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Merlin
Merlin is an AI chat assistant, browser extension, and mobile app for writing, research, coding, summaries, images, and data analysis.
Merlin combines chat with multiple AI models, web search, document and webpage analysis, image generation, coding tools, Projects, Vaults, Crafts, and spreadsheet analysis. It is available through a web app, browser extension, and mobile apps.
People use it for writing emails and social posts, summarizing videos and articles, researching topics, analyzing CSV files, creating images, and building dashboards or webpages. Merlin does not provide direct API access. Usage limits apply, and paid users can buy additional credits through top-ups.
Features
- Chat with multiple AI models in one interface
- Summarize webpages, articles, documents, and YouTube videos
- Search the web with Live Search and focused search modes
- Analyze CSV files with generated Python code, tables, and charts
- Create dashboards, webpages, React apps, and diagrams with Crafts
- Store links, PDFs, and photos in searchable Vaults
- Generate and edit images with multiple image models
- Upload files and build knowledge-based Projects and chatbots
Use cases
- Draft emails, articles, social posts, and replies
- Summarize long webpages, documents, and videos
- Research products, academic topics, and current events
- Analyze spreadsheet data and visualize findings
- Create webpages, React components, dashboards, and diagrams
- Generate, edit, upscale, and transform images
Pros
Cons
Latest updates
- We fixed the thing that kept breaking your code (Crafts v2)
The AI now builds files in stages, reads what it wrote, fills in sections iteratively, and files over 1,000 lines work.
- gpt-oss-120b live on Merlin!
Added gpt-oss-120b to Merlin.
- Merlin is turning agentic.
Launched Agentic Chat, where conversations use Live Search, Reasoning models, and Crafts.
- Merlin Plugins: Sweet lil' demo #1
Launched Plugins in Beta, enabled by Model Context Protocol, to connect external apps to Merlin for data import and export.
- Bonkers Update: More Control, More Magic, Less Hassle
Added Outpainting, Upscale, Magic Erase, Background Editor, multiple download formats, and generated-image deletion.
Capabilities
- Reads your files — “Just upload guidebooks or lecture PDFs, let Merlin learn from them and respond.” source
- Makes images — “Generate images with 20+ image models and aspect ratios for web and social media.” source
- Projects — “With Projects, add any context, create reusable knowledge bases and query repeatedly for tailored responses.” source
- Mobile app — “iOS app Android app” source
Get it
Pricing
- Starting price
- $5/mo
- Prices checked
- 2026-11-05
Pro (mini)
- $60/year
- $5/month
- Access to top AI models
- 70+ AI tools for research and writing
- About one-fifth of Merlin Pro usage