The Merlin alternative that lives where the work is
Merlin's strength is the browser: summarise the page, draft the reply, pull a blog out of a video, all without leaving the tab. Zeplik is built the other way round, as the place the work happens, with connected apps it can act in, document collections it cites by page, image, music and video generation, a code sandbox and a website builder.
Free to start. No credit card required.
Last updated . Zeplik figures are read live from the model registry.
- 285
- models in one chat
- 468
- ready-to-run skills
- Image, music, video
- generation built in
- One balance
- covers all of it
An overlay helps with the page you are on. An assistant with connectors and collections helps with the job you are doing.
Zeplik vs Merlin
| Feature | Zeplik | Merlin |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | Web, Mac, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension, with history synced across all of them | Chrome extension, web app, and mobile apps, centred on the browser |
| Connected apps | 900 connected apps the assistant reads from and acts in, with your permission | In-page helpers on sites such as search, mail, video and social |
| Usage model | Credits at 1 credit = $0.10 of model usage, billed per token; the same balance covers media | A per-query allowance, with heavier models costing more queries |
| Your own documents | Collections the chat reads and cites by page, reusable across every conversation | Project knowledge bases you build inside the product |
| Media generation | Image, music and video in the same chat, on the same balance | Image generation across multiple models |
Why people switch to Zeplik
Per-token beats per-query
A query allowance charges the same for a one-line question and a long analysis, and charges more for the better model. Credits bill the tokens actually used at the provider's own price, so a short question costs a fraction of a credit and nothing is rationed by model.
Acting, not only reading
Reading the page in front of you is useful. Opening the issue, sending the message, updating the row and filing the document is the rest of the job, and that is what 900 connected apps are for.
Citations you can check
Upload a collection and answers cite the page they came from. An answer you can verify is worth more than one you have to trust.
One balance across every medium
Chat, images, music, video, code execution and publishing all draw on the same credits, so adding a medium does not add a vendor.
Where Merlin is the better pick
No tool wins at everything. Here is where Merlin is genuinely the stronger choice, so you can decide honestly.
- The in-page experience. A keyboard shortcut that summons an assistant onto any website, with buttons built into mail, video and social, is a genuinely better browser experience than a tab you switch to.
- A daily free allowance. A refill every day suits somebody who wants a handful of answers indefinitely without paying. Zeplik gives credits at signup instead.
- Reach where other assistants are blocked. Merlin markets availability in regions where some assistants are not reachable. If that is your situation, it is a decisive advantage.
How to try Zeplik
Create a free account
Email or Google, free credits on arrival, no card.
Connect one app you actually use
Gmail, Slack, Notion, Drive or GitHub. Ask the assistant to find something in it, and watch it act rather than describe.
Upload a collection
Add the documents you keep re-reading and ask a question; the answer cites the page.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Zeplik have a Chrome extension?
- Yes, alongside the web app and the Mac, iOS and Android apps. Merlin's in-page experience is more developed; Zeplik's depth is in connectors, collections and media.
- How is credit pricing different from a query allowance?
- Credits bill the tokens a message actually used, at the provider's own per-token price, so a short question is a fraction of a credit. A query allowance charges per message and often charges more for better models; Zeplik does not ration models by tier.
- Can Zeplik summarise a web page or a video?
- Yes, by giving it the link in chat. What it adds is the step after: filing the summary, sending it, or turning it into a document or a deck.
- What is on each plan?
- Everything. Plus, Pro and Max differ only in the monthly credit allowance; every model, connector, skill and media type is on all of them.
The bottom line
Merlin is very good at the browser, and if most of your AI use is on the page in front of you it is a sensible pick. If your work involves your own documents, your own tools and more than text, Zeplik is the alternative: an assistant with connectors, collections, media and a sandbox, on one balance. Free to start.
Zeplik compared with other assistants
- Zeplik vs ManusAutonomous agentAn agent that runs long multi-step tasks, plus 285 models, 900 connected apps and collections it can read, in one chat.
- Zeplik vs GensparkAgentic search and sheetsAgent work, generated pages and deep research, plus 285 models and 900 connected apps on one balance.
- Zeplik vs ChatGPTSingle-provider assistantOne subscription that gives you OpenAI plus Anthropic, Google, xAI and more in a single chat, with image, music and video generation built in.
- Zeplik vs ClaudeSingle-provider assistantKeep Claude's strengths and add OpenAI, Google, xAI and media generation in the same chat, on one credit balance.
- Zeplik vs GeminiSingle-provider assistantUse Gemini's long-context strengths plus OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI in one chat, with image, music and video generation on a single balance.
- Zeplik vs PerplexityAnswer engineGet web-grounded answers plus full multi-model chat, image, music and video generation and 465 skills, all in one app.
- Zeplik vs PoeMulti-model aggregatorA multi-model chat like Poe, plus image, music and video generation, 465 skills and grounding tools, on one clear credit balance.
- Zeplik vs Microsoft CopilotEcosystem assistantA model-neutral assistant that is not tied to one vendor's stack, with every major model, media generation and 465 skills in one chat.
- Zeplik vs GrokSingle-provider assistantKeep Grok's freshness and add OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and media generation in the same chat, on one credit balance.
- Zeplik vs DeepSeekSingle-provider assistantKeep DeepSeek's reasoning value and add OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and media generation in one chat, on one credit balance.
- Zeplik vs Meta AIEcosystem assistantAn assistant outside the social apps: Llama plus OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in one chat, with media generation and 465 skills.
- Zeplik vs Mistral Le ChatSingle-provider assistantA multi-model studio next to Le Chat's single-provider focus: every major US and Chinese frontier lab in one chat, plus media generation.
- Zeplik vs JasperMarketing writing toolMarketing copy plus everything after it: every frontier model, image, music and video generation and 465 skills, on one balance.
- Zeplik vs You.comMulti-model aggregatorMulti-model chat like You.com, plus first-party image, music and video generation, 465 curated skills and grounding tools, on one clear balance.
- Zeplik vs ChatlyMulti-model assistantThe same multi-model idea without the per-tier limits: every connector, every collection and every skill on every paid plan.
- Zeplik vs LovableAI app builderDescribe a site and watch it ship, with the code in your own GitHub and the chat that built it still open beside it.
- Zeplik vs ChatGPT PlusSingle-provider subscriptionOne subscription that covers every lab instead of one, with media generation and connected apps on the same balance.
- Zeplik vs TypingMindBring-your-own-key chat frontendA chat frontend without the API-key homework: no provider accounts to open, no keys to rotate, and media generation in the same thread.
- Zeplik vs MonicaAll-in-one assistant extensionThe same all-in-one promise with the plan wall removed: every model, connector and skill on every paid tier.
- Zeplik vs ChatHubSide-by-side chatbot comparisonSide-by-side answers are the start, not the product: compare models, then keep working in the thread that won.
- Zeplik vs OpenRouterModel API routerThe same reach across every lab, as a finished product rather than an API you build against.
- Zeplik vs T3 ChatFast multi-model chatThe same fast multi-model chat, with the rest of the job attached: documents, connectors, media and a sandbox.
- Zeplik vs BoltAI app builderThe same chat-to-ship loop, inside an assistant that also researches, writes and generates the images the site needs.
- Zeplik vs ReplitAI app builderFor sites rather than a whole IDE: describe it, let it check its own work, publish it, and keep the code.
- Zeplik vs HiggsfieldAI video and image studioGenerate video and images, then keep going in the same chat with 285 models, 900 connected apps and a site that publishes.
More on Zeplik
- Every modelBrowse the frontier models Zeplik routes between in a single chat.
- 468 AI skillsReady-to-run expert workflows that run on any model you pick.
- 997 integrationsConnect Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and hundreds more.
- Simple pricingPlus, Pro and Max plans with one credit balance across every model and media type.
- All comparisonsSee how Zeplik compares to other AI assistants and answer engines.
- Compare AI modelsClaude against GPT against Gemini, side by side on price, context window and what each is best at.
- All toolsImage, video, music, documents, research and more, in one place.
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