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AI Assistants software after AI
40 tools in this category. 9 are rated killed and 23 survived — together the non-survivors add up to $235 a month.
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Cluely
robot_2 AI Assistants
An invisible desktop assistant that sees your screen and hears your calls.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
OpenAI · 2025-04 $20/mo
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Kimi
robot_2 AI Assistants
Moonshot AI's open-weight assistant with strong agentic coding.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
OpenAI · 2025-07 free
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Qwen
robot_2 AI Assistants
Alibaba's open-weight model family, from tiny to frontier-scale.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
OpenAI · 2025-01 free
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Mistral AI
robot_2 AI Assistants
European open-weight models and the Le Chat assistant.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
OpenAI · 2025-01 free
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Poe
robot_2 AI Assistants
One app for many chatbots.
why
ChatGPT and OpenRouter cover the headline feature free, so the $20/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
OpenAI · 2024-05 $20/mo
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DeepSeek
robot_2 AI Assistants
Frontier-adjacent reasoning, free, which repriced the whole floor.
why
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
OpenAI · 2025-01 free
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Blackbox AI
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
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Anthropic · 2025-02 · Claude Code shipping stronger completion, chat and agentic editing in the same IDEs
Cline and Continue now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $20/mo is optional.
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Skywork
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
YES
OpenAI · 2025-09 · ChatGPT generating slides, sheets, docs and sites directly from one prompt
Gamma and Genspark now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $20/mo is optional.
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Merlin
robot_2AI Assistants· $19
YES
Google · 2025-04 · Gemini's generous free tier plus Google's built-in page and video summaries
Google Gemini and Msty now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $19/mo is optional.
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HARPA AI
robot_2AI Assistants· $19
YES
Anthropic · 2025-11 · Claude's computer use and agentic browsing doing page automation without scripts
Playwright now covers the same core job on a free tier, so the $19/mo is optional.
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AskCodi
robot_2AI Assistants· $15
YES
OpenAI · 2025-05 · ChatGPT and Codex offering the same generation directly with stronger models
ChatGPT and Cline now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $15/mo is optional.
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Flowith
robot_2AI Assistants· $15
YES
OpenAI · 2025-07 · ChatGPT agent mode running long autonomous tasks inside the main product
tldraw now covers the same core job on a free tier, so the $15/mo is optional.
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Sider
robot_2AI Assistants· $10
YES
OpenAI · 2025-10 · ChatGPT Atlas and the official ChatGPT browser extension doing page context for free
ChatGPT and Claude now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $10/mo is optional.
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MaxAI.me
robot_2AI Assistants· $9
YES
OpenAI · 2025-08 · ChatGPT's free browser extension and built-in rewrite and summarise tools
ChatGPT and Google Gemini now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $9/mo is optional.
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Monica
robot_2AI Assistants· $8
YES
Google · 2025-05 · Gemini shipping natively inside Chrome's side panel and address bar
Gemini in Chrome and Perplexity now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $8/mo is optional.
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Genspark
robot_2AI Assistants· $25
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-07 · ChatGPT Agent and Deep Research cover the same ground for existing subscribers
Gamma covers the headline feature free, so the $25/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Poe
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-05 · ChatGPT + native multi-model
ChatGPT and OpenRouter cover the headline feature free, so the $20/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Fellou
robot_2AI Assistants · $20
KINDA
OpenAI · 2026-03 · Chrome, Perplexity Comet and OpenAI's Atlas turning agentic browsing into a free browser feature
Comet and Dia cover the headline feature free, so the $20/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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TypingMind
robot_2AI Assistants· $15
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-09 · ChatGPT adding projects, memory, custom instructions and search to the official app
Open WebUI and LibreChat cover the headline feature free, so the $15/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Abacus.AI
robot_2AI Assistants· $10
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-06 · ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions bundling every frontier model behind one familiar interface
OpenRouter and Poe cover the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Character.AI
robot_2AI Assistants· $10
KINDA
xAI · 2024-11 · Grok companions + custom GPTs
Custom GPTs covers the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
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Pi
robot_2AI Assistants· free
KINDA
OpenAI · 2024-05 · ChatGPT voice + memory
ChatGPT and Character.AI cover the headline feature free, and the workflow around it is why you would still open this.
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Replicate
robot_2AI Assistants· free
KINDA
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Model providers ship first-party APIs for image and video generation
fal and Together AI cover the headline feature free, and the workflow around it is why you would still open this.
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Grok Bot
robot_2AI Assistants· $100
NOT REALLY
xAI · 2026-08 · OpenAI and Anthropic shipping computer-use agents into their own consumer subscriptions
xAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $100/mo.
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Manus
robot_2AI Assistants· $39
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Anthropic · 2025-07 · Frontier labs shipped their own agent modes
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $39/mo.
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Grok
robot_2AI Assistants· $30
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xAI · 2023-11 · Its own model releases
xAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $30/mo.
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Cluely
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-04 · Every assistant added screen awareness and live context
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
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Claude
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
NOT REALLY
Anthropic · 2023-03 · Its own Projects, Artifacts and MCP releases
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
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Google Gemini
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
NOT REALLY
Google · 2023-12 · Bundling into Workspace and Android
Google's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
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Microsoft Copilot
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
NOT REALLY
Microsoft · 2023-11 · Bundling into Microsoft 365
Microsoft's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
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ChatGPT
robot_2AI Assistants· $20
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2022-11 · It is the thing replacing the others
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
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Msty
robot_2AI Assistants· $12
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-02 · ChatGPT desktop apps with file uploads, projects and offline-feeling speed
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $12/mo.
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MiniMax
robot_2AI Assistants· $10
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2026-02 · OpenAI, Google and Anthropic outspending every challenger on frontier model training
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $10/mo.
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Z.ai
robot_2AI Assistants· $3
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Anthropic · 2026-02 · Frontier labs cutting prices and shipping coding agents bundled into subscriptions
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $3/mo.
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Kimi
robot_2AI Assistants· free
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OpenAI · 2025-07 · Frontier labs cut prices and shipped agentic modes
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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Qwen
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Closed frontier models still lead on the hardest benchmarks
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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Mistral AI
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · American labs dominate capability benchmarks and distribution
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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DeepSeek
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Competing frontier labs
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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LM Studio
robot_2AI Assistants· free
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Meta · 2025-01 · Free frontier chat apps outclassing anything a laptop can run
Meta's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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Open WebUI
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-03 · ChatGPT Enterprise and Team offering managed deployment with the same features
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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OpenClaw
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2026-01 · ChatGPT and Gemini shipping memory, connectors and scheduled tasks as hosted consumer features
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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OpenRouter
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Model providers want you buying credits directly from them
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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Groq
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Frontier labs cut prices and added fast tiers of their own
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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Fireworks AI
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Closed frontier models keep outpacing open ones on quality
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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fal
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
OpenAI · 2025-01 · Image and video labs sell direct API access
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
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Together AI
robot_2AI Assistants· free
NOT REALLY
Meta · 2025-01 · Closed models from OpenAI and Anthropic dominate quality benchmarks
Meta's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one is still worth keeping open.