Eyesme vs. The Rest: Why I Ditched the Big Name AI Tools
I'm a tool junkie. If there's a new AI extension on Product Hunt, I install it. Monica, Merlin, Harpa... I've tried them all.
They are all "good." But none of them stuck. They were either too bloated, too expensive, or just... annoying.
Then I found Eyesme Extension. And for the first time, I felt like a tool was designed for me, not for a marketing brochure.
Here is my honest, no-BS comparison.
Round 1: The "Bloat" Factor
The Others: You install them, and suddenly your browser looks like a cockpit. Sidebars popping up everywhere. Buttons injected into every website. It's intrusive. I just want to browse the web, not fly a spaceship.
Eyesme: It's a ghost. It stays out of the way until I call it. No floating icons covering my content. No annoying popups. It respects my screen real estate. Winner: Eyesme.
Round 2: The "Vision" Thing
The Others: Most AI extensions are just text wrappers. You have to copy-paste text into them. If you want to analyze an image? Good luck. You have to save it, upload it... too much friction.
Eyesme: It sees what I see. The screenshot feature is native. I can circle anything—a chart, a video frame, a tweet—and it analyzes it instantly. It bridges the gap between "seeing" and "reading." Winner: Eyesme (by a mile).
Round 3: The Wallet Hit
The Others: "Free trial! (for 3 queries)." Then it's $20/month. And they cap your usage.
Eyesme: The pricing is sane. It feels like you're paying for a utility, not a luxury. And the free tier is actually usable. Winner: Eyesme.
The Verdict
Look, the other tools aren't "bad." They have 100 features. But I don't need 100 features. I need 3 features that work perfectly every time.
Eyesme focuses on the core: See, Understand, Summarize. It does those three things better than anyone else.
If you want a Swiss Army Knife that is too heavy to carry, get the others. If you want a scalpel, get Eyesme.