Sarai alternative
Sarai is an AI you text. Same job family as us.
They are an iMessage-first accountability assistant: texts you first, daily check-ins, "lock in," plus Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Notion, Outlook, Plaid, Strava, Oura, and Todoist. As of today their homepage still routes new users through a private beta waitlist. We are the public US and Canada number you can text today with 50 free messages, native Android SMS/RCS, Docs and Sheets on /connect, and clear $15 unlimited pricing.
This is not a ChatGPT comparison. That post is already written: Why Use AI Chat SMS When You Can Just Use ChatGPT?.
We already compared Instinct, Homer, Dunnit, Pally, Poke, Sidekicks, Martin, TwoThumbs, and Olly. Provider pages cover Sendblue and Twilio. Sarai is the next Direct page.
What Sarai says
From sarai.solutions: personal AI in iMessage. No app to download. No login to remember. "Just a number you save."
Homepage today: private beta / waitlist. Join the waitlist. Onboard batches weekly. We are not claiming they are fully public while that is still the pitch.
They market answers, memory, scheduled reminders, daily check-ins, voice note transcription, photo reading, video watching, PDF summaries, image generation, and web browse. Connects listed: Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, Notion, Outlook, Plaid, Strava, Oura, Todoist. Can act on your behalf (as marketed). Texts you first when you have gone quiet or you are up too late.
Pricing from their homepage FAQ: Free is a daily message budget. Plus+ is $19.99 a month (unlimited conversations, Sarai texts you first, calendar + Gmail + Notion, long-term memory) with a 7-day free trial. Annual is $199 a year. Marketed as iMessage. We are not inventing full native Android SMS or RCS parity on their side.
We are not going to publish any of their phone numbers. Link sarai.solutions. Keep the logo.
We are not inventing Docs or Sheets on their side. We are not claiming we book travel, outbound-call, or operate a computer.
What you get if you text us
A public number. (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages. No app. Fifty free messages. No account or card to start. No waitlist.
On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier.
Remind me Thursday at 10am to renew the domain
Got it. I'll text you Thursday at 10:00 AM to renew the domain.
Brief me on AI news every weekday at 8
Set. Weekday AI news brief at 8:00 AM.
Reminders arrive as texts. Daily briefings on any topic you pick. Long-term memory across conversations. Web search. /image. Personas with /mode. Bookmarks with /save. Photo analysis. Quick actions like /weather, /math, and /translate.
Connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Outlook. Text /connect gmail or /connect calendar, or just ask. You get an OAuth link you control.
We answer when you text. We do not call your contacts for you. We do not book reservations for you. We do not claim computer control.
After the free messages, Unlimited is $15 a month (100 a day, 2,000 a month fair use), or pay-as-you-go packs from $10.
If you want the product explanation, You can text an AI agent now and Your AI texting assistant are already written. Calendar setup is Google Calendar Just Met Your Texts.
Side by side
| AI Chat SMS | Sarai | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Today. Public number (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages on iPhone and Android. No app. | Private beta / waitlist on sarai.solutions (as of Sep 18). iMessage-first. We do not publish digits. |
| Price | 50 free messages. No card to start. Then unlimited at $15/month, or pay as you go from $10. | Free daily message budget. Plus+ $19.99/mo (7-day trial) or $199/yr. |
| Product | Built-for-you personal AI assistant in Messages. | Accountability-leaning personal AI in iMessage ("lock in", texts you first). |
| Reminders | Yes. They arrive as texts. | Yes. Scheduled reminders + daily check-ins. |
| Memory | Long-term across conversations. | Yes. Long-term memory on Plus+ (as marketed). |
| Briefings | Yes. Daily briefs on any topic you pick. | Daily check-ins / proactive texts (as marketed). Not framed as any-topic research briefs. |
| Gmail | /connect gmail (we text email). | Yes (Plus+ lists Gmail). |
| Google Calendar | /connect calendar (we text calendar). | Yes (Plus+ lists calendar). |
| Docs, Sheets, Outlook | Yes. Docs, Sheets, and Outlook on the same /connect list. | Outlook yes. Drive + Notion yes. Docs/Sheets not published on pages we checked. |
| Differentiator | Public US/Canada number + available today + native Android SMS/RCS + Docs/Sheets + clear $15 unlimited. | Texts you first / accountability + Notion/Drive/Plaid/Strava/Oura/Todoist + PDF/video. |
Where Sarai wins
Accountability posture: texts first, check-ins, "lock in." Broader lifestyle connects: Notion, Drive, Plaid, Strava, Oura, Todoist. Media depth: voice, video, PDF. If someone wants a coach that pings them first inside iMessage, that is their product.
Where we win
Available today with a published public number and no waitlist. Native Android SMS and RCS. A clearer 50 free start plus cheaper transparent $15 unlimited. Docs and Sheets on /connect. /mode personas. Any-topic daily briefs.
Which one you want
Want an accountability coach in iMessage that texts you first, with Notion, Drive, and lifestyle wearables, and you are fine joining a waitlist? That is Sarai.
Want a built-for-you assistant on a public number you can text today on iPhone and Android, with 50 free messages, Docs and Sheets, and clear pricing? That is us.
Text it today
No download. No waitlist.
Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada. Standard message rates apply.
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