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Free AI assistants software

An AI assistant is a general chat tool such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot or Perplexity. Recruiters use them to draft outreach and job ads, build Boolean strings, summarise intake calls and interviews, research companies and analyse spreadsheets. They are not recruiting systems: none of them holds your candidates or finds contact data, so they work alongside your ATS, CRM and sourcing tools. This page lists only permanent free tiers, not timed trials.

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Free plan terms and card status come from each vendor's own pricing page, with the date we checked. Where a vendor does not say, we leave it blank.

ChatGPT

AI assistants

OpenAI's AI assistant for outreach, job ads, Boolean strings and screening notes.

Free plan, paid from $8/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited everyday text chats, with tighter limits on uploads, images and deep research.

Checked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

Claude

AI assistants

Anthropic's AI assistant for long documents, careful writing and connected recruiting tools.

Free plan, paid from $17/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing and includes web search, file creation, memory, connectors and up to five projects.

Checked Oct 22, 2026Pricing details

ConnectVault

Lead generation · AI assistants

AI networking app that scans business cards into a personal CRM and drafts follow-ups and meeting prep. Free plan, Android and web.

Free plan, paid from ₹499/mo

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Free plan Starter is free forever with 50 AI credits a month, Standard AI, 100 contacts, 50 card scans, 5 ARIA chats a day, morning briefings, events and QR sharing.

No card neededChecked Oct 31, 2026Pricing details

Coworker

AI assistants

Free open-source desktop app for a team of AI coworkers with memory, skills, schedules and approvals, on local models or your own keys.

Free (open source)

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Checked Oct 23, 2026Pricing details

Cue

AI assistants

Manus's app for personal AI agents, each with its own email, phone number, wallet and computer; free in early access.

Free (early access, invite code)

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Checked Oct 16, 2026Pricing details

Cursor

AI assistants

AI coding agent, now part of SpaceX, on one plan with Grok, with Grok Bot AI teammates included from Premium. Plans from $8 a month.

Free plan, paid from $8/moShipped Nov 5

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Free plan The Free plan gives limited agent and chat requests.

Checked Oct 26, 2026Pricing details

DeepSeek

AI assistants

Free AI chat assistant from Hangzhou-based DeepSeek, with DeepThink reasoning, web search and a low-cost API.

Free

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Free plan The API is pay-as-you-go from a topped-up balance: the deepseek-flash model costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens (cache miss) and $1.20 per 1M output tokens at peak hours.

Checked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

Gemini

AI assistants

Google's AI assistant built into Gmail, Docs and Drive, with a generous free plan.

Free plan, paid from $4.99/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing with a Google Account and includes the Gemini app, Deep Research, Gems, Canvas and Gemini Live.

Checked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

Genspark Claw

AI assistants

Genspark's AI employee that runs multi-step work across apps on its own cloud computer or your desktop.

Free plan, paid from $24.99/mo

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Free plan Genspark has a Free plan with about 100 credits a day.

Checked Nov 7, 2026Pricing details

Grok

AI assistants

AI assistant from SpaceXAI with live web and X search, plus Grok Bot on SuperGrok.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing and includes real-time web and X search, voice mode and connectors within usage limits.

Checked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

Hermes Agent

AI assistants

Free open-source AI agent from Nous Research that remembers your work and writes reusable skills as it goes.

Free (open source)

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Free plan The optional Nous Portal adds model and tool credits: Free ($0, free models only), Plus ($20/mo, $22 in monthly credits), Super ($100/mo.

Checked Oct 16, 2026Pricing details

Kimi

AI assistants

Moonshot AI's assistant for chat, deep research, slides, docs and sheets, with agents that browse and run scheduled tasks.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

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Checked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

Kortix

AI assistants · Workflow automation

Open-source CompanyOS where shared AI agents run work 24/7 on your tools, in their cloud or yours.

Free plan, paid from $50/mo

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Free plan Free is $0 for 1 project and 500 credits a month, with your own API key or ChatGPT subscription for models.

Checked Nov 6, 2026Pricing details

Meta AI

AI assistants

Meta's free AI assistant on the web, mobile, desktop and inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook.

Free

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Free plan Meta AI is free for everyday use.

Checked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

Meta Muse

AI assistants

Meta's personal AI agent that sends email, fills forms, books and buys on its own cloud computer, free with paid plans from $20/mo.

Free plan, paid from $20/mo

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Checked Nov 5, 2026Pricing details

Microsoft Copilot

AI assistants

Microsoft's AI assistant inside Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel, as a free app or with Microsoft 365.

Free plan, paid from $9.99/mo

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Checked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

Mistral Vibe

AI assistants

Mistral's AI assistant Vibe (formerly Le Chat) for chat, research, documents, scheduled tasks and 100+ connectors.

Free plan, paid from $14.99/mo

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Free plan The Free plan includes limited messages and web searches, up to 5 scheduled tasks and access to 100+ connectors.

Checked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

OpenClaw

AI assistants

Free open-source personal AI agent you run on your own machine and message from WhatsApp, Slack or Telegram.

Free (open source)

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Checked Oct 16, 2026Pricing details

Orkas

AI assistants

Free, open-source desktop app for Mac and Windows where a lead AI agent directs specialist agents to deliver research, docs, slides, video, code and SEO work on a schedule.

Free plan, paid from $5.99/mo

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Checked Nov 8, 2026Pricing details

Perplexity

AI assistants

AI answer engine with cited sources, handy for company research and market mapping.

Free plan, paid from $20/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing and includes basic search with citations and three Pro Searches a day.

Checked Oct 7, 2026Pricing details

Poke

AI assistants

AI assistant you text on Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram to handle email, calendar and reminders; owned by Cognition.

Free plan, paid from $19/mo

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Free plan Poke has a Free forever plan with no card that connects your apps, email and calendar.

No card neededChecked Oct 16, 2026Pricing details

Qwen

AI assistants

Alibaba's free Qwen AI assistant for chat, web search, deep research, document reading and image generation.

Free

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Checked Oct 15, 2026Pricing details

Strawberry

AI assistants · Lead generation and AI sourcing

AI browser for Mac and Windows with agent companions that source candidates, build lead lists and update your ATS or CRM in tabs you are signed into.

Free plan, paid from $20/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs $0 and includes 500 credits a month.

Checked Oct 27, 2026Pricing details

Town

AI assistants · Workflow automation

Personal AI assistant that learns how you work, then runs your inbox, calendar, meeting prep and repeat tasks.

Free plan, paid from $15/mo

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Free plan The Free plan costs nothing, needs no card and includes 30 chat messages a month, a weekly briefing and every integration; new signups get a 7-day Pro trial first.

No card neededChecked Oct 6, 2026Pricing details

Vellum

AI assistants

Open-source personal AI assistant with its own always-on computer, hosted by Vellum or self-hosted for free.

Free plan, paid from $30/mo

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Free plan Vellum starts free, with usage billed as credits at $1 per credit.

Checked Oct 16, 2026Pricing details