Does Raycast offer a free plan or free trial?

Yes to both. Raycast has a free plan (with limitations noted below) and also offers a 14-day free trial of paid plans.

What are all of Raycast's pricing tiers?

Raycast has 4 publicly-priced tiers as of September 12, 2026: • Free — free. personal use, all launcher features. • Pro — $10/mo ($8/mo billed annually). 500 AI credits/mo, cloud sync, custom themes; now includes Claude Sonnet 5 / GPT-5.6 Terra. • Pro+ — $20/mo ($16/mo billed annually). 3,000 AI credits/mo, frontier models (Fable 5.1, GPT-6 Astra) — renamed from 'Advanced AI'. • Max — $50/mo. 7,500 AI credits/mo, heaviest AI usage (annual rate not published).

Has Raycast raised or lowered prices recently?

Raycast's pricing has been stable since Sep 20, 2026. See full history at /tools/raycast/price-history.

How does Raycast pricing compare to other Productivity tools?

Raycast is on the lower end of Productivity pricing. Of the 21 Productivity tools we track with published entry prices, Raycast is among the 5 cheapest at $10/month. The cheapest option in this category is Kagi at $5/month.

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Raycast

Raycast · Productivity

Mac productivity launcher positioned as the alternative to Spotlight and Alfred for power users who want extensibility + a great UX. Distinctive for its extensions store, AI features (Ask Raycast), and clipboard history. Priced free (personal) with Raycast Pro at $10/user/mo (annual) or $16/mo. Series B in 2023. Popular with developers, designers, and knowledge workers who spend their day in a Mac terminal + browser.

In other words, Raycast is worth it for macOS power users (developers, designers, ops) who want Spotlight-on-steroids — launcher + snippets + calculator + AI assistant + 600+ extensions. Free covers core launcher forever; Pro adds cloud sync, unlimited AI, and custom themes; Pro + Advanced AI adds premium models. Very easy — replaces Spotlight seamlessly. Native integrations with GitHub, Linear, Notion, Slack, and 500+ apps via extensions. Downside: macOS-only (no Windows/Linux), and Advanced AI subscription adds recurring cost on top of Pro.

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Pricing summary

Starting price

$10/mo

$8/mo billed annually

Pricing model

Per Seat

Both

Key limit

Pro features

Main metered limit

Additional fees

Varies

STRUCTURAL CHANGE + DATA CORRECTION 2026-09-12. Source: Raycast's own blog, raycast.com/blog/changing-how-raycast-ai-is-priced (corroborated by alternativeto.net coverage, Sept 2026). WHAT CHANGED: Raycast moved AI plans from rate-limited to usage-based AI Credits. 'Advanced AI' is RENAMED to 'Pro+'. A new 'Max' tier launched at $50/mo with 7,500 credits. Credit allowances are now Pro 500 / Pro+ 3,000 / Max 7,500, and credit burn varies by model and task size. Pro also gained models that previously required Advanced AI (Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6 Terra). Existing subscribers roll from Advanced AI to Pro+ at next billing cycle and receive a bonus month. NO PRICE MOVEMENT — NO SNAPSHOT WRITTEN. The vendor states explicitly that all subscription prices stay the same. Pro remains $10/$8. DATA CORRECTION: stored monthly for the Advanced AI tier was $18; the vendor says the tier 'stays at $20 a month', so $18 was simply wrong in our record. Corrected 18 -> 20 as a data fix, NOT an increase. Writing this as an 'Up' would have produced a false 'Price increased' badge on a tier the vendor says did not move — exactly the failure mode the structural-change check exists to catch. Stored annual $16 is retained and is consistent with Raycast's 20% annual discount applied to $20. Max annual rate is not published; left blank rather than inferred from the 20% pattern. Number of Plans 3 -> 4. Team plans (not tracked on this record): Teams Pro $15/user/mo, Teams + Advanced AI $25/user/mo, Enterprise custom/annual.

Free trial

14-day free trial + free plan

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Alternatives to consider

Windows/Linux user? Pick Wox (Windows), Alfred (macOS alternative), or Espanso (cross-platform). Just want AI in your terminal? Warp or Cursor.

All plans

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Plan	Monthly	Annual	Key limit
Free	Free	Free	personal use, all launcher features
ProEntry tier	$10	$8Save 20%	500 AI credits/mo, cloud sync, custom themes; now includes Claude Sonnet 5 / GPT-5.6 Terra
Pro+	$20	$16Save 20%	3,000 AI credits/mo, frontier models (Fable 5.1, GPT-6 Astra) — renamed from 'Advanced AI'
Max	$50	—	7,500 AI credits/mo, heaviest AI usage (annual rate not published)

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Price history

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Common questions about Raycast

Is Raycast worth it?: Raycast is worth it for macOS power users (developers, designers, ops) who want Spotlight-on-steroids — launcher + snippets + calculator + AI assistant + 600+ extensions. Free covers core launcher forever; Pro adds cloud sync, unlimited AI, and custom themes; Pro + Advanced AI adds premium models.
What are the pricing tiers of Raycast?: Raycast has 4 plans: Free (free), Pro ($10/mo), Pro+ ($20/mo), Max ($50/mo).
Does Raycast offer annual discounts?: Yes. Paying annually brings the entry plan from $10/month down to $8/month — about 20% cheaper.

Frequently asked questions

About Raycast pricing.

Raycast pricing starts at $10/month on monthly billing, or $8/month if billed annually — a 20% saving. Raycast offers 4 paid plans in total, ranging from $10 to $50/month.