How to pay far less for AI without noticing the difference
A short, practical walkthrough — no account needed to try it.
Step by step
- Stop paying frontier prices for simple tasksFixing a comma does not need the most expensive reasoning model on the market.
- Let something else pick the modelaiCat routes each task to the cheapest model that is good enough, and shows you what it picked.
- Pay per use, not per monthCoins do not expire. A quiet month costs nothing.
- Use low-cost providers for bulk workGonka's decentralised inference is dramatically cheaper for high-volume text work.
- Buy coins in larger blocksThe rate improves from x2 to x10 as the amount goes up, and your plan sets a floor you never drop below.
Try it on the text in front of you
Free to start, 10 aiCatCoins included, no card. Mac, Windows and Linux.
The default hotkeys (all editable)
| Keys | What happens |
|---|---|
| Option / Alt | aiCat guesses: rewrite if you are writing, translate if you are reading something foreign, proof-check otherwise |
| Option + R | Refine / rewrite |
| Option + T | Translate |
| Option + P | Proof check |
| Option + D | Detect AI |
| Option + E | Explain |
| Option + C | Start a chat with the selection attached |
| Option + S | Chat with web search |
| Option + L | Read aloud — or record you, if nothing is selected |
| Option + W | Dictate: speak, and the text appears at your cursor |
| Option + I / V | Generate an image / a video |
| Option + H | History of everything you selected and what came back |
Why this is faster than the alternative
The usual route is: copy, switch app, paste, prompt, wait, copy, switch back, paste. Eight actions and a broken train of thought.
Selecting and pressing one key is two actions, and you never leave what you were doing. Over a working day that difference compounds into real time.
aiCat pricing at a glance
| Plan | Price | aiCatCoins / month | Max selection | What it unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10 | 500 chars | All text tasks + free voice-to-text |
| Premium | $6/mo (was $10) | 3 000 | 5 000 chars | Voice, image, video, premium models |
| Team + Offline | $18/member | 12 000 | 50 000 chars | Local models, no-internet mode, team sync |
| Enterprise | $90/member | 150 000 | Unlimited | SSO, audit, best coin rate |
Frequently asked
Is $6/month really enough?
For most people, yes: Premium includes 3000 aiCatCoins, roughly 30M average text tokens per month. Heavy users top up at up to $1 = 1000 coins.
What is aiCat?
aiCat is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux. You select text anywhere on your computer, press one hotkey, and an AI does what you need with it — rewrite, translate, proof-check, detect AI, explain, read aloud, dictate, or start a chat.
How much does aiCat cost?
Free to start, with 10 aiCatCoins a month and every text task included. Premium is $6 a month (40% off the $10 list price) and adds voice, image and video generation, 5000-character selections and 3000 coins a month. Team + Offline is $18 per member and adds local models that work without internet.
Which operating systems does aiCat support?
macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows 10/11, and Linux as AppImage, .deb or .rpm.