Pluely vs Applio
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Desktop AI overlay that answers from your screen and live calls
Free open-source voice conversion and model training
- Free access
- Pluely: Free access
- Applio: Free access
- Paid from
- Pluely: USD 15 per month as listed
- Applio: No fixed price listed
- Plans listed
- Pluely: 4
- Applio: 1
- Public API
- Pluely: Not confirmed
- Applio: Not confirmed
Where Pluely and Applio differ
- PlansPluely lists 4 plans and Applio lists 1.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Pluely | Fact | Applio |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree (open source, MIT) · 0 |
| USD 15 per month as listedLimited Pro · $20 struck through; billing monthly or yearly, period of the $15 not stated | Lowest listed paid plan | No fixed price listed |
| Free on your own keys; bundled AI from $15/month; Dev Pro $120 once | Pricing model | Free open-source software; runs on your own computer |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 1 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| People who want screen and call answers from their own AI keys | Built for | Free local voice conversion and voice model training |
| Audio & voice | CategorySame | Audio & voice |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Pluely
Prices confirmed · Oct 6, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- Limited ProUSD 15 per month as listedUSD 20 struck through; billing monthly or yearly, period of the $15 not stated
- Unlimited ProUSD 35 per month as listedUSD 40 struck through; billing monthly or yearly, period of the $35 not stated
- Dev ProUSD 120 one timeUSD 150 struck through
Strengths and limits
Pluely
Strengths
- Free plan has no time limit: The pricing page lists Free at $0 forever with the full overlay and unlimited use on your own keys, with no signup.
- Your own keys or local CLIs: You can connect any OpenAI-compatible endpoint or run Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Qwen Code or Ollama.
- Local storage of history: The docs say chats, transcripts and files stay on your device.
Limits to plan around
- Refund wording differs: The pricing page says purchases are final after activation; the terms say refund requests go through support.
- Billing period of the discounted price is unclear: Paid plans show a struck-through price and a lower figure, with billing 'monthly or yearly', but no yearly total.
- Model count is inconsistent: Official pages say 100+, 200+ and 280 bundled models.
Applio
Strengths
- No licence fee: The MIT-licensed code, Desktop app and portable package download without an account or payment.
- Local by design: The official security page says audio and models stay on your device unless you share them.
- Full workflow in one app: Conversion, training, blending, text-to-speech and dataset checks sit in one interface.
Limits to plan around
- Slower development: The README says Applio will no longer receive frequent updates; expect security patches, dependency updates and occasional features.
- GPU for training: Docs recommend an Nvidia RTX 20-series GPU or newer for training, and real-time conversion is GPU only.
- Manual setup: Source installs need scripts or Python 3.10 environments, and the macOS Desktop build is not Apple-notarized yet.
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