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 Velja if people who keep two browsers and will pay $10 so work links stay in Chrome — not Raycast Pro
Best for
Raycast A launcher you start at a public $
Velja Choose that browser at a public $
Free plan
Raycast $0 · launcher + community extensions. No AI credits (“AI isn’t available on the Free plan”)
Velja No free plan
Lowest paid
Raycast Pro $10/mo
Velja Velja $10
Next step up
Raycast Plus $20/mo
Velja
Watch out
Raycast AI is not on Free
Velja A picker, not a launcher
Last checked
Raycast 2026-10-23 · raycast.com/pricing
Velja 2026-10-26 · sindresorhus.com/velja
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 pagepeople who keep two browsers and will pay $10 so work links stay in Chrome — not Raycast Pro first unless they want a full launcher.
Read the Velja page
