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Pick a persona or your goals, set a monthly budget (including $0), and get a starter stack from the live catalog.

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Recommended stack

Monthly total: $14.99/month

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Recommended stack updated. Monthly total $14.99/month. 3 tools.

  1. Chat assistant

    Brave Leo

    Private AI chat built into the Brave browser

    $14.99/month · listed as Free Leo included with Brave; Leo AI Premium about $14.99/mo or $149.99/yr

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  2. Writing

    TextCortex

    AI writing and agents for everyday work

    $0/month · listed as Free $0/mo; Unlimited about $29.99/user/mo

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  3. Notes and workspace

    Paperless-ngx

    A document manager that scans, OCRs and auto-tags your paperwork, with optional AI chat

    Free · listed as Free and open source; self-hosting, model or API costs may apply

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