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Monica Chrome extension

Monica adds an AI sidebar to your browser that connects to GPT, Claude, and Gemini models for chat, writing, translation, summarizing, and image or video generation. It's best for people who want one AI panel instead of switching between provider websites. The catch: full access to multiple models depends on a paid plan.

  • PriceFreemium
  • CategoryAI
  • Works inChrome, Edge, Brave (desktop)
  • ✓AI-powered

Last checked against the Chrome Web Store listing · Independent, not affiliated with Google

Pros

  • combines multiple AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini) in one sidebar
  • handles chat, writing, translation, search, and summarizing in one place
  • includes image and video generation
  • works as a persistent sidebar rather than a separate tab

Cons

  • full model access and higher usage limits require a paid plan
  • a sidebar with broad page access needs some trust in how your browsing data is used
  • having multiple AI providers in one tool can make settings and model-switching less obvious

Best for

  • chatting with GPT, Claude, or Gemini without leaving the page
  • summarizing articles and long web pages
  • translating text inline while browsing
  • generating images without a separate tool

Skip it if

  • people who only need one AI model and already have a dedicated app for it
  • users wary of granting a sidebar broad access to page content

Key features

  • AI chat sidebar accessible on any page
  • access to GPT, Claude, and Gemini models
  • writing assistant for drafting and editing text
  • built-in translation
  • web search and page summarization
  • image generation
  • video generation

What Monica does

Monica opens as a sidebar in your browser and gives you access to several AI models, including GPT, Claude, and Gemini, without opening separate tabs. From that sidebar you can chat, ask it to write or edit text, translate content, search, summarize the page you're on, or generate images and video.

Monica free vs paid

Monica offers a free tier with access to its core sidebar features and limited AI usage. A paid plan unlocks higher usage limits and broader access across the supported models, including image and video generation. Which tier makes sense depends on how often you rely on the assistant and which models you want.

Is Monica safe?

Because Monica reads and interacts with the pages you visit to summarize, translate, or chat about content, it needs broad access to page data to work. That's typical for AI sidebar extensions, but it's worth being aware of before installing, especially on pages with sensitive information.

Monica: FAQs

Is Monica free?

Monica has a free tier covering core chat, writing, and translation features with limited usage. A paid plan adds higher limits and broader model access.

Is Monica safe to use?

It needs access to the pages you're on to summarize or translate content, which is standard for AI sidebar tools. Review the permissions before installing.

How do I use the Monica extension?

Install it, sign in, then open the sidebar on any page to chat, translate, summarize, or generate images.

What AI models does Monica support?

It gives you access to GPT, Claude, and Gemini models from a single sidebar.

Monica vs ChatGPT: what's the difference?

ChatGPT is a single model's own interface; Monica is a sidebar that lets you use GPT alongside Claude and Gemini from any webpage.

What are Monica alternatives?

Other AI sidebar and assistant extensions built around GPT, Claude, or Gemini offer similar chat and writing features with different pricing.

Can Monica generate images?

Yes, image generation is one of its built-in tools alongside chat, writing, and translation.

Can Monica summarize a webpage?

Yes, you can open the sidebar on any page and ask it to summarize the content.

Does Monica translate text?

Yes, translation is available directly from the sidebar without switching to a separate translation site.

Why does Monica ask for broad page permissions?

It needs to read page content to chat about, summarize, or translate it, which requires broader access than a simple utility extension.