Raycast vs Superhuman

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Your shortcut to everything. A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher.

The fastest email experience, now with AI

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Description

Raycast is an extendable launcher and command bar designed for macOS. It offers a suite of built-in productivity tools and allows users to search, build, and share custom integrations using an Extension API. With a free tier and a Pro tier featuring AI, Cloud Sync, and custom themes, Raycast transforms daily workflows through rapid keyboard navigation.

Superhuman uses AI to triage, summarize, and draft replies at keyboard speed.

Key features

• Command launcher
• Extension API
• AI Chat & Quick AI
• Extension Store
• Cloud Sync
• Custom Themes
• Local AI Models integration
• Bring Your Own Model support
• System tools control

• Token-aware generation
• Component variants
• Auto-layout

Pros

• An entirely free option is available for general use.
• Pro subscription adds robust features like AI, Cloud Sync, and custom themes.
• Allows building rich, native extensions with familiar tools like React, TypeScript, and Node.
• Includes a built-in UI component library so developers don't have to design components from scratch.
• Features a public Extension Store to share custom creations with thousands of active users.
• Supports running over 100 local AI models directly on user machines through Ollama integration.
• Advanced option allows users to bring their own OpenAI-compatible custom LLM providers.
• Provides a strongly typed API, hot-reloading, and modern tooling for developer productivity.

• Fastest keyboard-driven email
• AI-drafted replies
• Snippets and templates
• Send later and follow-up reminders
• Read receipts
• Split inbox
• Instant global search
• Polished, distraction-free UI

Cons

• No stable, non-beta support for Windows or Linux is confirmed in the provided text.
• Auto Transcribe meeting metrics requires integrating with a third-party application called Granola.
• The Bring Your Own Models (BYOM) developer capability is disabled by default.
• Moving between devices during the year may cause some local telemetry or Wrapped data to be lost.
• Raycast Wrapped analytics requires a minimum of 14 days of app usage payload.

• Expensive at $30/month
• Gmail and Outlook only
• Steep shortcut learning curve
• Requires onboarding call
• No family plan
• Limited mobile customization
• AI is a separate add-on cost
• Overkill for casual email users

Pricing plans

• StarterUSD25/month
  • • Superhuman AI
  • • Email Productivity
  • • Calendaring & Scheduling
  • • Support & Training
• BusinessUSD33/month
  • • Team Collaboration
  • • For Sales
  • • Team Administration
  • • Security
• Enterprise—
  • • All-in Enterprise Pricing
  • • Custom Compliance Needs
  • • Google Advanced Protection
  • • Advanced Admin Controls
• FreeUSD0
  • • AI chat unlimited while in beta
  • • Correctness suggestions
  • • Tone detection
  • • Limited prompts
• ProUSD12/month
  • • Unlimited AI chat
  • • Inline suggestions
  • • Paragraph translation in 17 languages
  • • Paragraph rewrites in 24 languages
• BusinessUSD33/month
  • • Everything included in Pro, plus:
  • • Ask AI
  • • Write with AI (voice and tone match)
  • • Team collaboration
• Enterprise—
  • • Everything included in Business, plus:
  • • Advanced security and admin controls
  • • Custom roles and permissions
  • • Dedicated support team

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