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Best AI stack 2026: replace your subscriptions with one workspace
Compare the tools people pay for, see the current monthly total, and decide what belongs in one workspace.
Many customers arrived with a stack of subscriptions
105 of 191 had paid for 2+ tools
75 of 191 had paid for 3+ tools
reported ChatGPT + Claude + Gemini, the most common prior stack
Source: Krater purchase survey of paying customers (Sep 9 to Nov 10, 2026).
| Common prior stack | Paying customers | Current monthly total |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT + Claude + Gemini | 25 paying customers | $59.99/mo |
| ChatGPT + Claude + Gemini + Perplexity | 18 paying customers | $79.99/mo |
| ChatGPT + Claude | 10 paying customers | $40/mo |
| ChatGPT + Gemini | 8 paying customers | $39.99/mo |
Different AI tasks use different amounts of credit
Median credits per task across all Krater usage, 60 days to Nov 10, 2026. Costs vary by model and settings.
- Chat answer: 2.57 median credits
- Image: 3 median credits
- Image edit: 34 median credits
- Video clip: 150 median credits
- Voice session: 8 median credits
- Image upscale: 49 median credits
- Document: 2.25 median credits
- Deep research: 18.41 median credits
- Text to speech: 10 median credits
- Agent task: 11.14 median credits
Compare your AI subscription stack
Select the subscriptions you pay for. Totals include public prices and exclude items marked keep this.
Monthly total: $79.99
12-month total: $839.99
Median usage fits: Krater Pro, $20/mo, 1,500 credits
Every role median in our data fits Pro.
Annual totals use the published annual price; otherwise the monthly rate is multiplied by 12.
Choose the work you do
Marketing
A marketing stack can span chat, research, images, voice and video. Compare current subscription prices, then decide which work belongs in one workspace.
Business teams
Compare per-seat AI subscriptions at 5 and 10 users, then check the actual team usage and seat limit before choosing a shared workspace.
Coding
Keep Cursor, Claude Code or Codex where you write code. Put the chat, research and docs work around it in one workspace.
Design
Compare image generation, editing and upscaling plans side by side, then check which subscriptions you use often enough to keep.
Content creation
Compare subscriptions for scripts, images, voice, video and music, then keep the specialist tools that matter to your publishing workflow.
500+ AI models in one workspace
Bring chat, research and hosted image, video, voice and music creation together in one place. Keep specialist services when their workflow matters.
Questions about this AI stack
What does an AI stack mean?
An AI stack is the set of subscriptions and tools used for work such as chat, research, images, video, voice or coding. Compare the monthly bill and what each plan actually does before replacing anything.
How many customers previously paid for multiple AI tools?
In the Krater survey, 105 of 191 paying customers had paid for two or more AI tools before Krater (55%). Seventy-five of 191 (39%) had paid for three or more.
Are the subscription prices verified?
The prices link to each vendor’s official pricing page or help center and were checked in November 2026. Annual equivalents are shown when the vendor publishes an annual option. Prices and availability can change by region.
Does the calculator assume every price is public?
No. Selected tools with no public price are identified and omitted from totals. A public monthly price without an annual offer is annualized at the monthly rate, not given an invented discount.
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