Shortcut Chat vs smao

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Shortcut Chat compared with smao
Detail	Shortcut Chat	smao
What it does	One prompt, multiple AI answers side by side	AI phone assistant that answers calls, clarifies inquiries, and hands over to your team
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2025
Based in	Not given	DE
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	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	Pay as you Go: 0.35 € per minute without base fee; Advanced: 249 € per month (annual contract) or 299 € monthly, 1,250 minutes included; Scale: 449 € per month (annual contract) or 499 € monthly, 3,000 minutes included; Enterprise: from 0.15 € per minute; additional chat messages at 0.006 € each, SM
Key features	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	Call analysis: automatically evaluates conversations and transfers inquiries, contact details and urgency to CRM, ticketing or workflows Internal dashboard chat for simulating calls and testing knowledge database Outbound calling: scheduled or event-based calls with clean tracking Personal call transfer to the right contact person Call transcripts: all conversations documented, traceable and exportable Widgets for simple interfaces leading callers to the AI assistant Knowledge database: answers from your own know-how, versioned and controllable Support for 10+ languages including German and Swiss German On-Premises deployment option on customer's Linux and Docker infrastructure
What makes it different	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	No OpenAI or US AI subprocessors in conversation processing Cloud hosting in Germany with GDPR and EU AI Act compliance No AI training with customer data Setup in minutes without technical knowledge required 50 free minutes for testing without credit card
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)	5 −1 (down) since last check	35 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	12
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	16	44

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