Everything Superhuman charges $30/mo for, Grip Mail does for $9.99 — with BYOK, local inference, and MCP tools Superhuman doesn't have.

Superhuman: $30/mo Starter, $40/mo Business

Cursor is a code editor with AI bolted on. Grip OS is a native macOS AI workspace with 100+ MCP tools, fleet orchestration, and 7 LLM providers — for free.

Cursor: Free / $20/mo Pro / $200/mo Ultra

Claude Desktop locks you to one provider. Grip Station gives you 7 — with 100+ MCP tools and a security engine Claude doesn't have.

Claude Desktop: Free / $20/mo Pro / $25/user Team

ChatGPT Desktop is one model behind a paywall. Grip Station is 7 providers, 100+ MCP tools, and fleet orchestration — free, native, and MIT-licensed.

ChatGPT Desktop: Free / $20/mo Plus / $200/mo Pro

Copilot is a code extension. Grip OS is the full workspace — 100+ MCP tools beyond code, fleet orchestration for parallel agents, and zero per-request charges.

GitHub Copilot: Free / $10/mo Pro / $39/mo Pro+ / $19/user Business

LM Studio runs local models. Grip Station runs local AND cloud — 7 providers, 100+ MCP tools, fleet management, and a security engine. Same price: free.

LM Studio: Free (enterprise pricing available)

Raycast is a launcher that added AI. Grip OS is an AI workspace that launches from your menu bar — with 100+ MCP tools, fleet control, and Sentinel security Raycast can't match.

Raycast: Free (50 AI msgs/mo) / $8/mo Pro / +$8/mo AI / $12/user Teams

Spark processes your email on their servers. Grip Mail uses on-device MLX inference — your data never leaves your Mac. Plus BYOK model choice and MCP tools.

Spark Mail: Free / $10/mo Plus / $20/mo Pro

Shortwave charges $24-100/mo with no local inference. Grip Mail is $9.99/mo with on-device MLX, BYOK model choice, and MCP tools — at a fraction of the cost.

Shortwave: $24/mo Business / $36/mo Premier / $100/mo Max