What is the best AI personal assistant in November 2026?

Gemini AI Pro, at $19.99 a month. It includes Gmail and Docs access, Daily Brief, Chrome auto browse and 5 TB of storage. If your mail is not in Google, pick ChatGPT Plus at $20.

What is the cheapest paid AI personal assistant?

Google AI Plus, at $4.99 a month. It includes the Flash model, Daily Brief and 400 GB of storage. Next are Meta One Core at $7.99 and ChatGPT Go at $8. Siri AI costs nothing extra on supported Apple devices.

Is there a free AI personal assistant?

Yes, at least 9 of the 16 assistants here have a free tier: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Perplexity, Mistral, Meta AI, Reclaim Lite and Fyxer. Siri AI is built into Apple devices. Alexa+ is free with Prime and has a limited free chat tier.

Which AI assistant can work for me in the background?

At least 4 publish it. ChatGPT dots run always-on on Pro ($100+). Gemini Spark is a US Ultra beta ($99.99+). Claude schedules tasks from $20. Lindy runs scheduled routines from $49.99 per user. Mistral Pro allows unlimited scheduled tasks at $14.99.

How much do the top AI assistant plans cost?

$200 to $500 a month. ChatGPT Pro tops out at $500. Claude Ultra, Perplexity Max and Grok Ultra are $200, and Gemini AI Ultra is $199.99. Most people never need these tiers.

Yes for Prime members. Without Prime it costs $19.99 a month in the US. A limited free chat tier is open to everyone. Full access covers the US and Canada, with early access in 8 more countries.

Do AI assistants train on my chats?

On some consumer plans, yes. Claude's Free, Pro, Max and Ultra plans and Mistral's plans are opt-out, so you must turn training off yourself. Claude Team (from $20 a seat) does not train by default. Lindy says it never trains models on your data.

Answer in brief · 10 November 2026

Best AI personal assistants, side by side

Paid plans start at $4.99 a month (Google AI Plus) and go up to $49.99 per user (Lindy). Top individual tiers reach $500 at ChatGPT Pro. Gemini AI Pro gives the most for $19.99: Gmail and Docs access, Daily Brief and 5 TB of storage. Since September, OpenAI launched always-on dots on Pro, Meta began selling Meta One from $7.99, and xAI replaced SuperGrok with The X Subscription.

16 assistants compared
32 dated sources
Checked 10 November 2026

Google Gemini $4.99/mo (AI Plus)Lindy $49.99/user/mo (5,000 credits)

Paid plan from (US$/month): one mark per company that publishes a figure, 15 of 16. The ringed mark is our pick, Google Gemini.

The call

Runner-up

ChatGPT Plus at $20. It wins if your mail is not Gmail, or if you want one assistant across every app and device. Move up to Pro ($100 to $500) only if you need dots, OpenAI's always-on agent, launched 29 Sep 2026.

Overrated

Perplexity Max at $200 a month, or $2,000 a year. That is 10x the price of Pro, and Perplexity's own plan comparison gives agent allowances only as 'usage limits', with no numbers. Lindy at $49.99 per user is the other one: 2.5x Gemini AI Pro, with credits that expire monthly.

What buyers get wrong

Buying on the sticker price. An assistant can only act on what it can reach: your mail, calendar and devices. And the real cap is the meter: 5-hour windows at Claude, 2x to 20x multiples at Gemini, and monthly credits at Lindy, Motion and Fyxer.

Assistants, side by side

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Name and our take	Paid plan from US$/month	Top listed plan US$/month	Free option	How usage is capped	Background or scheduled work	Bundled extras
Google GeminiGeneral assistant Best value here: $19.99 AI Pro bundles Gmail and Docs access, Daily Brief, Chrome auto browse and 5 TB storage. Spark is still a US Ultra beta.	$4.99/mo (AI Plus)5	$199.99/mo (AI Ultra 20x)5	$0: Flash-Lite model, Deep Research, Gemini Live, 15 GB5	Plus 2x Free, Pro 4x Free, Ultra 5x or 20x Pro5	Daily Brief on Plus and Pro; Spark 24/7 agent beta for US Ultra6	400 GB (Plus), 5 TB (Pro), 20 TB+ (Ultra) storage5
Meta AISocial-app assistant Free for everyday use, with Meta One Core at $7.99. But you are buying a Meta bundle, not a dedicated assistant plan.	$7.99/mo (Meta One Core)17	$19.99/mo (Meta One Premium)17	Everyday Meta AI use is free17	Bundles raise compute-heavy AI limits17	—	Bundle covers other Meta features, not AI only17
ChatGPT (OpenAI)General assistant Widest price ladder, $8 to $500. Plus at $20 is the safe default. Dots, the always-on agent, need Pro at $100 or more.	$8/mo (Go)2	$500/mo (Pro 500)1	Free plan, $03	Flat fee; Pro sold as $100, $200 and $500 tiers1	Dots always-on agents on Pro, from 29 Sep 20264	Plus is $20/mo, billed monthly3
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Office-suite assistant Cheapest way to get AI inside Word and Outlook at $9.99, but on Family only the owner gets AI, and Microsoft never states usage in numbers.	$9.99/mo (M365 Personal)8	$19.99/mo (M365 Premium)8	Free Copilot; 5 GB OneDrive with a Microsoft account8	Relative only: 'higher than free' or 'extensive'8	Agentic research and analytics on Premium8	1 TB (Personal), 2 TB shared (Family, Premium), Defender8
Reclaim.aiAI calendar Best calendar specialist: free Lite and $12 Starter. Not a general assistant, and the free plan schedules only one week ahead.	$12/seat/mo Starter ($10 yearly)19	$22/seat/mo Enterprise (yearly)19	Lite free: 1-week range, 1 calendar sync19	Per seat: 5, 10, 100 or unlimited AI agents19	Defends focus time, habits and buffers automatically19	SSO and SCIM on Enterprise19
Mistral Le Chat (Vibe)General assistant $14.99 Pro undercuts every big US chatbot and allows unlimited scheduled tasks, but it has fewer personal integrations than Google or Microsoft.	$14.99/mo (Pro)16	$24.99/user/mo (Team)16	Free: limited messages, 100+ connectors16	Fair-use limits; pay-as-you-go credits past the cap16	Task scheduling: up to 5 on Free, unlimited on Pro16	Students pay $5.99/mo; Team gets 30 GB per user16
SuperhumanAI email assistant The $15 Email Assistant is a cheap add-on inside Gmail or Outlook. The full Mail app costs $30 to $40 per member.	$15/mo Email Assistant ($12 yearly)23	$40/member/mo Mail Business ($33 yearly)24	—	Per member, flat24	AI assistant works inside Gmail or Outlook23	Mail Starter $30/mo ($25 yearly)24
MotionAI planner Plans your day for you at $19 a seat, but credits cap AI use, and a full work manager is overkill for one person's errands.	$19/seat/mo (Pro AI)18	$29/seat/mo (Business AI)18	Free trial only18	Credits: 7,500 or 15,000 per seat per month18	AI Task Planner schedules tasks on your calendar18	Annual billing saves 33%; Gantt and time tracking on Business18
Alexa+ (Amazon)Home and voice assistant Free for Prime members, $19.99 otherwise. Best for the home and errands, weak at desk work, and still early access outside the US and Canada.	$19.99/mo, or $0 with Prime9	—	Limited free chat tier for non-Prime users10	Flat monthly fee or included in Prime9	Reservations, food delivery, smart home via 'experts'9	Full in US and Canada; early access in 8 more countries9
Claude (Anthropic)General assistant Best for finished work: docs, slides, scheduled tasks on Pro. But 5-hour and weekly caps bite, and consumer chats train models unless you opt out.	$20/mo Pro ($17/mo yearly)7	$200/mo (Ultra)7	$0: memory, connectors, web search, limited usage7	5-hour and weekly caps; Max 5x Pro, Ultra 10x Pro weekly7	Hand off and schedule tasks on Pro and up7	$100 (Max) or $200 (Ultra) monthly API credits7
Perplexity (with Comet)Research assistant Pro at $20 is fair for cited research. Max at $200 costs 10x as much, and Perplexity gives no numbers for its agent limits.	$20/mo Pro ($200/yr)12	$200/mo Max ($2,000/yr)12	Free plan; Comet browser free, no agent queries13	Agent queries 'with usage limits' on Pro and Max13	Comet browser agent on Pro and Max13	Yearly billing about $17/mo Pro, $167/mo Max12
HowieAI scheduling secretary Cheapest email-scheduling secretary at $25 a month, but it does one job and runs on shared credits.	$25/mo (Team, shared credits)22	Custom (Enterprise)22	—	Shared workspace credits22	Schedules meetings over email22	Own-domain assistant email +$20/mo22
Grok (xAI)General assistant At $30, the priciest entry plan among the big chatbots, and xAI just changed its plan lineup. Hard to justify over $20 rivals for assistant work.	$30/mo (Premium, ex-SuperGrok)14	$200/mo (Ultra, ex-SuperGrok Heavy)14	—	Sold through The X Subscription since Oct 202615	—	Premium includes SuperGrok benefits15
FyxerAI email assistant Good at inbox drafting and meeting follow-ups, but $49 a month ($37 yearly) for email help is steep, and unlimited credits end after 3 months.	$49/person/mo Pro ($37 yearly)21	$99/person/mo Team ($64 yearly)21	Free plan; 400 credits, about 20 chats21	3,000 credits/mo on Pro after 3-month unlimited offer21	Drafts replies in your tone, labels inbox, meeting notes21	14-day trial; Enterprise private cloud option21
LindyAI executive assistant Most capable delegated assistant here, but $49.99 a user is 2.5x Gemini AI Pro. Credits don't roll over, and every active user is billed.	$49.99/user/mo (5,000 credits)20	Custom (Enterprise)20	$50 in credits, expire after 7 days20	Credits; top-ups $10 per 1,000; monthly credits don't roll over20	Scheduled routines, daily briefs, iMessage 24/7, approvals20	SOC 2; HIPAA BAA, SSO and SCIM on Enterprise20
Siri AI (Apple)Device assistant Free with the device and the only one here that acts inside Messages and Reminders, but English-only, and some features are still 'coming'.	No separate plan listed11	—	Built into supported Apple devices11	'Usage limits may apply'11	Acts in Messages, Music, Reminders; Calendar events from a description11	On-device plus Private Cloud Compute; English only11

Paid plan from: Lowest published US paid plan, monthly billing where shown. Yearly price in brackets. Per-seat tools are priced per user. Top listed plan: Highest published individual or team list price. Custom-quote plans are not given a number. Free option: What you get without paying, as the vendor states it. How usage is capped: The published limit model: time windows, multiples, credits or relative wording. Background or scheduled work: Documented ability to act or run tasks without you in the chat. Bundled extras: Storage, API credits, compliance or other items in the price.

A dash means the company publishes no figure. The small number beside a value opens the source we read it from. We did not test these products.

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Launches and price moves

ChatGPT
2026-09-29OpenAI launched dots, always-on agents, rolling out to eligible Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise users.4
Meta AI
2026-09-15Meta launched Meta One: Core $7.99 and Premium $19.99 a month in the US, with more Meta AI usage. Basic Meta AI stays free.17
Grok
2026-10-12xAI moved new buyers to The X Subscription: Premium $30 replaces SuperGrok, Ultra $200 replaces SuperGrok Heavy.15
Gemini
2026-05-19Google announced Daily Brief, rolling out in the US that day, and Spark, a 24/7 agent in beta for US AI Ultra.6
Alexa+
2026-02-04Alexa+ opened to everyone in the US: free with Prime, $19.99 a month without it, plus a limited free chat tier.10
ChatGPT
2026-01-16OpenAI made ChatGPT Go available worldwide, priced at $8 a month in the US.2

Money, exits and outages

Clockwise
2026-03-27Calendar assistant Clockwise shut down after its team joined Salesforce. It says 40,000 organizations used it. No customer data went to Salesforce.26
Anthropic (Claude)
2026-05-28Anthropic raised a $65B Series H at a $965B post-money valuation to expand compute and Claude products.27
Manus (Meta)
2026-04-27Axios reported that Chinese regulators ordered Meta to unwind its reported $2.5B purchase of agent maker Manus. Meta disputed the order.31
Persona
2026-10-08Persona raised $10M for a personal assistant delivered through iMessage, with a planned $179 wearable band.29
Rocker
2026-10-28Rocker launched with $12.85M led by Greycroft, with Anthropic participating, for a personal work assistant.30
Ollie
2026-11-06Family assistant Ollie shut its app, under two months after a $7.5M seed round, per secondary reporting.32
ChatGPT
2026-11-10OpenAI's status history logs several resolved ChatGPT incidents in Oct-Nov 2026, including conversation and file-upload errors.28

How to read the table

Paid plan from is the lowest published US price with monthly billing where the vendor shows it; the yearly price is in brackets. Per-seat tools (Motion, Reclaim, Lindy, Fyxer) are priced per user, so a team pays that figure times its headcount.

Prices are not usage. Read the usage column before comparing. Claude caps every 5 hours and every week, Gemini sells multiples of its free tier, and Lindy, Motion and Fyxer bill in monthly credits. Microsoft and Perplexity describe limits only in words.

A blank cell means the vendor publishes nothing for it. We never estimate. Every figure comes from the vendor's own page or a dated report, read on the date shown. We did not test these products hands-on.

Questions buyers ask

What is the best AI personal assistant in November 2026?: Gemini AI Pro, at $19.99 a month. It includes Gmail and Docs access, Daily Brief, Chrome auto browse and 5 TB of storage. If your mail is not in Google, pick ChatGPT Plus at $20.
What is the cheapest paid AI personal assistant?: Google AI Plus, at $4.99 a month. It includes the Flash model, Daily Brief and 400 GB of storage. Next are Meta One Core at $7.99 and ChatGPT Go at $8. Siri AI costs nothing extra on supported Apple devices.
Is there a free AI personal assistant?: Yes, at least 9 of the 16 assistants here have a free tier: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Perplexity, Mistral, Meta AI, Reclaim Lite and Fyxer. Siri AI is built into Apple devices. Alexa+ is free with Prime and has a limited free chat tier.
Which AI assistant can work for me in the background?: At least 4 publish it. ChatGPT dots run always-on on Pro ($100+). Gemini Spark is a US Ultra beta ($99.99+). Claude schedules tasks from $20. Lindy runs scheduled routines from $49.99 per user. Mistral Pro allows unlimited scheduled tasks at $14.99.
How much do the top AI assistant plans cost?: $200 to $500 a month. ChatGPT Pro tops out at $500. Claude Ultra, Perplexity Max and Grok Ultra are $200, and Gemini AI Ultra is $199.99. Most people never need these tiers.
Is Alexa+ free?: Yes for Prime members. Without Prime it costs $19.99 a month in the US. A limited free chat tier is open to everyone. Full access covers the US and Canada, with early access in 8 more countries.
Do AI assistants train on my chats?: On some consumer plans, yes. Claude's Free, Pro, Max and Ultra plans and Mistral's plans are opt-out, so you must turn training off yourself. Claude Team (from $20 a seat) does not train by default. Lindy says it never trains models on your data.

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