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AskUp (아숙업)

ChatGPT inside a KakaoTalk channel, and it reads text in photos

Free plan Korean supported

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Key specs

AskUp (아숙업) key specs
Price Free plan
Free limits A daily cap on free messages
Paid price Buy credits for extra use
Student / edu discount No
Korean KoreanKorean support / Korean service (Korean company). Chat in Korean inside KakaoTalk
Login Required
Platforms iOS · Android
File input IMAGE
Download output Stays in your KakaoTalk conversation
Commercial use ConditionalCheck the terms

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Who it's for

  • People who don't want to install another app and would rather ask inside KakaoTalk. Adding the channel is all it takes
  • People who want to photograph a document, sign, or receipt, read the text, and translate or summarize it. Recognizing text in photos (OCR) is its strength
  • Introducing AI to parents and older relatives for the first time. The familiar KakaoTalk screen makes it easy to explain

Drawbacks

  • Free messages are capped per day, so heavy use means buying credits
  • Being a KakaoTalk chat window, it's awkward to read long answers or handle files, and it holds conversation context only briefly
  • Feature updates come later than at the original service, and on PC you can only use it through the KakaoTalk PC version

Getting started

  1. Search KakaoTalk for "AskUp" and add the channel.
  2. Write a question in the chat window. For example: "Translate this sentence into English."
  3. Send a photo and it reads the text. Follow up with "summarize it" or "translate it".
  4. There are commands — starting with "?" mixes search into the answer, for instance — so read the channel guide once.
  5. When you hit the free limit, check credits as instructed. Don't send photos containing personal information.

Similar tools

  • ChatGPT Free plan ChatGPT has broader features on app and web, while AskUp's strength is the convenience of never leaving KakaoTalk
  • 뤼튼 Free Wrtn gives you several models and features in a separate app, AskUp keeps it simple in one KakaoTalk channel
  • CLOVA X Free CLOVA X is a chatbot on Naver's own model, while AskUp is built on ChatGPT with optical character recognition (OCR) added

See also

Official link

https://www.upstage.ai/ (opens in a new tab)

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