Top pick
Superhuman
Productivity & Notes3.7
A fast email app that replaces your Gmail or Outlook inbox, with AI drafts and sorting.
Best for: Getting to inbox zero daily
Top picks
Best AI email assistant
An AI email assistant sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your voice and reminds you to follow up, so you spend less of the day in email.
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Why Superhuman is the top pick
It noticeably cuts the time you spend in email, and the AI drafts are often good enough to send with light edits.
- The fastest way through a heavy inbox once you learn the shortcuts, and the AI drafts are often good enough to send with light edits.
- It is expensive. Starter is $30 a month and the AI features people buy it for, Auto Drafts and Ask AI, need Business at $40. There is no free plan.
- You give up Gmail or Outlook's own apps and spend a week retraining your fingers. The payoff is real, but only if email is a big part of your day.
- The Claude connection needs the Business plan, so budget for that if you want Claude searching your mail.
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Questions
What is the best AI email assistant?
Superhuman is the top pick. It noticeably cuts the time you spend in email, and the AI drafts are often good enough to send with light edits.
Is there a free AI email assistant?
Superhuman has no free plan, but Fyxer and Shortwave have a free option.
How much does Superhuman cost?
There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $30/mo.
What are the alternatives to Superhuman?
Other good options are Fyxer and Shortwave. Fyxer is best for auto-sorting a busy inbox.