How do their growth rates compare?

HighlightGPT has a month-over-month growth rate of —; Text Selected has —.

How does pricing compare?

HighlightGPT: Paid. The extension itself is free to install, but it is not usable without your own OpenAI API key. You pay OpenAI directly for the tokens each explanation consumes, and larger context settings increase that cost. There is no separate subscription sold inside the extension. Text Selected: Free. Free. The extension has no paid tier or subscription; you install it from the Chrome Web Store and use it at no cost.

What are alternatives to HighlightGPT and Text Selected?

Other tools in related categories include Perplexity, Merlin AI, Glasp, HARPA AI, HyperWrite.

HighlightGPT vs Text Selected — Traffic (0 vs 0), Pricing & Verdict

Open AI Tools

Side-by-Side Traffic & Specification Matrix

Dimension / Metric	HighlightGPT	Text Selected
Official Domain	chromewebstore.google.com	chromewebstore.google.com
Pricing Model	Paid	Free
Monthly Visits	0 (0)	0 (0)
MoM Traffic Delta	0 (—)	0 (—)
Primary Market & Share	🌐 Global (—)	🌐 Global (—)
Direct Visits / mo	0	0
User Rating	4.1	1.8
Supported Platforms	Browser Extension	Browser Extension

HighlightGPT

Highlight any sentence, get an instant, page-aware AI explanation

In-place explanations

Highlight a confusing sentence and receive a short explanation without leaving the page or opening another tab.

Three context levels

Choose how much surrounding page text is sent along with your selection to balance answer quality against API cost.

Automatic request trimming

When a selection plus page context exceeds the request size limit, the extension automatically lowers how much page content it ingests.

Double-click protection

Accidental highlights created by double-clicking are ignored, so the tool only fires when you deliberately select text.

Strengths & Pros

+Explanations use surrounding page text, so answers match the article rather than a generic definition
+No context switching — you stay on the page you are reading
+Adjustable context depth lets you control how much you spend per explanation
+Simple, single-purpose design with automatic handling of oversized requests