Merlin AI records 1,382,634 monthly visits with +13.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. ReadImage records 0 monthly visits with — growth and Free pricing.
One AI assistant that plugs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini into every tab
Extract and copy text from any image on a web page
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | getmerlin.in | chromewebstore.google.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Free |
| Monthly Visits | 1.38M (1,382,634) | 0 (0) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +159.85K (+13.1%) | 0 (—) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (15%) | 🌐 Global (—) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 695.32K | 0 |
| User Rating | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Supported Platforms | Browser Extension | Browser Extension |
One AI assistant that plugs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini into every tab
Switch between GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral and Llama class models from a single interface instead of juggling separate subscriptions.
Summarize articles, YouTube videos, PDFs and documents in place, then ask follow-up questions grounded in that content.
Draft and reply to emails in Gmail, compose posts and comments for X and LinkedIn, and repurpose web pages or videos into blogs and articles.
Generate images from prompts using more than 20 image models and multiple aspect ratios for web and social output.
Extract and copy text from any image on a web page
Hover any image on a web page, right-click and select the extract-text action to run optical character recognition without leaving the browser.
Recognized text opens in an extension panel where you can correct errors and copy the finished result straight to your clipboard.
Works with the raster formats you are most likely to meet online, including JPG, JPEG, PNG and BMP.
The developer declares that no user data is collected, sold or transferred for unrelated purposes, and the extension is tiny.
SpecialistProvides superior core reasoning and advanced coding agents, but lacks Merlin's seamless one-click browser tab integration and sidebar shortcuts.
SpecialistProvides superior core reasoning and advanced coding agents, but lacks Merlin's seamless one-click browser tab integration and sidebar shortcuts.
SpecialistOffers massive context windows and Google Workspace integration, but functions as a standalone web app rather than an inline sidebar.
SpecialistOffers massive context windows and Google Workspace integration, but functions as a standalone web app rather than an inline sidebar.
SpecialistExcels at nuanced document analysis and writing, but operates as a dedicated web workspace rather than a browser extension.
SpecialistExcels at nuanced document analysis and writing, but operates as a dedicated web workspace rather than a browser extension.
SpecialistDelivers superior citation-backed web research and real-time search, but lacks Merlin's multi-purpose browser writing tools and sidebar utilities.
SpecialistDelivers superior citation-backed web research and real-time search, but lacks Merlin's multi-purpose browser writing tools and sidebar utilities.
Aggregates diverse frontier models into one conversational interface, but operates primarily as a web/app client rather than a native extension.
Aggregates diverse frontier models into one conversational interface, but operates primarily as a web/app client rather than a native extension.
Free online OCR that turns any image into editable text in seconds
Free online OCR that turns any image into editable text in seconds
Provides comparable all-in-one browser assistance and multi-model chat, but includes more robust built-in painting and drawing suites.
Provides comparable all-in-one browser assistance and multi-model chat, but includes more robust built-in painting and drawing suites.
Offers a similar browser sidebar experience with multi-model support, but features cleaner tab integration and smoother reading tools.
Offers a similar browser sidebar experience with multi-model support, but features cleaner tab integration and smoother reading tools.
Extract editable text from images, scans and handwriting with OCR
Extract editable text from images, scans and handwriting with OCR
SpecialistIntegrates AI directly into an independent browser environment, whereas Merlin runs as an extension across existing browsers.
SpecialistIntegrates AI directly into an independent browser environment, whereas Merlin runs as an extension across existing browsers.
Delivers a cross-platform AI chat client with local file Q&A, but requires desktop installation rather than browser extension access.
Delivers a cross-platform AI chat client with local file Q&A, but requires desktop installation rather than browser extension access.
Combines browser AI chat with advanced web automation and data extraction, though with a steeper learning curve.
