AI-native email client for Gmail/Google Workspace by ex-Google engineers.
If your team lives in Gmail and wants less time on email, Ghostwriter and smart search are genuinely useful. Gmail-only is the biggest dealbreaker.
Billing is tied to a team of any size, there is a free plan, and the Business plan is $30 per seat a month, so a small team pays only for the people who need paid features.shortwave.com
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Last researched: March 2026
It works as an email app on top of the Gmail or Google account you already have, and the docs include guides for moving over from Gmail, Spark and Superhuman.shortwave.com (source, opens in a new tab)
A free plan exists and the paid Business plan is $30 per seat a month, but the Premier plan is $45 and the Max plan is $120 per seat a month, and AI usage is capped by plan.shortwave.com (source, opens in a new tab)shortwave.com (source, opens in a new tab)
The docs cover a CRM connection and MCP, and the pricing page points to the sister product Tasklet for connecting more apps.shortwave.com (source, opens in a new tab)shortwave.com (source, opens in a new tab)
The billing guide sends refund requests to Settings > Support and says the company will refund the full amount if you contact them within 14 days of payment.shortwave.com (source, opens in a new tab)
Openness is scored only from the vendor's own pages. Until it's checked, this rating uses the five other factors.
Source: Shortwave·Verified March 2026
Ghostwriter produces eerily accurate writing in your personal voice
AI search finds answers traditional search misses
Built by ex-Google engineers with deep Gmail expertise
Tasklet automation turns emails into actions in other tools
Powered by OpenAI and Anthropic Claude
Gmail and Google Workspace only — no Outlook or Yahoo
No free plan — 14-day trial only
$24/seat/month adds up for teams
AI credits vary by plan tier
Ghostwriter learns writing voice from sent emails. AI thread summaries. Natural language search with multi-step reasoning. AI email filters. Tasklet automation connects inbox to external apps.
Source: Shortwave·Verified March 2026
Openness note: Public API, plan tier unconfirmed. Takeout export, admin controlled. Own Marketplace and Zapier integration.
