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AI-native Gmail client
Ve vs Shortwave
Shortwave
A smart assistant that responds when you prompt it.
Ve
An intent brain that already knows the context and acts first.
Shortwave rebuilt Gmail around an AI assistant: ask it to find, summarize, draft, schedule. It's one of the most capable AI email clients out there. But it lives in your Google mail and answers when asked; Ve keeps a persistent, structured memory of your whole world and reaches out on its own.
Shortwave answers when you ask.
Ve knows before you do.
Feature by feature
Capability
Ve
Shortwave
Drafts replies in your voice
Has it
Has it
Smart inbox triage & labels
Has it
Has it
Works in Gmail & Outlook
Has itGmail & Outlook
PartialGmail only
Remembers every conversation
Has it
Partial
Knowledge graph of people & deals
Has it
No
Acts proactively on its own
Has it
No
Understands your intent
Has it
Partial
A private memory brain
Has it
No