23 AI chat and voice tools for Mac. 21 have a free plan. Half of the paid plans start at $8 a month or less. 4 are open source. Newest check: 2 Nov 2026.
268 of 721 tools were checked against the vendor's own page in the last 30 days.
| Tool | Price from | Free plan | Runs on | Rating | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPTChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant, with 1.2 billion weekly users by OpenAI's count, the GPT-6 model family and plans that run from a free tier to a premium Pro tier. | $8/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 4.5 | 22 Oct |
| GeminiGoogle's multimodal AI assistant and model family, sold as a free app, tiered subscriptions and a pay-per-token API | $3/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 4.5 | 2 Nov |
| Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft's AI assistant across Windows, Edge, Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, from a free tier to per-seat work plans on OpenAI's latest GPT-5 models. | $9.99/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 4.5 | 2 Nov |
| QwenAlibaba's free Qwen chat app for web, desktop and mobile, plus a per-token Model Studio API and open-weight models you can self-host. | -- | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 4.4 | 2 Nov |
| PoeOne subscription reaching 200+ models from every major lab plus community bots, with a free plan to start. Poe's paid plans have no names; each is sold by its compute-point allowance. | $4.99/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 4.0 | 28 Oct |
| Mistral AIMistral AI is a Paris-based AI lab building open-weight foundation models such as Mistral Large 4 and the Vibe assistant, with EU-hosted infrastructure. | $14.99/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 3.9 | 10 Oct |
| Ninja AIAll-in-one AI agent platform giving access to 40+ models including GPT-4.1 and Claude Sonnet, with unlimited image generation and SuperNinja agentic mode; free tier included. | $25/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 3.7 | 22 Sep |
| ContextliPrivacy-first AI speech-to-text that transforms voice into context-aware formatted text across Gmail, Slack, Notion, and 40+ apps. 100 free credits/month, lifetime license available. | $3.75/mo | Trial | Mac · Windows | 3.6 | 30 Oct |
| ForevermoreForevermore records unlimited family voice stories, builds Essence, an AI memory companion, and adds Echo memorial voice messages. | $4.17/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac | 3.3 | 12 Oct |
| MonicaAll-in-one AI assistant browser extension and app that combines GPT, Claude, and Gemini in a sidebar for chat, writing, search, and summarization. Free tier available, with paid plans for heavier use. | $9.90/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | 3.3 | 12 Oct |
| AbridgeEnterprise ambient AI clinical scribe used at 300+ health systems. Converts doctor visits to Epic EHR notes in real time, saving 70+ hours/month per clinician. | Quote | No | Web · iOS · Android · Mac | -- | 19 Aug |
| Krisp AIRemoves background noise from calls in real time, with optional meeting recording, transcription, and summaries. | $8/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 19 Aug |
| Murf AIUltra-realistic AI Voice Generator with fastest text-to-speech API for voice agents and creators | $19/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 28 Oct |
| PiA personal AI built for conversation rather than tasks: supportive, memory-enabled, and free. | Free | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 19 Aug |
| RaycastOne hotkey for apps, files, clipboard history and multi-model AI on Mac, Windows and iPhone, from a London team founded in 2020. | $10/mo | Yes | iOS · Mac · Windows | -- | 4 Oct |
| Resemble AIGenerative voice AI and deepfake detection for enterprise trust | $29/mo | Yes | Web · Mac · Windows | -- | 19 Aug |
| Siri AIApple's free, rebuilt conversational assistant runs a custom 1.2 trillion-parameter Google Gemini model and ships with iOS 27 in fall 2026. | Free | Yes | iOS · Mac | -- | 19 Aug |
| SkillyOpen-source Mac app that listens to your question, answers by voice and moves a pointer to the right button, in any app or browser tab. | $5/mo | Yes | Web · Mac | -- | 28 Oct |
| SpeechifyText-to-speech app that reads PDFs, web pages and book photos aloud in 1,000+ voices on seven platforms, plus voice typing and an AI assistant. | $29/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 11 Oct |
| SpeechmaticsSpeech-to-text API from Cambridge UK covering 55+ languages. Medical model at 93% accuracy, on-prem deployment. Free 4 hrs/month, on-demand from $2.75/hr. | $2.75/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 19 Aug |
| Voice.aiVoice changer with apps for 4 platforms, plus voice cloning, text to speech and AI phone agents on one shared credit balance. | $8/mo | Yes | Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 11 Oct |
| VoicemodReal-time voice changer for Discord, OBS and game chat on Windows and macOS, with 15+ themed soundboards. Free tier, or PRO for every voice. | -- | Yes | iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 11 Oct |
| Wispr FlowAI voice dictation app that dictates at up to 220 words per minute and reformats it for whichever app you're typing into, on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. | $15/mo | Yes | iOS · Android · Mac · Windows | -- | 18 Aug |
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