On-device AI reading & summarization assistant
ContextIQ — A privacy-first reading layer for any page
ContextIQ turns any page or PDF into something you can question, not just read. Summarize it, ask it follow-up questions, rewrite dense sections into plain English, or pull out every date, name, and deadline — all reasoned locally, so the document never has to leave your browser to get an answer.
Reads the page or PDF you’re viewing to summarize it, answer questions, and extract key information.
A typical cloud reading assistant sends the full text of whatever you’re viewing — a signed contract, an internal memo, a board deck — to a third-party LLM API just to summarize it.
Who it's for
The kinds of moments ContextIQ was actually built around.
Patients reviewing their own medical records
Understanding a lab result, discharge summary, or specialist's note in plain English — ContextIQ reads, summarizes, and answers questions about it, and the record itself never leaves the browser to get an answer.
Anyone reviewing financial or account statements
Making sense of a brokerage statement, tax form, or loan agreement and asking follow-up questions about it — account numbers and balances are never sent to a server.
Students & researchers
Turning a dense paper or textbook chapter into a plain-English summary, then asking follow-up questions instead of re-reading it.
Knowledge workers reading long documents
Getting a contract, policy document, or internal memo down to its key points and action items instead of reading every page.
Non-native English readers
Rewriting confusing or jargon-heavy writing into a simpler reading level that actually fits how they read.
Legal & compliance reviewers
Pulling every date, obligation, and clause out of a long contract automatically instead of manually highlighting them.
Features
What ContextIQ actually does, in depth.
One-click page summary
Executive summary, key points, facts, and conclusions in under 5 seconds, for any page or PDF.
Ask about this page
A persistent chat grounded only in the page you're reading — not general web knowledge — so answers can't wander off what's actually in front of you.
Explain any selection
Highlight confusing text, right-click, and get a plain explanation without leaving the page.
Plain English rewriting
Convert dense writing into four reading levels — child, student, professional, expert — for contracts, papers, or documentation.
Automatic key-information extraction
Pulls dates, names, companies, prices, percentages, deadlines, and legal or medical terms out of long documents automatically.
Action items & native PDF support
Turns contracts, meeting notes, and tutorials into a checklist, and works directly inside Chrome's built-in PDF viewer.
Pricing
One Gethen Intelligence account. Upgrade or downgrade any time.
- Summarize any page or PDF
- Ask about this page (chat)
- Everything in Free
- Explain selection
- Plain English rewriting (4 reading levels)
- Key-information extraction
- Action items generator
- PDF support
ContextIQ vs. the cloud-AI alternatives
A feature-by-feature look at how ContextIQ compares to well-known tools in the same category.
| Product | Runs on-device | Free tier available | No per-query AI limits | Works without internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ContextIQ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ChatGPT (web/plugin) | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Merlin AI | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Sider AI | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
Comparisons reflect each product’s publicly marketed capabilities as of 2026 and may change as vendors update their offerings.
Frequently asked
Questions specific to ContextIQ. See the catalog-wide FAQ for account and billing basics.
Does ContextIQ upload the page or PDF I’m reading?
No. Summarization, chat, and extraction all run locally, on-device. The page content is never sent to a server as part of that analysis.
Is my chat conversation saved anywhere?
No — conversations are not persisted. Closing the tab or hitting reset clears the current conversation; nothing is stored for later or synced to an account.
Does it work on PDFs, not just web pages?
Yes. ContextIQ works natively inside Chrome's built-in PDF viewer with the same summarize, chat, and extraction interface as a regular page.
What's the difference between Free and Pro?
Free covers page summarization and the "ask about this page" chat. Pro adds explain-selection, plain-English rewriting, key-information extraction, action items, and PDF support.
Can I use ContextIQ on medical or financial documents?
Yes. Because summarization, extraction, and chat all run on-device, ContextIQ can read and explain a medical record, lab result, or financial statement the same way it reads any other page — that content is never sent to a server to get an answer.
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A note on accuracy: ContextIQ runs its AI reasoning on-device — nothing is sent to a server to get an answer. On-device AI is not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or even correct — summaries, deal judgments, extracted information, substitution suggestions, memos, and detections can be wrong, incomplete, or missed entirely. Treat every AI-generated result as a starting point, not a final answer, and verify anything sensitive, financial, medical, legal, or otherwise high-stakes yourself before acting on it.