Raycast pricing
Yes. Raycast has a free plan, and its cheapest paid plan is $8/mo.
Raycast has the cheapest entry plan of the 5 productivity tools we price, by the least a year costs on each. Figures last confirmed 19 Aug 2026.
Plans
- Free plan
- 50 total AI messages as a one-time lifetime allowance (not renewing monthly), across AI Chat, Quick AI and AI Commands, with access to any 'Pro' model tier
- Entry paid plan
- Pro, $10/month billed monthly or $8/month billed annually ($96/yr, 20% off): unlimited AI messages on base models, cloud sync, custom themes, unlimited Notes, all extensions; an Advanced AI Models add-on costs a further $8/month on top of Pro
- Bills in
- Flat per-seat subscription for the base plan; Advanced AI models are gated behind a separate flat monthly add-on rather than metered per-query credits
- Cost per year
- $96 a year billed annually ($120 a year billed monthly) on the entry plan
Raycast against the cheapest productivity tools
Entry plans only, ranked by the least a year costs on each: the annual-billed price where the vendor offers one, otherwise the monthly price times 12. The last column compares like with like: annual billing with annual billing when both tools offer it, otherwise the monthly price times 12 for both. Per-user and flat prices are not subtracted from each other.
| Tool | Free plan | Entry | Per year | A year vs Raycast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raycast | Yes | $8/mo | $96billed annually | this tool |
 Otter.aiTry | Yes | $17/mo | $99.96billed annually | $3.96 moreboth billed annually |
 Fireflies.aiTry | Yes | $10/mo | $120 per userbilled annually | per user vs flat |
 MemTry | Yes | $12/mo | $144billed monthly, no annual plan | $48 moreboth billed annually |
 GranolaTry | Yes | $14/user/mo | $168 per userbilled monthly, no annual plan | per user vs flat |
Is Raycast free?
Yes. Raycast has a free plan, and its cheapest paid plan is $8/mo. The free plan: 50 total AI messages as a one-time lifetime allowance (not renewing monthly), across AI Chat, Quick AI and AI Commands, with access to any 'Pro' model tier.
How much does Raycast cost?
Raycast's cheapest paid plan is $8/mo, which comes to $96 a year billed annually ($120 a year billed monthly). Plan detail: Pro, $10/month billed monthly or $8/month billed annually ($96/yr, 20% off): unlimited AI messages on base models, cloud sync, custom themes, unlimited Notes, all extensions; an Advanced AI Models add-on costs a further $8/month on top of Pro.
Verified · source: www.raycast.com
HTTP 200, direct fetch confirms Pro at $10/month billed monthly or $8/month billed annually ($96/yr); the free plan's AI allowance (manual.raycast.com) is a one-time lifetime allotment of 50 messages, not a monthly renewing quota.
See Raycast plans →We earn nothing from this link. We are not in this tool's affiliate program.