Mailbox MCP vs Shortcut Chat

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Mailbox MCP compared with Shortcut Chat
Detail	Mailbox MCP	Shortcut Chat
What it does	Connect Claude, ChatGPT or any AI to your email mailbox	One prompt, multiple AI answers side by side
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	2002	Not given
Based in	GB	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free: 5 calls per mailbox per day, no card required. Pro: £34.99 per mailbox per year plus VAT (£2.92 monthly equivalent). Team Access: Team 3 at £119.99 per year plus VAT, Team 5 at £199.99 per year plus VAT, Team 10 at £399.99 per year plus VAT per account.	Pro plan $20/month or $216/year (10% off annual); Pro+ plan $40/month or $432/year (10% off annual); Ultra plan $100/month or $1,080/year (10% off annual). All plans include multi-model access up to 3 models, all latest models, unlimited custom shortcuts, and image generation. Higher plans offer mor
Key features	Read email without marking as read Read attachments: PDFs, spreadsheets, photos Reply in thread with proper headers Send as any of your email aliases Email routines on a schedule Permission levels per connection Works with Gmail, Outlook and IMAP	Send one prompt to up to 3 AI models simultaneously Reusable snippet shortcuts for common prompts Access to all frontier labs, open source, and image models Generate multiple images side by side from same prompt Monthly usage allowance shown as percentage No overage charges Web search and file input support Stack multiple shortcuts together Real-time model response streaming
What makes it different	Leaves mailbox completely untouched—no duplicate sent items, no marked-as-read flags, threading preserved Works with any MCP-compatible AI—not limited to Claude or ChatGPT Attachments never encoded—up to 20 MB, four ways to attach without passing through AI Email routines run automatically on schedule without manual prompts	Compare multiple AI models side by side in one interface Reusable shortcuts reduce repetitive typing All models and image generators included in single subscription Simple monthly usage allowance with no surprise bills
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	26 +1 (up) since last check	5 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	34	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	32	23
Referring domains (Majestic)	61	16

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