Revenue AI OS” |
| Core job | Answers and notes for you during the call | Record, analyze and forecast across the whole sales org |
| When it helps | During the call (Cmd/Ctrl + Enter) | Mainly after the call: analysis, coaching, forecasting |
| Primary user | The individual on the call | Sales managers, RevOps and leadership — plus reps |
| How calls are captured | On your computer; doesn’t join the meeting | Calendar-based: native cloud recordings, or a visible “Notetaker” bot that joins the call |
| Visible to other participants | No (screen-share hiding sold as a paid tier) | Usually yes — the notetaker appears as a participant or the platform shows recording |
| Reads your screen | Yes — your current screen | No |
| Knowledge base answers | File uploads; RAG knowledge base on Enterprise | Answers about your deals and calls (Gong Assistant) |
| Meeting notes | Instant AI notes, recap, follow-up questions | AI call summaries and highlights |
| CRM sync | Custom integrations on Enterprise | Deep Salesforce / HubSpot / Dynamics integration |
| Forecasting & pipeline | — | Yes (Forecast module) |
| Outreach / sequences | — | Yes (Engage module) |
| AI agents | — | 15+ specialized agents, Agent Builder (2026) |
| Languages | 12+ (claimed) | Multiple languages for transcription |
| Platforms | Desktop app + iOS | Web platform + integrations (Zoom, Teams, Meet, dialers, e-mail) |
| Setup | Minutes — install and go | Implementation project with paid onboarding |
| Pricing model | Published, monthly per user | Not published; annual contracts, platform fee, onboarding, AI credits |
| Entry price | Free · Pro $19.99/mo | ~$1,200–1,600 per user/year (third-party estimates) |
| Best for | Individuals who want live help in any meeting | Mid-size and enterprise sales orgs that run on data |
Based on public sources checked October 2026. Gong pricing is not published; figures are third-party estimates. Tell us if anything has changed.
Cluely in detail
Cluely is a desktop (and iOS) AI assistant that listens to your meeting and answers on demand: press Cmd/Ctrl + Enter and it suggests what to say, generates follow-up questions and writes instant notes. It started as a controversial consumer tool and repositioned toward meetings and sales in 2025.
Strengths
- Helps in real time, during the conversation
- Doesn’t join meetings as a bot
- Reads what’s on your screen
- Claims ~300 ms response time and 12+ languages
- Free plan and low published prices
Limitations
- General-purpose — no industry setups
- Team knowledge base (RAG), SSO and analytics only on Enterprise
- Screen-share hiding sold as a $149.99/month tier
- Focused on meetings rather than chats and messengers
- Widely reported 2025 data incident (83,000+ users)
Cluely pricing
| Starter | Free — limited daily AI responses, up to 3 files |
|---|---|
| Pro | $19.99 / month — unlimited responses and notes |
| Pro + Undetectability | $149.99 / month — hidden from screen sharing |
| Enterprise | Custom (reported ~$200 / month) — SSO, RBAC, RAG knowledge base, post-call analytics |
Gong in detail
Gong is a revenue-intelligence platform — it now calls itself a “Revenue AI Operating System”. It connects to your calendar, video platforms, dialers and e-mail, records and transcribes customer conversations, and turns them into deal insights, coaching, forecasts and automated workflows. In 2026 it added Agent Builder, Gong Enrich and Deep Mode in Gong Assistant.
Strengths
- Best-in-class call library and conversation analytics
- Deal intelligence, pipeline inspection and forecasting
- Coaching at scale for managers
- 15+ AI agents and deep CRM integrations
- Mature enterprise platform
Limitations
- Most value comes after the call, not during it
- Often joins meetings as a visible notetaker bot
- No published pricing; annual, often multi-year contracts
- Platform fee, paid onboarding and usage-based AI credits
- Overkill for small teams and non-sales use cases
Gong pricing (third-party estimates)
| Per user | ~$1,200–1,600 per year |
|---|---|
| Platform fee | From ~$5,000 per year, higher for large orgs |
| Onboarding | ~$7,500 to $28,500+ one-time |
| Add-ons | Forecast, Engage; usage-based AI credits (~$3,000–9,000/year at moderate–heavy use) |
| Billing | Annual; multi-year terms common |
What a 10-rep team pays in year one
List prices; Gong figures are estimates. Your negotiated price may differ.
| Option | Calculation | Year-one total |
|---|---|---|
| Cluely Pro | 10 × $19.99 × 12 | ≈ $2,400 |
| Cluely Pro + Undetectability | 10 × $149.99 × 12 | ≈ $18,000 |
| Gong (estimate) | 10 × ~$1,600 + ~$5,000 platform fee + ~$7,500 onboarding | ≈ $28,500 in year one |
| Realtimer Team | 10 × $49 × 12 | ≈ $5,900 |
Which to choose, by use case
SDRs on cold calls
Cold calls are short and objection-heavy; the rep needs the answer in seconds. A real-time assistant (Cluely or Realtimer) helps on the call; Gong helps the manager review it afterwards.
AEs on discovery and demos
Individual AEs get immediate value from live answers. Teams that also need deal-risk signals and call libraries for coaching benefit from Gong — often alongside a live assistant.
Sales leadership & forecasting
Pipeline inspection, forecast roll-ups and deal analytics are Gong’s core strength; Cluely doesn’t try to do this.
Customer success & support
Support calls need exact answers from docs and past tickets while the customer waits. That favors a real-time assistant connected to your knowledge base.
Real estate and other non-SaaS teams
Both are designed for software-style sales. Agents who answer questions about properties, floor plans and documents need an assistant grounded in their listings — see Realtimer for Real Estate.
Personal use, any meeting
For a single person who wants a low-cost assistant in any meeting, Cluely’s Free and Pro plans are the simplest start. Gong isn’t sold for individual use.
Privacy & compliance
The two products take opposite approaches. Gong is visible: it records through the meeting platform or joins as a named notetaker, which makes it easier for everyone on the call to know they’re being recorded. Cluely is designed not to be seen — it never joins the meeting, and its top tier hides it from screen sharing.
That matters legally. In the US, California and roughly 14 other states require consent from all parties before a conversation is recorded; the EU’s GDPR requires a lawful basis and transparency. In 2026 several lawsuits targeted “silent capture” AI note-takers. Tools marketed as undetectable shift more of that risk onto the user.
Security track record matters too: Cluely’s 2025 incident reportedly exposed transcripts and screenshots of 83,000+ users. Whatever you choose, ask for the vendor’s security documentation, data retention options and whether your data is used for model training.
This is general information, not legal advice.
Live help, grounded in your own data
Realtimer sits between the two: real-time like Cluely, built for teams like Gong — without the platform fee.
Answers from your data
Playbooks, listings, floor plans, docs and past tickets — with the source.
Up to 5 screenshots at once
Slides, spreadsheets, schemes and drawings, read together with the call.
Calls and messengers
The same assistant in WhatsApp, Telegram and e-mail threads.
Consent, not stealth
One-click disclosure and assist-only mode with nothing stored.
Industry setups
Sales, Real estate and Support.
Published pricing
Free plan, Pro $29/mo, Team $49/seat — see pricing.
Also see Realtimer vs Cluely and Realtimer vs Gong.
Cluely vs Gong: FAQ
What is the main difference between Cluely and Gong?
Timing and audience. Cluely helps the person on the call in real time. Gong records and analyzes calls so managers and RevOps can coach, inspect deals and forecast — most of its value comes after the call.
Does Gong give real-time suggestions during calls?
Gong is built primarily around post-call analysis, summaries, coaching and forecasting, plus AI agents across the revenue workflow. Teams that want answers on screen while the buyer is talking usually add a dedicated real-time assistant.
Is Cluely cheaper than Gong?
Yes, by a wide margin for small teams: Cluely Pro is $19.99 per user per month with published pricing, while third-party estimates put Gong at roughly $1,200–1,600 per user per year plus a platform fee and onboarding — around $28,500 in year one for 10 reps.
Can participants see Cluely or Gong on the call?
Cluely doesn’t join meetings, and hides from screen sharing on its $149.99/month tier. Gong typically appears as a named “Notetaker” participant when it records via its bot, or relies on the meeting platform’s own recording notice when it uses native cloud recording.
Which is safer from a privacy and compliance standpoint?
Visible recording makes consent easier in jurisdictions that require all parties to agree. Tools marketed as “undetectable” put more of the compliance burden on the user. Cluely also had a widely reported 2025 data incident affecting 83,000+ users. Check your local recording laws either way.
Can I use Cluely and Gong together?
Technically yes — they do different jobs. In practice, teams usually pick one live assistant for reps and keep Gong for analytics and forecasting.
Is there an alternative that combines live help with my own data?
Realtimer gives live answers from your own knowledge base, reads up to 5 screenshots at once, works in messengers as well as calls, and offers consent tools instead of stealth — with a Free plan and published pricing.
If you’re torn between Cluely and Gong, you need a third option.
Comparing them usually means you want both things at once: help during the call like Cluely, and a tool built for your team and your data like Gong. That’s exactly what Realtimer does — live answers from your own knowledge, on calls and in chats, without a platform fee.
- Live help during the call — not a review after it
- Answers from your playbook, listings, docs and tickets
- Up to 5 screenshots read at once, including schemes and floor plans
- Works in WhatsApp, Telegram and e-mail, not only video calls
- Consent tools instead of “undetectability”
- Free plan and published pricing — Team from $49 per seat
Try live help on your own call.
A 20-minute demo on your data — or start with the Free plan.
Sources
- Cluely — homepage
- Cluely — pricing
- Cluely — Wikipedia
- Cluely review incl. Enterprise plan (dupple.com)
- Report on the 2025 Cluely data breach (zaasmi.com)
- Gong — Celebrate ’26 announcements
- Gong Help Center — Zoom integration with the Gong bot
- Gong pricing estimates 2026 (tl;dv)
- Gong pricing estimates 2026 (Claap)
- Recording consent laws by state, 2026 (magicscreen.ai)
Cluely and Gong are trademarks of their respective owners. Realtimer is not affiliated with or endorsed by either company. Checked October 2026.