AI assistants that are free or under $10 a month
Which AI assistants are free or cost less than $10 a month?
Updated · 8 assistants ranked
Eight assistants are free or list a monthly price under $10 and took at least five of our ten tests. Six have a free plan; Askranger lists $5 a month and Gemini Spark $4.99. Folk lists $9.99 but has only two tests, so it is not ranked.
Top picks
- 18.1
Tested on 8 of 10Best: Routines10, Purchasing9Time to finish 7m 1s
- 27.8sznBest free option
Tested on 9 of 10Best: Phone calls10, Memory9
- 37.2
Tested on 6 of 10Best: Travel9, Phone calls8
- 46.0
Tested on 5 of 10Best: Online tasks10, Permissions7
- 55.6
Tested on 10 of 10Best: Purchasing7, Phone calls7
Top pick: highest average here. Best free option: highest among assistants you can use for free. Fastest that's still good: quickest median time to finish among those averaging 7 or more.
Full ranking
| # | Assistant | Online tasks | Travel | Purchasing | Phone calls | Proactive | Routines | Connected apps | Permissions | Memory | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pally | 7 | 7 | 9 | N/A | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | 8.1 |
| 2 | szn | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Luke | 6 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 7.2 |
| 4 | OpenInstinct | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Ask Ranger | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Gemini Spark | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Nessi | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5.4 |
| 8 | OpenClaw | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5.1 |
How this report works
Included are assistants with a free plan or a listed monthly price below $10 (checked 2026-10-26) and at least five tests taken, ranked by the average of the tests they took. Free here is the assistant's own price: OpenClaw and OpenInstinct are free software where you pay your own model and hosting costs. Scores come from the published score sheet and are dated 2026-10-27. 5 of the 8 ranked assistants carry pre-filled scores, which are placeholder estimates the site has not yet replaced with its own test runs, so treat their places as provisional.
How to choose
- Read the allowance as well as the price: Nessi lists no usage limit, Askranger has all features free during private beta, and Gemini Spark's free plan uses the Flash-Lite model.
- Check whether a price is a preview or beta one: Szn is free during an early preview and Askranger is free during private beta, so these may change.
- An unlisted price is not the same as free: assistants with a free tier but no listed paid price are left out.
Which AI assistants cost under $10 a month?
Eight ranked assistants: Pally, Szn, Luke, OpenInstinct, Askranger, Gemini Spark, Nessi and OpenClaw. Six have a free plan, Askranger lists $5 a month and Gemini Spark $4.99; the ranking table has their scores.
What counts as under $10 here?
A free plan, or a monthly price listed in the catalog below $10. Prices as checked on 2026-10-26; assistants with no listed price are left out.
What users say
I just setup and it ordered me lunch, running on my own infra.
Open sourcehas been doing this months ago and actually makes phone calls on your behalf
Open sourcePally asks me before sending each message out to clients but now Pallyai can attend to my photography clients without asking me, it's all automated.
Open sourceFrequently asked questions
Which assistant is best for this?
Pally leads with an average of 8.1, ahead of szn and Luke.
Is there a good free option?
Pally is the highest-ranked assistant with a free plan, averaging 8.1.
How did you test these assistants?
Every assistant got the same published tests, word for word, scored from three checkpoints and the number of corrections it needed. Each test is on the Dimensions page.