#5 of 58 · Earns it
Vellum: Assistant Score 83.7 of 100
An open-source (MIT) personal AI assistant with its own always-on cloud machine, memory and identity, reachable from web, Mac, iPhone, Android, CLI, Telegram, Slack, email and phone.
Last measured 31 August 2026
Assistant score
83.7/ 100#5 of 58
- Capability35%
- 75
- Reach15%
- 68.8
- Ready to use15%
- 100
- Autonomy35%
- 91.7
Hype
2.7—
named in 7 tracked answers · #9 of 58 on attention
Raised
$25M
Series A, 2025-07-10
Vellum scores 83.7 out of 100, 6.9 points behind Notis at the top of the 58 measured this month. It is strongest on ready to use (100) and weakest on reach (68.8). Setup: sign up and use it. It was named in 7 tracked answers, ranking #9 of 58 on attention, with $25M raised behind it. Earns it. The attention and the score line up.
1 measurement of Vellum
Hype is the number that moves from one measurement to the next: how loudly AI answers name Vellum, remeasured monthly through DataForSEO. The Assistant Score above only changes when the capability research is run again.
A week with no measurement is left out rather than drawn as a zero.
Where Vellum shows up in AI answers
Of the 100 neutral questions tracked this month, Vellum appears in 7. Named in prose rather than in an ordered list.
| Question | Engine | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Which personal assistants support text messaging as well as a web or desktop app? | gemini | Mentioned |
| Compare AI assistants by the number and quality of communication channels they support. | claude | Mentioned |
| Which AI assistants can triage email and help manage a calendar? | claude | Mentioned |
| Compare AI assistants for handling recurring email and calendar administration. | claude | Mentioned |
| Compare AI assistants for remembering people, projects, preferences, and deadlines. | claude | Mentioned |
| Which personal AI assistants can start work without a new chat message each time? | gemini | Mentioned |
| What is a reliable proactive AI assistant for a small team or founder? | claude | Mentioned |
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