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Recommended stack
Monthly total: $7.5/month
Recommended stack updated. Monthly total $7.5/month. 3 tools.
Chat assistant
A self-hosted, ChatGPT-style chat app that connects to many AI providers in one place
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
- Lumo by Proton — $12.99/month
Free alternatives
- HuggingChat — has a free tier
- Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) — has a free tier
- Gemini Pro — has a free tier
- Lumo by Proton — has a free tier
- Brave Leo — 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
- Copy.ai — $49/month
- TextCortex — $0/month
- FeedHive — $15/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
An open-source NotebookLM-style app for researching, summarizing and chatting with your sources
Free · listed as Free and open source; self-hosting, model or API costs may apply
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
- Tana — has a free tier
- AppFlowy — has a free tier