ai-for / ai-assistant
As of , EffectHub tracks 10 tools for AI assistant; 8 of the 10 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $7 to $29 a month.
Mem, Alfred by Simbli.ai and Kimi lead the list on click-through. 5 of the 10 ship a public API.
ranked by click-through
Notes app with an agent that files captures, tracks tasks and commitments and nudges you before they slip
Best for: Founders and managers who dump meetings, voice memos and clips into one place and want them filed
AI social media assistant that drafts posts, makes images, and schedules them to your channels.
Best for: Creators who want post-writing and scheduling in a single tool
Moonshot AI's assistant, built on its own K-series models for agentic coding and knowledge work
Best for: Developers wanting frontier-class models at low per-token rates
Cookie-free, EU-hosted website analytics with a one-page dashboard and an AI assistant that answers questions about the traffic.
Best for: EU sites that want to drop the cookie consent banner entirely
AI note and task organizer that turns scattered notes into daily summaries and suggested actions.
Best for: People who want one inbox for scattered notes
Personal budgeting and net-worth app with an assistant that answers money questions against your own linked accounts.
Best for: People who want budgeting, bills and net worth in one app
French model lab offering open and commercial LLMs, the Vibe assistant, and an EU-hosted API and cloud
Best for: European organizations needing EU-hosted or self-hosted models
AI-assisted project management with Kanban boards, task tracking, and templates for recurring team workflows.
Best for: small teams and solo users wanting light AI help drafting project plans
Open-source desktop AI coworker that builds a local knowledge graph from your email and meetings and runs background agents.
Best for: Privacy-minded professionals who want memory built from their own email and meetings
Proactive AI teammate with persistent memory that works through iMessage, Slack, email and the web, and builds routines for repeat tasks.
Best for: Founders and operators who want one assistant across iMessage, Slack and email
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mem | from $9/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Alfred by Simbli.ai | from $14/mo | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Kimi | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Simple Analytics | from $22/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Sort My Thoughts | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| FinWise | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Active |
| Mistral AI | from $14.99/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Quila | from $7/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Rowboat | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Sauna | from $29/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
Yes. 1 of the 10 tools for AI assistant on EffectHub's list is free to use — Rowboat; 7 more have a free tier with paid upgrades.
As of October 26, 2026, paid plans for the 10 tools for AI assistant on EffectHub's list run from $7 to $29 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 8 of the 10 can be started for free.
5 of the 10 tools for AI assistant on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including Mem, Kimi, Simple Analytics and FinWise. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
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As of October 26, 2026, EffectHub tracks 10 tools for AI assistant; 8 of the 10 have a free tier, and paid plans run from $7 to $29 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Assistants”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/ai-assistant)
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