Super Notch vs Raycast AI

Super Notch is a Mac notch AI agent session manager, and you pay $20 once for the first Mac. Raycast publishes plan prices (Free, Pro $10, Plus $20, Max $50 per month). Everything here about Raycast comes from what raycast.com/pricing showed on Oct 16, 2026. We didn't verify AI feature details beyond those plans.

What Super Notch does

Session cards for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor (including Cursor cloud agents), grouped by project. Pick a card and you're back in that session in its original tool.
Orbiting spheres show which sessions are detected as working. When one stops being detected as working, it pops briefly. That pop doesn't mean the result has been verified.
Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Grok usage sits in the notch next to your Mac's CPU, memory, and disk.
Hold Right Option for Type, on-device English dictation. Hold Right Command for Talk, a voice companion in the notch.
A floating HUD lets you ask about the window in front of you.

What Raycast AI lists

raycast.com/pricing lists a Free plan, Pro at $10/month, Plus at $20/month, and Max at $50/month. Annual prices on that page are $96, $192, and $480. The same page lists tiered personal plans and per-user team plans. When we checked that day, it didn't describe notch agent sessions or Talk.

At a glance

	Super Notch	Raycast AI
What it is	MacBook notch AI agent session manager, with Type and Talk	Personal and per-user team plans. AI feature details were not verified.
Agents in the notch	Claude Code, Codex, Cursor (incl. Cursor cloud agents)	Not in the facts checked on raycast.com/pricing
Dictation	Type: Phonon 2, on-device, English	Raycast lists Dictation on raycast.com/pricing.
Voice assistant	Talk with Grok, OpenAI, or Apple Intelligence	Not in the facts checked
Floating HUD over other apps	Yes. Ask about the window in front of you	Not in the facts checked
Price	$20 first Mac, $10 each additional, one-time	Free. Pro $10/month, Plus $20/month, Max $50/month. Annual prices $96, $192, and $480.
Requirements	Apple silicon, macOS 14+	Not in the facts checked on the pricing page

Raycast plan details from raycast.com/pricing, checked Oct 16, 2026. Super Notch details from supernotch.ai.

Requirements and price

Super Notch runs on an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or newer. Voice features need microphone and accessibility permissions. You pay once: $20 for your first Mac and $10 for each additional Mac. There's no monthly subscription. Type dictation is $0/mo after you buy and spends no model tokens. Talk and Chat use your Grok or OpenAI plan, or Apple Intelligence on supported Macs.

When to pick Raycast AI instead

You want one of the plans on raycast.com/pricing: Free, Pro, Plus, or Max.
You'd rather pay those monthly or annual prices than buy a one-time Mac notch license.

We haven't covered Raycast AI features beyond that pricing page, because we didn't verify them on Oct 16, 2026.

FAQ

Is Super Notch a Raycast AI alternative?

Super Notch is a Mac notch AI agent session manager with Type and Talk. Raycast lists tiered personal plans and per-user team plans. AI feature details beyond those plans were not verified on Oct 16, 2026.

How much does Raycast AI cost?

raycast.com/pricing lists Free, Pro at $10/month, Plus at $20/month, and Max at $50/month. Annual prices on that page are $96, $192, and $480. Checked Oct 16, 2026.

Is Super Notch a monthly subscription?

No. You pay once: $20 for your first Mac and $10 for each extra.

Does Super Notch replace Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex?

No. Super Notch tracks and continues sessions across the tools you already use.

Does the Raycast pricing page list notch agent sessions?

Not in the facts checked on raycast.com/pricing on Oct 16, 2026.