Looking for Typeahead alternatives? Compare all the best autocomplete apps for Mac including pricing, features, and use cases.
The best Typeahead alternatives are Retext (for your own snippets first, with short AI suggestions (in beta)), Cotypist, and Grammarly. Your best choice depends on whether you want longer AI-written suggestions, or your own snippets first with short AI help.
Native Mac text expander that suggests your own snippets as ghost text, and a few words from Apple's on-device model when none fits (both in beta). Press Tab to accept.
Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page.
Snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets
On-device AI autocomplete for Mac that suggests the rest of your sentence as you type
Cloud-based writing assistant that checks grammar, tone and clarity as you type, with AI rewriting and drafting, on Mac, Windows, mobile and the web
Apple's built-in predictive text for Mac, which finishes the word or phrase you're typing in gray, inline
Apple Intelligence tools built into macOS that proofread, rewrite and summarize text you select, on device or in Private Cloud Compute
| Feature | Retext | Typeahead | Cotypist | Grammarly | macOS Inline Predictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inline Autocomplete | Beta | ||||
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | Not available | Not available | ||
| Grammar & Rewriting | Not available | ||||
| Privacy & Local Storage | |||||
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retext | Freemium | Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page. | Snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets |
| Typeahead | Flat Rate | $96/year, or Lifetime $149 once with every future update; monthly plan available | |
| Cotypist | Freemium | Plus 6/month or 72/year (1 Mac); Pro 9/month or 108/year (up to 3 Macs) (currency not shown) | 100 accepted words a day, plus a 30-day Pro trial with no card |
| Grammarly | Freemium | Pro $12 (billing period not shown); Enterprise by quote | Spelling and grammar checks, tone detection and 100 AI prompts a month |
| macOS Inline Predictions | Free | Free, built into macOS | Included with macOS Sonoma and later |
| Apple Writing Tools | Free | Included with Apple Intelligence; usage limits may apply | Built into macOS on Macs that support Apple Intelligence |
Retext, Cotypist, Grammarly, macOS Inline Predictions and Apple Writing Tools. The right one depends on whether you want longer AI-written suggestions, or your own snippets first with short AI help.
Retext, Cotypist, Grammarly, macOS Inline Predictions and Apple Writing Tools have a free plan or trial. Check each one's limits in the pricing table above.
No free tier to try it; Large model download.
No. $96/year, or Lifetime $149 once with every future update; monthly plan available.
Download Retext, turn on autocomplete in Settings, and press Tab to accept.
Sources
Typeahead, checked October 28, 2026: Typeahead
Cotypist, checked October 28, 2026: Cotypist · Cotypist pricing
Grammarly, checked October 28, 2026: Grammarly plans · Grammarly for Mac · Can I use Grammarly offline? · Grammarly snippets
macOS Inline Predictions, checked October 28, 2026: Get typing suggestions on Mac · macOS feature availability
Apple Writing Tools, checked October 28, 2026: Use Writing Tools on Mac · Apple Intelligence · Apple Intelligence and privacy on Mac
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