Glean alternative, side by side
Glean is the dominant enterprise-search vendor with a recently layered AI-agent claim. Per-seat + AI add-on + FlexCredits for premium = three meters running simultaneously, with a 100-seat minimum that translates to ~$60K ACV floor. FidelicAI's ALEK is flat monthly with citation-on-every-answer hard-coded.
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The boundary around Glean
- Three meters running simultaneously: per-seat, AI add-on, FlexCredits
- 100-seat minimum (~$60K ACV floor) gates SMB
- AI agent claim is recent layering on a search product
- Citation as a hard-coded gate is not the published default
Who FidelicAI suits
Heads of operations at 100 to 1,000-person companies who want internal Q&A grounded in their docs without the per-seat + AI add-on + credits structure.
Side by side
| Dimension | Glean | FidelicAI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ~$45 to 50/user/mo + $15 AI add-on + FlexCredits, 100-seat min (third-party) | Flat monthly, no per-seat |
| 300-employee floor | ~$18K/mo for 300 seats AI tier ($216K/yr) | Flat monthly: no employee floor |
| Citation discipline | Citation handling not a hard-coded gate | 100% citation: no source, no answer |
| Out-of-scope handling | Behavior on out-of-scope questions not publicly documented as a refusal | Routes to doc owner; doesn't guess |
Roles that can take over work you used Glean for
AI Internal Knowledge Agent
ALEK is the flat-rate alternative for internal Q&A grounded in your docs, with 100% citation discipline as a hard-coded refusal.
Continue the decision
- → Browse the Agents directory : role × price × written limits
- → Read the Hard Questions : including the ‘is FidelicAI just a GPT in a trench coat?’ one
- → Visit Glean directly : if you want to evaluate them on their own terms
- → See more alternatives
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