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Monthly total: $30/month
Recommended stack updated. Monthly total $30/month. 3 tools.
Chat assistant
A desktop or Docker app for chatting with your own documents using local or cloud AI models
Free · listed as Free and open source; self-hosting, model or API costs may apply
Swap this tool
- ChatGPT Plus — $20/month
- HuggingChat — Free
- Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) — $14.99/month
- Claude Pro — $20/month
- LibreChat — Free
Free alternatives
- HuggingChat — has a free tier
- Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) — has a free tier
- Gemini Pro — has a free tier
- LibreChat — has a free tier
- Lumo by Proton — has a free tier
Writing
AI-assisted editing for long-form writers
$30/month · listed as Free tier available; Premium about $30/mo monthly or $10/mo billed yearly ($120); Premium Pro about $36/mo monthly or $12/mo yearly; lifetime options listed
Swap this tool
- Grammarly — $12/month
- Copy.ai — $49/month
- TextCortex — $0/month
- Rytr — $7.5/month
- FeedHive — $15/month
Free alternatives
- Grammarly — has a free tier
- Copy.ai — has a free tier
- TextCortex — has a free tier
- Rytr — has a free tier
- HIX AI — has a free tier
Notes and workspace
Open-source Notion-style workspace with AI options
$0/month · listed as Personal free at $0/mo; Pro about $16/member/mo billed annually ($20 monthly); self-host options available
Swap this tool
- Notion AI — $10/month
- Trilium Notes — Free
- Capacities — $9.99/month
- Anytype — $16/month
- Onyx — Free
Free alternatives
- Notion AI — has a free tier
- Trilium Notes — has a free tier
- Capacities — has a free tier
- Tana — has a free tier
- Anytype — has a free tier