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How Orrie compares

An honest look at the most popular AI tools for Chrome, including where they're the better pick. Checked September 2026.

Feature	Orrie	Gemini in Chrome	ChatGPT extension	Sider	Grammarly
Where the chat opens	Next to your text	Side panel	Side panel	Sidebar	Underlines and sidebar
Works without an account
Where chats are saved	Your device	Google account	ChatGPT account	Sider's servers	Grammarly account
Bring your own API key
Free plan	Daily free messages	Free	With a free ChatGPT account	30 credits a day	100 AI prompts a month
Paid plans	Plus coming soon	Google AI plans	ChatGPT plans	From US$8.30/mo, billed yearly	From US$12/mo, billed yearly

Plans and features change often, so check each product's own site before you decide.

Head to head

When to pick which

Orrie does one thing: a small, fast chat right where you're reading or writing. If you want something bigger, one of these might suit you better.

Gemini in Chrome

Built into Chrome, side panel

Free · Needs you signed in to Chrome

Pick Orrie if

You want the answer next to your text, not in a panel on the side
You want one-tap rewrites that apply straight into the text box you're in
You'd rather not tie your chats to a Google account
You want to switch between a fast model and a smarter one, or use your own key

Pick Gemini if

You want something already built into your browser, with nothing to install
You spend most of your day in Gmail, Docs and other Google apps

Sources: Google Chrome Help, Chrome Story, 9to5Google

ChatGPT extension

Side panel

Works with a free ChatGPT account · Extra features follow your ChatGPT plan

Pick Orrie if

You want a quick answer beside your text without opening a panel
You don't want to sign in to anything
You want your chat history kept only on your own computer

Pick ChatGPT if

You already use ChatGPT and want chats synced with the app
You want it to read across your open tabs or run longer tasks

Sources: Chrome Web Store, ChatGPT Learn

Sider

Sidebar and selection toolbar

30 free credits a day · From US$8.30/mo billed yearly · Account needed

Pick Orrie if

You want a focused tool rather than an all-in-one sidebar
You don't want an account or chats synced to a server
You like a chat that opens where you're working, then gets out of the way

Pick Sider if

You want lots of models, like Claude, Gemini and GPT, in one place
You want extras such as PDF, YouTube and research tools

Sources: Chrome Web Store, Sider, Makerstack review

Monica

Sidebar, with translate on selection

40 basic queries a day · Pro from US$9.90/mo

Pick Orrie if

You want the chat next to your text instead of a sidebar
You want your history on your device rather than a server

Pick Monica if

You want many models and tools under one subscription

Sources: Chrome Web Store, Monica help, Monica privacy

MaxAI

Sidebar and selection menu

Free basic model, 3 Pro chats a day · From US$12/mo billed yearly · Email login

Pick Orrie if

You don't want to create an account
You'd like your chats kept on your own device

Pick MaxAI if

You want plenty of free use of a basic model and access to several AI providers

Sources: MaxAI pricing, MaxAI privacy

Grammarly

Underlines as you type, plus an AI sidebar

100 AI prompts a month free · From US$12/mo billed yearly · Account needed

Pick Orrie if

You want to ask anything, not just polish your writing
You want to explain, summarise or translate what you're reading
You don't want to sign up

Pick Grammarly if

You want suggestions to appear automatically while you type, without asking

Sources: Grammarly plans, Chrome Web Store

Where Orrie falls short today. Free messages only use OpenAI models (other providers need your own key), your history doesn't sync between computers (that's the trade-off for keeping it on your device), and it's built for Chrome first. If any of those matter to you, one of the tools above may be a better fit.

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