How does Alter compare with FridayGPT?
TLDR: Alter offers a generous free plan with access to multiple AI
models and features, while FridayGPT requires upfront payment and your
own API keys. Alter works with files, folders, and apps, providing a
comprehensive solution. Both support local models and have
extensibility options, but Alter includes web search and image
generation.
Alter excels with productivity features, enabling users to create presentations,
diagrams, charts, and export them in HTML or PDF formats. FridayGPT has
a voice mode, which Alter currently lacks.
| Alter | FridayGPT | |
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| Free plan |
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| Most popular pricing plan | $240/year, perpetual license | $49/year, lifetime updates, AI consumption is excluded from the price |
| Max consumption per month with a paid plan |
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| Support for local models (Ollama, LM Studio) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Keyboard shortcuts | ✅ Automatic, Mnemonic | ✅
Open menu with search, setup manually for quick actions
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| Ready-to-use AI models | ✅
Multi-providers: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, Together
| ❌ Bring your own API keys |
| Support for OpenAI compatible endpoints | ✅ | ✅ |
| Chat + history | ✅ | ✅ |
| Act on apps | ✅ | ❌ |
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From Finder selections
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Artifacts to create all kinds of HTML mini apps
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Flux models
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Dictation, Speak-to-command
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macOS 14+, 45MB
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