
Dia
situationalThe Browser Company's AI browser — free Chromium shell, paid Answers/Days; macOS Apple Silicon.
Visit diabrowser.com →> **Dia** — situational > Verified 2026-08-19 > Limitation: Public download is macOS 14+ Apple Silicon; Windows is not a general GA claim on the homepage. > > https://noemium.com/tools/dia/Add to kitOpen in NoemiumFact-check this catalog entry for Dia (productivity). Verdict: situational Verdict text: Arc's successor as an AI browser, now with a public three-rung price table. Free is a real browser (profiles, split view, ad/tracker block, sync). $20 is page-chat; $100 is Morning Brief / decks / meeting prep. /pricing 404s — /plans is the receipt. Windows is still a waitlist question. Not Comet, not ChatGPT in Chrome. Limitations: - Public download is macOS 14+ Apple Silicon; Windows is not a general GA claim on the homepage. - Usage limits apply on paid tiers; the table does not publish chat quotas as numbers. - Default content-sharing to improve Dia is on unless you turn it off in Settings > Privacy. - Atlassian ownership is a procurement fact, not a feature list. Receipts: https://www.diabrowser.com/plans https://www.diabrowser.com/privacy Last verified: 2026-08-19 Find outdated prices, wrong claims, or missing limitations. Cite primary sources (docs, pricing pages, benchmarks, model cards). Do not use marketing pages.[](https://noemium.com/tools/dia/)
ledger entry · observed by @whysanesanders
Arc's successor as an AI browser, now with a public three-rung price table. Free is a real browser (profiles, split view, ad/tracker block, sync). $20 is page-chat; $100 is Morning Brief / decks / meeting prep. /pricing 404s — /plans is the receipt. Windows is still a waitlist question. Not Comet, not ChatGPT in Chrome.
Strengths
- Free tier is a real browser with profiles, split view, ad/tracker block and sync.
- Clear three-rung pricing table for page-chat and premium AI features.
- Top tier adds Morning Brief, decks and meeting prep inside the browser.
Known limitations
- Public download is macOS 14+ Apple Silicon; Windows is not a general GA claim on the homepage.
- Usage limits apply on paid tiers; the table does not publish chat quotas as numbers.
- Default content-sharing to improve Dia is on unless you turn it off in Settings > Privacy.
- Atlassian ownership is a procurement fact, not a feature list.
Use it when
- macOS 14+ Apple Silicon users who want an AI-native browser replacement.
- Teams that need page-chat and meeting-prep features inside the browser.
Skip it when
- You are on Windows or Intel Macs and need a general-availability download today.
- You need published chat quotas for paid tiers before buying.
- Default content-sharing toggles must stay off and manual opt-out is not acceptable.
Buy-check
- ·Price — freemium, Better Browser free; Better Answers $20/mo; Better Days $100/mo; homepage includes a 14-day Better Days trial; macOS 14+ M1+ as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
- ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
- ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
- ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
- ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You are on Windows or Intel Macs and need a general-availability download today.; You need published chat quotas for paid tiers before buying..
Price trailchangelog →
No price move in this repo yet.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- Better Browser free; Better Answers $20/mo; Better Days $100/mo; homepage includes a 14-day Better Days trial; macOS 14+ M1+
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- no
- self-host
- no
- category
- productivity
- evidence
- source-verified
Sources
No source, no number.
Similar joball alternatives →
| tool | verdict | price | oss | self-host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia | situational | freemium | no | no |
| ChatGPT | ship | freemium | no | no |
| Granola | ship | freemium | no | no |
| Raycast | ship | freemium | no | no |
Facts from the catalog files — not scores you can buy. Quality and speed stay in the briefing, not in a fake 1–5 grid.
ChatGPTanchor
The general-purpose AI assistant that set the category baseline.
FREE TIER
freemiumfree tier; Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo
Granola
AI notepad for meetings — your rough notes enhanced, no bot in the call.
APIFREE TIER
freemiumfree Basic tier; Business $14/user/mo; Enterprise $35/user/mo
Raycast
macOS launcher with built-in AI chat, commands and a huge extension store.
FREE TIER
freemiumfree tier (50 AI messages incl.); Pro $10/mo ($8/mo yearly)