Best of 2026 · Run your inbox, calendar and meeting notes · Prices checked October 21, 2026 to October 29, 2026
Best AI personal assistants in 2026
17 AI personal assistants for the job "run your inbox, calendar and meeting notes", each with its pricing as the vendor publishes it ("not published" where it doesn't), the source and the date we checked it. 17 publish prices, 9 have a free plan and 4 have verified public use cases. Ordered by our data, never by payment.
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Short answer: what AI personal assistants cost
17 of the 17 publish prices. The lowest listed monthly plan is $5/mo (Routine). Prices checked October 21, 2026 to October 29, 2026; the table on this page has every plan and its source. Fyxer AI, Reclaim.ai, Gamma, Routine, Hark Pro, Meta Muse, Lindy, Cue and Instinct have a free plan or free tier, according to their public pricing pages (checked October 21, 2026 to October 29, 2026).
All 17, in our order
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AssistantsFree tier
Fyxer AI
An inbox assistant for Gmail and Outlook that sorts email, drafts replies in your voice and writes meeting notes.
Subscription · 3 use cases$49/mo
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AssistantsFree tier
Reclaim.ai
An AI calendar assistant for Google Calendar and Outlook that schedules meetings, tasks, habits and focus time.
Per seat · 2 use casesFree; Starter $10/seat/mo (yearly)
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DesignFree tier
Gamma
Makes presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt with an AI design agent.
Per seat · 1 use caseFree; Plus $9/seat/mo (yearly)
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Assistants
Grok Bot
SpaceXSI's always-on AI teammates (beta): you message a Bot like a colleague, and it works on a persistent cloud computer with a browser, files and a terminal, keeps going while your laptop is closed, runs scheduled routines and asks for approval on sensitive steps.
Subscription · 1 use caseIncluded with The X Subscription Premium $30/mo
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SchedulingFree tier
Routine
Tasks, calendars and notes in one app with an AI assistant that helps plan and time-block the day.
SubscriptionFree; Personal $5/mo
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Scheduling
Sunsama
A daily planner that pulls tasks and calendar events into one place and helps you plan a realistic day, with AI-assisted planning.
Subscription$17/mo (billed yearly)
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Scheduling
Akiflow
A planner that pulls tasks from your apps into one inbox and time-blocks them on your calendar, with an AI assistant.
Subscription$34/mo
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Assistants
Motion
An AI planner that schedules your tasks and projects into your calendar automatically.
Per seat$19/seat/mo
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Assistants
Claude Duet
Anthropic's proactive assistant app (research preview, Oct 2026): it watches your connected apps, sends a morning brief, does tasks in the background and asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes anything.
SubscriptionIncluded with Claude Pro $20/mo
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AssistantsFree tier
Hark Pro
A personal AI assistant from the startup Hark (launched Oct 2026) on web, iOS and Android: one ongoing chat with memory that uses its own cloud computer (Handoff) to sign in to sites and do tasks like ordering food, booking, filling out forms and returns, connects to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, and runs scheduled tasks.
SubscriptionFree; Pro² $20/mo
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AssistantsFree tier
Meta Muse
Meta's personal AI agent (US, Sep 2026) that you message in its app or in WhatsApp; it can connect to email, calendar and payments and act for you, and runs in a dedicated secure virtual machine.
SubscriptionFree; Power $20/mo
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Assistants
Howie
An email-based scheduling assistant: copy it on a thread and it finds times and books the meeting.
Subscription$25/mo
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Email
Jace
AI email assistant that drafts replies in your voice, organizes your inbox and schedules meetings.
SubscriptionPlus $25/mo ($20/mo yearly)
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AssistantsFree tier
Lindy
An AI assistant that triages email, drafts replies in your voice, schedules meetings, records calls and runs recurring routines; usable from iMessage, Slack and email.
Subscription$49.99/mo
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Assistants
ChatGPT dots
OpenAI's always-on agents inside ChatGPT (launched Sep 2026): a dot keeps working on your goals between conversations and uses connected apps such as Slack and Microsoft Teams.
SubscriptionIncluded with ChatGPT Pro from $100/mo
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AssistantsFree tier
Cue
Manus's standalone app for personal agents (launched Sep 28, 2026 with Manus 2.0) on web, desktop and mobile. Each agent gets its own email address, phone number, wallet and computer, so it can send messages, pay within a budget you set, take your calls and leave a summary, and work through tasks on its own machine; several agents can share a group chat and hand work to each other.
SubscriptionFree (invite-code early access)
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AssistantsFree tier
Instinct
A startup personal assistant (launched Aug 2026) with no app: you text or email it (iMessage, WhatsApp or email) or call it, and it uses a phone and computer the way you would, connects to Google Workspace, Slack and Notion, and handles errands like bookings, orders and appointment emails.
SubscriptionFree (invite-only beta)
How we ordered this list: whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan. Only full listings (verified starting price with its source) are included. We haven't tested these hands-on. How we rank.
Pricing compared
| Agent | Starts at | Model | Free plan | Plans | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $49/mo | Subscription | Yes |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| Free; Starter $10/seat/mo (yearly) | Per seat | Yes |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| Gamma | Free; Plus $9/seat/mo (yearly) | Per seat | Yes |
| October 21, 2026 | Source |
| Grok Bot | Included with The X Subscription Premium $30/mo | Subscription | No |
| October 22, 2026 | Source |
| Routine | Free; Personal $5/mo | Subscription | Yes |
| October 24, 2026 | Source |
| Sunsama | $17/mo (billed yearly) | Subscription | No |
| October 29, 2026 | Source |
| $34/mo | Subscription | No |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| $19/seat/mo | Per seat | No |
| October 21, 2026 | Source | |
| Claude Duet | Included with Claude Pro $20/mo | Subscription | No |
| October 22, 2026 | Source |
| Hark Pro | Free; Pro² $20/mo | Subscription | Yes |
| October 23, 2026 | Source |
| Meta Muse | Free; Power $20/mo | Subscription | Yes |
| October 22, 2026 | Source |
| $25/mo | Subscription | No |
| October 29, 2026 | Source | |
| Jace | Plus $25/mo ($20/mo yearly) | Subscription | No |
| October 25, 2026 | Source |
| $49.99/mo | Subscription | Yes |
| October 21, 2026 | Source | |
| ChatGPT dots | Included with ChatGPT Pro from $100/mo | Subscription | No |
| October 22, 2026 | Source |
| Free (invite-code early access) | Subscription | Yes |
| October 24, 2026 | Source | |
| Instinct | Free (invite-only beta) | Subscription | Yes |
| October 23, 2026 | Source |
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FAQ
What are the best AI personal assistants in 2026?
We list 17 AI personal assistants as full listings, with pricing checked on each vendor's own site. Ordered by our data (whether the vendor publishes its prices, then the number of verified public use cases we've found, then the lowest listed monthly plan), the first three are Fyxer AI ($49/mo), Reclaim.ai (Free; Starter $10/seat/mo (yearly)) and Gamma (Free; Plus $9/seat/mo (yearly)). We haven't tested them hands-on, and no vendor can pay to change this order.
How much do AI personal assistants cost?
17 of the 17 publish prices. The lowest listed monthly plan is $5/mo (Routine). Prices checked October 21, 2026 to October 29, 2026; the table on this page has every plan and its source.
Which AI personal assistants have a free plan?
Fyxer AI, Reclaim.ai, Gamma, Routine, Hark Pro, Meta Muse, Lindy, Cue and Instinct have a free plan or free tier, according to their public pricing pages (checked October 21, 2026 to October 29, 2026).
Which AI personal assistants have real-world use cases?
We've found verified public use cases for Fyxer AI (3), Reclaim.ai (2), Gamma (1) and Grok Bot (1). Each is summarised and credited to its original source on the agent's page.
Did AITeamGuide test these products?
Not yet. This page is built from public pricing pages (with the date we checked each one), published product information and credited public use cases. Hands-on tests will be marked when we add them.
Can a vendor pay to rank higher here?
No. The order comes from our data only. Paid placements are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured", sit outside the list and never change the order.
Head-to-head comparisons
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