SurfGPT is a Chrome extension that uses ChatGPT to summarize webpages, provide contextual Q&A assistance, and offer response suggestions for threads. It allows users to leverage AI for efficient information processing and research.
What is SurfGPT?
How to use
Install the SurfGPT Chrome extension, enter your API key, and use it on any webpage to summarize content, ask contextual questions, or get thread response suggestions.
Core Features
- Contextual Q&A assistance on any webpage
- Summarization of articles, tutorials, and threads
- Response suggestions for threads
- Article breakdown to avoid token limits
Use Cases
- Summarizing articles and tutorials quickly
- Asking questions related to the content of a webpage
- Getting help with responding to threads
- Accelerating research sessions
FAQ
Why doesn't SurfGPT use GPT-4?
While originally designed with GPT-4, testing revealed that the cost-benefit ratio wasn't optimal. GPT-4 was significantly more expensive, so prompts were optimized to achieve similar results with ChatGPT.
How does SurfGPT work?
SurfGPT scrapes the content of the current webpage and sends it along with your queries to generate contextual answers.
What are the future plans for SurfGPT?
Future plans include multilingual support and multimedia analysis (research papers, presentations, excel, audio, and video).
Pricing
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Efficient summarization of online content
- Contextual Q&A for better understanding
- Unlimited usage with own API key
- Designed prompts for various summarization types
Cons
- Requires an OpenAI API key
- Performance depends on the quality of the ChatGPT model
- Originally designed for GPT-4 but uses ChatGPT for cost efficiency