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Recommended stack
Monthly total: $12.5/month plus tools to check
Recommended stack updated. Monthly total $12.5/month plus tools to check. 3 tools.
Chat assistant
Ad-free private search with the Kagi Assistant built in
$5/month · listed as Free trial of 100 searches; Starter $5/mo; Professional $10/mo; Ultimate $25/mo (annual discount available)
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
Affordable AI writing assistant for everyday copy
$7.5/month · listed as Free forever plan; paid plans from about $7.50/mo (about $0 on some promo displays) up to higher Premium tiers around $24.16/mo depending on billing
Swap this tool
- Grammarly — $12/month
- ProWritingAid — $30/month
- TextCortex — $0/month
- FeedHive — $15/month
- Frase — $39/month
Free alternatives
- Grammarly — has a free tier
- ProWritingAid — has a free tier
- Copy.ai — has a free tier
- TextCortex — has a free tier
- HIX AI — has a free tier
Notes and workspace
AI meeting notes that turn conversations into organized work
check price · listed as Free $0 (5 hosted meetings/mo, 50 AI queries); Pro early-bird $20/user/mo (list $30); Business custom
Swap this tool
- Notion AI — $10/month
- Trilium Notes — Free
- Capacities — $9.99/month
- AppFlowy — $0/month
- Anytype — $16/month
Free alternatives
- Notion AI — has a free tier
- Trilium Notes — has a free tier
- Capacities — has a free tier
- AppFlowy — has a free tier
- Anytype — has a free tier