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 Stats if mac users who will stay on the MIT binary at $0 while they open a first Battery 80% popup —
Best for
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Stats A menu-bar meter you start at a public $
Free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Stats $0 · mIT at exelban/stats. Menu-bar modules on macOS
Lowest paid
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Stats Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Stats
Watch out
Raycast AI is not on Free
Stats Menu-bar only
Last checked
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
Stats 2026-10-23 · mac-stats.com
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 who will stay on the MIT binary at $0 while they open a first Battery 80% popup — not a remote dashboard first, and not Alfred Powerpack unless they need a launcher.
Read the Stats page
