Our take
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 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. Pick Rectangle if mac users on macOS 14+ who will stay on Free OSS at $0 while they snap a first Top Left,
Best for
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Rectangle A snap you start at a public $
Free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Rectangle $0 · mIT-style OSS at rxhanson/Rectangle. macOS 14+
Lowest paid
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Rectangle Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Rectangle
Watch out
Raycast AI is not on Free
Rectangle Free Rectangle needs macOS 14+
Last checked
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
Rectangle 2026-10-23 · rectangleapp.com/pro
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 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 pagemac users on macOS 14+ who will stay on Free OSS at $0 while they snap a first Top Left, then Pro if they want the window throw — not Pro first unless they need custom snap targets and iCloud sync.
Read the Rectangle page
