Shortwave
Organise Gmail with AI search, summaries, writing assistance, and automated inbox filters.
Category: Productivity
Features
Shortwave is an AI-powered Gmail client that provides automatic inbox triage, semantic search across all emails and attachments, AI-generated drafts, and thread summaries in a single application.
The personal plan covers one user; the Teams plan adds shared inboxes, task assignment, status, and comments directly in the thread, enabling asynchronous collaboration by email without a separate project-management tool.
- Gmail integration with AI search that semantically searches emails and attachments in seconds
- Automatic inbox clean-up with AI-powered triage and categorisation
- AI Drafts write complete emails based on short instructions
- 1 user in the personal plan; Teams plan for shared inboxes and comments
- Asynchronous teamwork with assignment, status, and comments directly in the email thread
- AI summaries of long email threads and newsletter content
Prices and plans
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | free | Permanent | Core features and AI executive assistant No published daily AI allowance Limited history and advanced-AI capabilities Paid trial starts with 14 days |
| Business | $30 | Month | About 150-300 standard-AI requests/day 5-year AI search history Up to 50 threads per AI search 3 AI filters AI integrations, web browsing, and attachment analysis |
| Premier | $45 | Month | 2x Business AI usage Advanced intelligence Unlimited AI search history 100 threads/search 10 AI filters and 2x context tokens |
| Max | $120 | Month | 6x Business AI usage Expert intelligence 150 threads/search 50 AI filters 3x context tokens |
Limits
Business covers roughly 150-300 standard requests/day according to pricing, or a rough 30-day ceiling of 4,500-9,000/month. Actual usage varies with complexity and intelligence tier. One paid licence covers all email accounts for the same person, not additional team members.
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FAQ
Is Shortwave available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial. Free includes the AI executive assistant but no published daily quota; 14-day paid trial.
Where is Shortwave's vendor based?
Shortwave Communications, Inc., based in USA. For data processing and privacy terms the vendor's own contract governs.
Is Shortwave still active?
Active Free, Business, Premier, and Max offers.
How many plans are documented for Shortwave?
The catalog documents 4 plans with price, billing period, and included features.
Which use case is Shortwave categorized for?
Shortwave is listed in the catalog under “Productivity.”
Where do the details about Shortwave come from?
Prices, limits, and product details are documented against the listed official vendor page.
How we compare
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Sources
- https://www.shortwave.com/pricing/
- https://www.shortwave.com/docs/guides/billing/
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