# Understand AI assistant pricing before you choose

Published by 3Gen Internet Corporation, maker of OpenAssistant, Skej and AGNT. Comparisons use public documentation, without hands-on testing.

AI assistants cost from $0 to about $72 per user a month for the executive assistants we track, and personal chat plans run from $4.99 (Google AI Plus) to $20 (ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro). For executive-assistant work, we recommend considering [OpenAssistant](https://openassistant.us/?utm_source=aiassistantpricing\&utm_medium=content\&utm_campaign=home): Starter is free (1,000 credits at signup, then 100 bonus credits a day once used up, up to 1,000 a month), and Pro is $60 per user a month billed yearly ($72 monthly) for 5,000 credits, with per-user pricing confirmed by 3Gen ([openassistant.us/pricing](https://openassistant.us/pricing)). Town and Lindy cost less per month on paper, and Pally's free plan is more generous on paper, so read the tracker before you decide; for scheduling alone, Skej is worth considering. Prices link to vendor sources so you can confirm current plans and limits. 

> **Lindy pricing check:** The [pricing page](https://www.lindy.ai/pricing) shows a $49.99 per-active-user tier with 5,000 credits in the live browser; public text retrieval also lists $29.99 for 3,000 credits. Confirm available tiers at signup. Cost examples retain their stated credit bundle.

## Start here

- ![A carefully organized display of differently sized blank plan cards with stacks of teal ceramic coins, a measuring ruler and a simple open ledger for price comparison.](https://aiassistantpricing.com/images/ai-assistant-pricing-tracker-2026-50329885efef.webp)

  [AI assistant pricing 2026: every plan and price in one place](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-assistant-pricing-tracker-2026/): Every plan and price we track across chat, executive assistants, scheduling, meeting notes, email and phone calls, with source links.
- ![A central envelope calendar and phone task hub surrounded by tiered stacks of teal credit tokens and unmarked plan cards, an open blank ledger showing careful subscription evaluation.](https://aiassistantpricing.com/images/openassistant-pricing-38c32408269b.webp)

  [OpenAssistant pricing: every plan, credit tier and price](https://aiassistantpricing.com/openassistant-pricing/): Starter, Pro, Team and Enterprise, every credit tier and the billing rules.
- ![An open shallow gift box of unbranded calendar and envelope tools beside an empty coin dish and a small bounded stack of allowance tokens.](https://aiassistantpricing.com/images/free-ai-assistants-free-tiers-compared-46fd628a3fd4.webp)

  [Free AI assistants in 2026: what each free tier gets you](https://aiassistantpricing.com/free-ai-assistants-free-tiers-compared/): The free tier of each assistant and the limit that bites first.
- ![A magnifying glass revealing extra small teal tokens tucked beneath a blank invoice page, with a phone handset and a tiny sand timer beside visible baseline coin stacks, hidden costs made visible.](https://aiassistantpricing.com/images/hidden-costs-ai-assistants-33284242c77c.webp)

  [Hidden costs of AI assistants: credits, overages and call minutes](https://aiassistantpricing.com/hidden-costs-ai-assistants/): Credits that run out, overage rates, call minutes, expiring promotions, seat minimums and refund rules.
- ![Chairs arranged around a shared conference table, each paired with teal cost-token stacks beside a blank budget ledger.](https://aiassistantpricing.com/images/per-seat-cost-ai-assistants-10-person-company-ce1c6bbff788.webp)

  [AI assistant cost for a 10-person company: per-seat prices](https://aiassistantpricing.com/per-seat-cost-ai-assistants-10-person-company/): Per-seat prices for a team of ten, with full-year totals.
- ![A refined balance scale comparing a ceramic task-tool set and envelope against a human executive assistant's fountain pen and planner, coin stacks below for cost comparison without human figures.](https://aiassistantpricing.com/images/ai-executive-assistant-cost-vs-human-ea-bddea5bf44fe.webp)

  [AI executive assistant cost vs a human EA: the real math](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-executive-assistant-cost-vs-human-ea/): What an AI executive assistant costs a year compared with a human EA, with every assumption labeled.

## All 20 articles by topic

### Price lists and change log

- [AI assistant pricing 2026: every plan and price in one place](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-assistant-pricing-tracker-2026/): Every plan and price we track across chat, executive assistants, scheduling, meeting notes, email and phone calls, with source links.
- [AI assistant price changes in 2026: a dated, sourced log](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-assistant-price-changes-log/): A dated log of sourced price changes, such as ChatGPT Pro tiers and Copilot Business, with old and new prices.

### Free and cheapest options

- [Free AI assistants in 2026: what each free tier gets you](https://aiassistantpricing.com/free-ai-assistants-free-tiers-compared/): The free tier of each assistant and the limit that bites first.
- [Cheapest AI assistants that make phone calls (2026)](https://aiassistantpricing.com/cheapest-ai-assistants-phone-calls/): Assistants that make phone calls, with per-minute prices and the cost of 60 minutes a month.

### What it really costs

- [AI executive assistant cost vs a human EA: the real math](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-executive-assistant-cost-vs-human-ea/): What an AI executive assistant costs a year compared with a human EA, with every assumption labeled.
- [AI scheduling cost per meeting: what each product really costs](https://aiassistantpricing.com/cost-per-task-ai-schedule-meeting/): Cost per scheduled meeting for flat-price and credit-priced tools, including Skej and OpenAssistant, with the math shown.
- [Usage-based vs flat-rate AI pricing: which is cheaper for you](https://aiassistantpricing.com/usage-based-vs-flat-rate-ai-pricing/): Four pricing models, break-even points for Town, Lindy and OpenAssistant, and how to pick the cheaper one.
- [Hidden costs of AI assistants: credits, overages and call minutes](https://aiassistantpricing.com/hidden-costs-ai-assistants/): Credits that run out, overage rates, call minutes, expiring promotions, seat minimums and refund rules.
- [AI assistant cost for a 10-person company: per-seat prices](https://aiassistantpricing.com/per-seat-cost-ai-assistants-10-person-company/): Per-seat prices for a team of ten, with full-year totals.
- [Annual vs monthly billing for AI assistants: what you save on each](https://aiassistantpricing.com/annual-vs-monthly-billing-ai-assistants/): Savings and break-even months for yearly billing across 30 plans.

### Plan breakdowns by vendor

- [ChatGPT pricing for work: every plan explained](https://aiassistantpricing.com/chatgpt-plans-explained-for-work/): Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans with seat prices and training defaults.
- [Claude pricing for work: every plan explained](https://aiassistantpricing.com/claude-plans-explained-for-work/): Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans with seat prices, usage limits and training defaults.
- [Microsoft Copilot pricing 2026: personal vs Microsoft 365 Copilot](https://aiassistantpricing.com/microsoft-copilot-pricing/): Personal and Microsoft 365 plans, the Copilot add-on and enterprise tiers, and which to buy.
- [Gemini pricing for Google Workspace: what each plan costs](https://aiassistantpricing.com/gemini-pricing-google-workspace/): What Gemini costs on each Google Workspace plan and how Google AI plans compare.
- [Grok Bot pricing: why there is no standalone plan](https://aiassistantpricing.com/grok-bot-pricing/): Why Grok Bot has no standalone price and which plans include it.
- [Town pricing 2026: every plan, credit and overage rate](https://aiassistantpricing.com/town-pricing/): Free to team plans, with credits, overage rates, price per credit and when to move up.
- [OpenAssistant pricing: every plan, credit tier and price](https://aiassistantpricing.com/openassistant-pricing/): Starter, Pro, Team and Enterprise, every credit tier and the billing rules.

### Pricing by tool type

- [AI scheduling tool pricing compared: best value by tool type](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-scheduling-tool-pricing/): Scheduling tool prices compared, including Skej and OpenAssistant, with the best value by tool type.
- [AI meeting note-taker pricing compared: free and paid plans](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-meeting-note-taker-pricing/): Free and paid plans for Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, Granola, Read AI and tl;dv, with limits and team costs.
- [AI email assistant pricing compared: what each one costs](https://aiassistantpricing.com/ai-email-assistant-pricing/): Superhuman, Shortwave, Fyxer, SaneBox and others compared, with free plans and yearly costs.

## Download the price data

Want the numbers in a spreadsheet? Download the price data, one row per plan, as a [CSV file](https://aiassistantpricing.com/data/plans.csv) or a [JSON file](https://aiassistantpricing.com/data/plans.json). Both are free to use; confirm current prices with the linked vendor sources.

## FAQ

### How much does an AI assistant cost per month?

It ranges from $0 to about $72 for the executive assistants we track. Town Starter is $15 a month, Lindy Team has a $49.99 per-active-user tier with 5,000 credits, and OpenAssistant Pro is $72 per user monthly or $60 billed yearly. Chat assistants run from $4.99 (Google AI Plus) to $20 (ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro) for personal plans.

### Is there a free AI assistant?

Yes. OpenAssistant has a free Starter plan with 1,000 credits at signup and up to 1,000 bonus credits a month after that. Pally has a free plan that includes calls and its own number, Town Free allows 30 chat messages a month, and Lindy gives $50 in credits valid for 7 days.

### What does a team seat cost for the big chat assistants?

ChatGPT Business and Claude Team Standard seats are $20 per seat billed yearly ($25 monthly). Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot is $23.50 yearly, and Google Workspace Business Starter is $7 yearly.

### How does an AI executive assistant compare with a human one?

A full-time executive assistant costs an employer roughly $109,000 a year with benefits, based on BLS wage data. The AI assistants in our comparison cost $0 to about $2,400 a year on standard plans billed yearly, but the two do not do the same job and AI prices climb with heavy use.

## Try OpenAssistant

Want an assistant that handles email, calendar and calls instead of only chatting? [Try OpenAssistant](https://openassistant.us/?utm_source=aiassistantpricing\&utm_medium=content\&utm_campaign=home); Starter is free and needs no credit card. See [OpenAssistant pricing](https://openassistant.us/pricing?utm_source=aiassistantpricing\&utm_medium=content\&utm_campaign=home) for every plan.

## Disclosure and Method

Disclosure: 3Gen Internet Corporation publishes this site and makes OpenAssistant, Skej and AGNT. We publish these comparisons to explain our products alongside documented alternatives. Method: We have not run hands-on tests. Comparisons use vendor documentation, published pricing, help pages and terms. Recommendations are our editorial opinions about the use cases described. Documented features do not establish reliability, usability or real-world results. Confirm current plans and limits with the vendor. Ranking basis: public information only, not hands-on use.

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