Best AI for agents and automation
Updated 2026-10-16 from official prices and dated leaderboards.
Change budget or country in the finder
Up to US$30 a month (USA)
- Best pick ChatGPT Free OpenAI
Free
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. - Also strong X Subscription Free Grok (xAI)
Free
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. - Also consider Perplexity Pro Perplexity
US$17.00/mo
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price.
Any budget (USA)
- Best pick ChatGPT Free OpenAI
Free
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. - Also strong X Subscription Free Grok (xAI)
Free
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. - Also consider Perplexity Pro Perplexity
US$17.00/mo
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price.
In Canada, up to CA$30
Plans with an official CAD price come first; plans that only publish a US price follow, clearly labelled. We never convert.
- Best pick ChatGPT Free OpenAI
Free
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. - Also strong Google AI Pro Google
CA$26.99/mo
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. - Also consider Microsoft 365 Premium Microsoft
CA$27.00/mo · Annual billing CA$270.00/yr
Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price.
Why no leaderboard?
We haven't found an independent, current leaderboard for agents and automation whose terms allow reuse, so plans are sorted by price among those that include the feature.
Every plan that fits (USA)
| Plan | USD / month | CAD / month | Why it's here |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Free OpenAI | Free | Free | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| X Subscription Free Grok (xAI) | Free | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| ChatGPT Go OpenAI | US$8.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| X Subscription Plus Grok (xAI) | US$8.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Perplexity Pro Perplexity | US$17.00 (annual billing) | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Google AI Pro Google | US$19.99 | CA$26.99 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Microsoft 365 Premium Microsoft | US$19.99 | CA$27.00 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| ChatGPT Plus OpenAI | US$20.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Claude Pro Anthropic | US$20.00 | CA$28.00 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| X Subscription Premium Grok (xAI) | US$30.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Google AI Ultra 5x Google | US$99.99 | CA$139.99 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Microsoft 365 Pro Microsoft | US$99.99 | CA$135.00 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| ChatGPT Pro 100 OpenAI | US$100.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Claude Max 5x Anthropic | US$100.00 | CA$140.00 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| X Subscription Super Grok (xAI) | US$100.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Perplexity Max Perplexity | US$167.00 (annual billing) | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Google AI Ultra 20x Google | US$199.99 | CA$279.99 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| ChatGPT Pro 200 OpenAI | US$200.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| Claude Max 20x Anthropic | US$200.00 | CA$280.00 | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| X Subscription Ultra Grok (xAI) | US$200.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
| ChatGPT Pro 500 OpenAI | US$500.00 | No official CAD price | Includes what this goal needs, within budget. No ranked model is named for this plan, so it sorts by price. |
How we rank
We keep plans that include what this goal needs (needs an agent, scheduled tasks or a browser agent), then sort by where the plan's best included model ranks on price, and break ties by price. One plan per provider in the picks. Nothing is blended. Where a provider doesn't say which plans include a ranked model, we say so. Prices come only from providers' own websites. Methodology.