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BookGlints · 08-10-2026, 08:04 AM

Update: just shipped a pretty big architecture change. BookGlints is now fully free, no accounts, no subscription. It uses your own API key (Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter, or OpenAI, your choice) instead of routing through my servers, so your review data goes straight from your browser to whichever provider you pick. Nothing touches my backend anymore.

There's an optional one-time $9.99 unlock for "Auto-Scan" (finds recurring themes in reviews automatically, no flags needed) if you want it, but the core tool, custom flags, both platforms, batch scanning, all of it, is free forever now.

Figured this crowd specifically would appreciate the shift away from the subscription model. Thanks again for the push toward Firefox support a while back, this update continues in that same spirit.

08-10-2026, 08:04 AM	#10
BookGlints Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2026 Location: Kuwait Device: Kindle Oasis	Update: just shipped a pretty big architecture change. BookGlints is now fully free, no accounts, no subscription. It uses your own API key (Gemini, Groq, OpenRouter, or OpenAI, your choice) instead of routing through my servers, so your review data goes straight from your browser to whichever provider you pick. Nothing touches my backend anymore. There's an optional one-time $9.99 unlock for "Auto-Scan" (finds recurring themes in reviews automatically, no flags needed) if you want it, but the core tool, custom flags, both platforms, batch scanning, all of it, is free forever now. Figured this crowd specifically would appreciate the shift away from the subscription model. Thanks again for the push toward Firefox support a while back, this update continues in that same spirit.