Raycast locks AI behind paid plans, kills 50 free messages
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of Raycast's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Free and Teams Free plans lost their 50-message Raycast AI quota; AI now requires a paid plan, with a new Pro AI models tier and expanded feature list, and Free, Forever wording dropped from plan pricing; New Dictation feature added to Pro, Teams Pro, and Enterprise plans, listed between Cloud Sync and Custom Themes in the plan comparison table. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, freemium change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 15, 2026) lists Pro at $8, Teams Pro at $12, Pro+ at $16, Teams Pro+ at $20 and Pro Max at $40.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Raycast. Raycast has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Todoist, Tango, Slite, Otter and Koala also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AddedTeams Pro, EnterpriseFeatureNot listedDictation feature
- RemovedTeams FreeFree tier
Before50-message Raycast AI quota
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams Pro, Enterprise | Feature | Not listed | Dictation feature | Added |
| Teams Free | Free tier | 50-message Raycast AI quota | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Raycast's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Raycast's pricing page (www.raycast.com) from Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the 50-message Raycast AI quota no longer appears.
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Raycast, pricing history
Full history- Sep 14, 2026PackagingRaycast adds $50 Max plan, splits Pro into 3 AI-credit tiers, drops $8 add-on
- Aug 24, 2026PackagingRaycast locks AI behind paid plans, kills 50 free messages This change
Across Collaboration & Productivity in the same window
All Collaboration & Productivity changes- TodoistNov 9Todoist adds Table layout to Pro and Business plans, skips Beginner
- TangoNov 9Tango adds Guide Me to Free and an MCP connector to Enterprise
- SliteNov 9Slite adds Agent credits row: Pro gets 50 per seat, Enterprise custom
- OtterNov 9Otter drops Custom AI Meeting Templates usage limits from pricing table
- KoalaNov 9Koala upgrades AI image generation to GPT Image 2.6 alongside Nano Banana 2
Questions about this change
Did Raycast raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, freemium change.
What changed on Raycast's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
Teams Pro, Enterprise feature added: Dictation feature; Teams Free free tier removed: 50-message Raycast AI quota. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Raycast change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Raycast in the 90 days before this one; Raycast has been tracked since 2026-07-15.