Our take
Pick AeroSpace if mac users who will stay on Free / MIT while they tile a first Finder + Terminal split — then keep it at $0, not Magnet $4.99 first unless they want App Store snap quarters, and not if they need a finished 1.0 (this is public beta). Pick Raycast if mac or Windows users who will stay on Free at $0 (launcher + File Search + community extensions; no AI credits) while they open a first .heic list, then
Best for
AeroSpace A tile you start at a public $
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Free plan
AeroSpace No free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Lowest paid
AeroSpace Not published by the vendor
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Next step up
AeroSpace
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Watch out
AeroSpace Public beta / pre-1.0
Raycast AI is not on Free
Last checked
AeroSpace 2026-10-23 · github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
mac users who will stay on Free / MIT while they tile a first Finder + Terminal split — then keep it at $0, not Magnet $4.99 first unless they want App Store snap quarters, and not if they need a finished 1.0 (this is public beta).
Read the AeroSpace pagemac or Windows users who will stay on Free at $0 (launcher + File Search + community extensions; no AI credits) while they open a first .heic list, then Pro at $10/month when they want AI Chat — not Plus $20 unless they need advanced models, and not Max $50 unless they need the top credit grant.
Read the Raycast page
