AI Rankings

Shortwave

AI-first email client that categorizes, summarizes, and schedules messages like a personal assistant.

Built on: Frontier models from multiple labs, including Anthropic and OpenAI

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Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .

Task rank
#2
Tier
A
Score
82.9

Strengths

  • Sophisticated AI categorization that groups newsletters, updates, and direct mail.
  • Powerful 'AI Assistant' that can write complex drafts based on your note history.

Considerations

  • The thread-based UI can be confusing for those used to traditional email lists.
  • Enterprise security features are still catch-up compared to native MS Outlook.

Price

$9/month

Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.

Score breakdown

Performance
84.0
55% of score
Reputation
79.0
35% of score
Recency
90.0
10% of score

The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →

Verification status

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