Glasp
Glasp is a social web highlighter with an AI clone feature. See the new 2026 pricing (Pro from $12.50/month) and what changed after the May price update.
About Glasp
What is Glasp (2026 update)
Glasp is a social web highlighter and knowledge management tool that lets you highlight text on any webpage, YouTube video, or PDF, organize those highlights, and share them with a community of other readers. Its standout feature is an AI clone, a bot trained on your own saved highlights that can answer questions in your voice and surface personalized recommendations based on what you have read.
What is new in 2026
Glasp rebuilt its iOS and Android apps from the ground up in 2026, shipped AI auto-tag suggestions to organize highlights automatically, and rolled out a pricing update effective May 1, 2026 that raised the cost of its paid tiers. The platform also expanded its content-ingestion features, adding advanced YouTube video summaries with channel tracking, PDF uploads with audio transcription, and improved sync with note-taking apps like Notion, Obsidian, and Roam Research. Glasp reports crossing over a million registered users.
Key features
- Web, YouTube, and PDF highlighting with a browser extension
- AI clone that answers questions using your own saved highlights and reading history
- AI-generated auto-tag suggestions for organizing highlights
- Advanced YouTube video summaries and channel tracking
- PDF chat and audio transcription of uploaded documents
- AI-powered analytics on your knowledge growth and reading patterns
- Export and sync of highlights and notes to Notion, Obsidian, and Roam Research
- Social features for following other readers and discovering shared highlights
Pricing in 2026
Glasp raised its Pro and Unlimited plan prices effective May 1, 2026. Existing yearly subscribers kept their prior rate until their next renewal, while new subscribers pay the updated prices immediately. A student discount is available on the Pro yearly plan for verified .edu or .ac email addresses.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Core highlighting, basic organization, and sharing features, unchanged by the 2026 price update |
| Pro | $15/month, or $150/year ($12.50/month billed annually) | Expanded AI features and content tools, exact feature gating listed on the official pricing page |
| Unlimited | $36/month, or $360/year ($30/month billed annually) | Highest usage limits and full access to AI clone, YouTube/PDF tools, and sync features |
Exact per-plan feature breakdowns (which tier unlocks the AI clone, which unlocks unlimited PDF transcription, etc.) were not fully itemized in available sources, check the official pricing page for the current feature comparison.
Who should use it
Glasp fits heavy readers, researchers, students, and content creators who consume a lot of articles, videos, and PDFs and want a single place to capture, tag, and later query that knowledge instead of losing it in scattered bookmarks. The AI clone feature is particularly aimed at people who want to turn years of reading into a searchable, conversational knowledge base, or who want to share a version of their expertise publicly.
Limitations and alternatives
The May 2026 price increase makes Pro and Unlimited noticeably more expensive than before, so casual highlighters may find the free plan sufficient. Because Glasp leans on social sharing and public highlight discovery, it may not suit users who want a fully private, offline-first note system. If Glasp does not fit your workflow, alternatives include Readwise for read-later and spaced-repetition highlight review, Notion AI or Mem for more general AI-assisted note-taking, and Hypothesis for open web annotation without the social/clone features.
Frequently asked questions
Is Glasp free to use?
Yes, Glasp has a free plan covering core web, YouTube, and PDF highlighting, which was unchanged by the May 2026 price update. Pro and Unlimited plans add more AI and content features.
How much did Glasp pricing change in 2026?
Effective May 1, 2026, Pro rose to $15/month ($150/year) from $12/month, and Unlimited rose to $36/month ($360/year) from $30/month. Existing yearly subscribers kept their old rate until renewal.
What does Glasp's AI clone do?
It is a bot trained on your own saved highlights that can answer questions in your voice and recommend content based on your reading history, effectively turning your highlights into a personal knowledge assistant.
Who is Glasp best for?
Heavy readers, researchers, students, and content creators who want to capture, organize, and later query highlights from articles, YouTube videos, and PDFs in one place.
Information last verified: September 2026.
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