Cloud IDE with Replit
Code · Builder
Cheap · Solo, hobby
$0
per month
ClaudeFree tier
ReplitFree Starter
42 stacks · light usage
What does an AI stack cost?
Every tested stack on aistack.sh, ranked by total monthly spend. Pick a usage tier. Light is the side-project budget, heavy is what an agency actually pays once they're billing clients.
Cheapest
$0/mo
Median
$20/mo
Most
$120/mo
Side-project usage
CheapStandardProHeavy
UI-first with v0
Code · Builder
Cheap · Solo, hobby
$0
per month
v0Free
CursorFree Hobby
ClaudeFree tier
AI music for video
Audio · Music
Cheap · Casual creator
$0
per month
SunoFree
UdioFree
CapCutFreeFaceless YouTube (budget)
Video · Creator
Cheap · 1 video / week
$0
per month
ClaudeFree
ElevenLabsFree
CapCutFreeInbox triage (free)
Productivity · Inbox
Cheap · Personal Gmail
$0
per month
GmailFree
ClaudeFree tier
Live trend research
Research · Intelligence
Cheap · Solo, weekly habit
$0
per month
GrokFree with X Premium+ if you have it
PerplexityFree tier
ClaudeFree tier
Antigravity (Google)
Code · Workflow
Cheap · Solo OSS, preview tier
$0
per month
AntigravityFree preview
ClaudeFree tier
Claude Code only
Code · Workflow
Cheap · Solo OSS maintainer
$0
per month
Claude CodeFree tier
CodeRabbitFree (OSS)Codex (CLI + cloud)
Code · Workflow
Cheap · Solo OSS maintainer
$0
per month
CodexFree tier
ClaudeFree tier
Cursor (IDE-first)
Code · Workflow
Cheap · Solo OSS, Hobby tier
$0
per month
CursorFree Hobby (Bugbot included)
Windsurf (Cascade)
Code · Workflow
Cheap · Solo OSS
$0
per month
WindsurfFree
Ship code with AI
Code · Workflow
Cheap · Solo OSS maintainer
$0
per month
ClaudeFree tier
Claude CodeFree with Claude tier
CodeRabbitFree (OSS)UGC ads (CapCut-only)
Marketing · Ads
Cheap · 10 ads/wk, free CapCut
$0
per month
ClaudeFree
CapCutFreeCheap bulk LLM automation
Code · Backend
Cheap · 10k calls/mo
$5
per month
Claude$3 (eval-only)
DeepSeek$2
Open-weight LLM stack
Code · Backend
Cheap · Hosted inference, low volume
$15
per month
Meta AI$10 (Groq / Together API)
MistralFree Le Chat
Claude$5 (eval)
AI music for vlogs
Audio · Music
Cheap · 1 vlog/wk, free tiers
$16
per month
UdioFreeDescript$16 Creator
Solo podcast (lean)
Audio · Podcast
Cheap · 1 episode/wk, free clips
$16
per month
Descript$16 Creator
Opus ClipFreeInbox triage
Productivity · Inbox
Cheap · 1 inbox
$18
per month
Gmail$6 Workspace
Superhuman$25 (annual: $25)
Claude$0 free tier
+ avg-$13
AI newsletter (Substack)
Writing · Newsletter
Cheap · Free, building list
$20
per month
PerplexityFree
Claude$20
SubstackFree
TypefullyFreeAutonomous research agent
Research · Intelligence
Cheap · Trial / occasional use
$20
per month
ManusFree trial
Claude$20 (QA)
LinkedIn (for yourself)
Writing · Personal
Cheap · 3 posts/wk
$20
per month
Claude$20
TypefullyFreeMultilingual content factory
Writing · Content
Cheap · Solo creator, low volume
$20
per month
Claude$20
QwenFree chat
MistralFree Le Chat
Android app with AI
Code · Mobile
Cheap · Solo, first app
$22
per month
ClaudeFree tier
Cursor$20
AsAndroid StudioFree
+ play-account$2 (one-time $25, annualized)
TikTok character (audio + text)
Video · Creator
Cheap · 1 ep/day
$22
per month
ClaudeFree
ElevenLabs$22
CapCutFreeUGC ad creative
Marketing · Ads
Cheap · 10 ads/wk
$24
per month
Claude$20
ElevenLabs$5 char-pack
CapCut$0Full-stack with Lovable
Code · Builder
Cheap · Weekend MVP
$25
per month
ClaudeFree tier
Lovable$25 Starter
AI newsletter
Writing · Newsletter
Cheap · <2,500 subs
$25
per month
Feedly$8
Claude$20
Beehiiv$0Typefully$0Self-hosted scheduler
Marketing · Distribution
Cheap · Self-host, solo
$25
per month
CapCutFreeClaude$20
Postiz$5 (Hetzner VPS)Cold outbound (solo)
Sales · Outbound
Cheap · 100 sends/mo, hand-sent
$26
per month
ApolloFreeClaude$20
Gmail$6 Workspace
iOS + Android with Expo
Code · Mobile
Cheap · Solo, first app
$28
per month
ClaudeFree tier
Cursor$20
ExpoFree Hobby+ stores$8 ($99 + $25, annualized)
iOS app with AI
Code · Mobile
Cheap · Solo, 1 indie app
$28
per month
ClaudeFree tier
Cursor$20
XcodeFree
+ developer-program$8 (annualized)
AI-native posting
Marketing · Distribution
Cheap · 1 brand, 1 to 3 posts/day
$29
per month
Ghost Feed$29 StarterCapCutFreeCross-platform short-form
Marketing · Distribution
Cheap · 1 video/day, 1 brand
$29
per month
CapCutFreeClaude$20
Post Bridge$9 StarterAI thumbnails + ad creative
Marketing · Visual
Cheap · Hobby
$30
per month
ClaudeFree tier
Midjourney$10 Basic
CanvaFree + $20 ($240/yr Pro annualized)Indie SaaS
Code · Builder
Cheap · Weekend MVP
$40
per month
Claude$20
ChatGPT$20
FigmaFree
Indie SaaS (Gemini long-context)
Code · Builder
Cheap · Weekend MVP
$40
per month
Gemini$20
Claude$20
FigmaFree
Faceless YouTube
Video · Creator
Cheap · 1 video / week
$45
per month
Perplexity$20
Claude$20
ElevenLabs$5
Runway$0CapCut$0Viral content engine
Marketing · Distribution
Cheap · Solo, swinging weekly
$48
per month
CapCutFreePost Bridge$9 StarterTikTok character
Video · Creator
Standard · 1 ep / day
$50
per month
Claude$20
ElevenLabs$22
CapCutFreeSolo podcast
Audio · Podcast
Standard · 1 episode / week
$55
per month
Riverside$15Descript$16
Castmagic$23Opus Clip$0 freeLinkedIn ghostwriting
Writing · Agency
Standard · 1 client · 4 posts/wk
$77
per month
Granola$0Claude$20
Taplio$39Canva$15+ misc$3
Cold outbound
Sales · Outbound
Standard · Solo, 500 sends/mo
$120
per month
Apollo$49
Clay$0 trialClaude$20
Smartlead$39HubSpotFree