Guide
A WhatsApp AI that replies for you, not just to you.
When people say "WhatsApp AI" they usually mean Meta AI, the assistant built into WhatsApp. It's useful, but it does a different job from Cyrano. Here's the difference in plain words.
The short answer
Meta AI is an assistant you talk to: you ask it questions, and it can help you write or rephrase a message that you then send. Cyrano is a WhatsApp AI assistant that answers the people who message you, in the way you write to each of them, in the chats you choose, and asks you first when only you know the answer.
What Meta AI in WhatsApp does
Meta AI is built into WhatsApp by Meta. According to WhatsApp, you can chat with it directly or bring it into a group to answer questions, create or edit images, and summarise unread messages. WhatsApp has also been rolling out Writing Help, which can rephrase your message, change its tone, or suggest a reply for you to use. Meta AI is only on when you choose to message it, and features vary by country.
What Cyrano does
Cyrano works on the other side of the conversation. It covers the one-to-one chats you switch on, learns how you write to each person from your past messages, and replies to them for you, after a natural pause. In Live chats it sends the reply itself; in Ask me first chats it shows you each reply before anything goes. When someone asks something only you know, it holds the reply and asks you.
Mum
Have you eaten today?
Sent by Cyrano, in your voice
yes ma, i just finished eating
Side by side
| Meta AI in WhatsApp | Cyrano | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it talks to | You (or a group, when someone asks it) | Your contacts, as you |
| Your style | Can rephrase or change the tone of what you write | Learns how you write to each person from your own messages |
| Sends replies for you | No: you choose what to send | Yes in Live chats, or after your OK in Ask me first chats |
| Knows when to stop | Answers what it's asked | Asks you before answering anything only you know |
| Made by | Meta, built into WhatsApp | AmaraTech IT Solutions; not affiliated with WhatsApp or Meta |
| Cost | Built in | No charge during early access |
Can I use both?
Yes. They don't get in each other's way. You might use Meta AI for quick questions and writing help, and Cyrano for the chats you simply can't keep up with.
Sources
- WhatsApp: Meta AI
- WhatsApp: privacy questions about Meta AI
- TechCrunch: WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses (March 2026)
Checked on 16 October 2026. Meta changes WhatsApp's AI features often.
Questions people ask
Is Cyrano the same as Meta AI?
No. Meta AI is Meta's assistant inside WhatsApp that you chat with. Cyrano is a separate WhatsApp AI assistant, made by AmaraTech IT Solutions, that replies to your contacts in your own voice in the chats you choose.
Can Meta AI reply to my WhatsApp messages for me?
Meta AI answers you when you message it, and WhatsApp's Writing Help can suggest a reply that you choose to send. Cyrano can send the reply for you, in the way you write to that person, or show it to you first.
Is there a WhatsApp AI that replies in my own style?
Yes. Cyrano learns how you write to each person from your past messages and replies in that style, only in the chats you switch on. It asks you before answering anything only you know.
Get your evenings back.
Cyrano covers the chats you choose, in your words, and only asks you when it really matters.