Stop paying three AI vendors to hedge on model quality
Builders end up with the most expensive AI stack because the honest answer to “which model is best?” changes every few weeks. Aurora puts every major vendor behind one picker and lets you run the same prompt through two of them side by side, so the hedge costs one subscription instead of three.
The stack this replaces
| Tool you pay for now | Typical price | Aurora module |
|---|---|---|
| Primary AI chat subscription | ~$20/mo | AI Studio |
| Second model vendor (the hedge) | ~$20/mo | AI Studio |
| Research / answer engine | ~$20/mo | AI Studio (Sonar) |
| Notes + docs with AI | ~$10–20/mo | Second Brain |
| Task manager | ~$8/mo | Life OS |
Comparison prices are typical individual list prices for the category, not quotes from any one vendor. Check each vendor's pricing page for current figures.
How the day actually goes
- 1
Ask two models the same question
Side-by-side comparison runs one prompt through two models at once. You stop guessing which vendor is currently ahead and start seeing it.
- 2
Ground answers in your own material
Specs, meeting notes and clipped docs live in Second Brain, embedded into a pgvector index. The “Use my Brain” toggle pulls the relevant ones into the conversation.
- 3
Generate and review code
Creation Hub generates, explains, refactors, debugs and writes tests for code you can read, copy and save to your Brain.
- 4
Hand multi-step work to Agent Mode
On the Pro plan, Agent Mode runs an explicit plan-and-execute loop with built-in tools — it can search your notes and create notes and tasks as it goes.
- 5
Turn the output into a plan
Life OS takes a free-text goal and proposes tasks with priorities and due dates, plus an optional daily digest email.
The modules doing the work
AI Studio
Cascading model picker across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity, DeepSeek, xAI, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, Mistral and Llama, plus side-by-side comparison and Agent Mode on Pro.
Second Brain
Notes, Web Clipper and multilingual semantic search — the RAG layer every other module reads from.
Creation Hub
Code generation (generate, explain, refactor, debug, write tests) alongside writing, image and video generation.
Life OS
Tasks with priority and due dates, an AI planner that turns a goal into a task list, and an optional daily digest.
What Aurora does not do
- — There is no in-browser IDE, repository access, or deploy pipeline — code generation returns text you copy out.
- — There is no public API, plugin SDK or MCP server yet; the developer platform is on the roadmap, not shipped.
- — There is no team workspace, shared seats or role-based access — accounts are individual.
- — Life OS manages its own tasks only; there is no calendar sync with Google, Outlook or iCloud.
Frequently asked questions
Can I compare two AI models on the same prompt?
Yes. AI Studio has a side-by-side comparison mode that sends one prompt to two models at once and shows both answers. It is the cheapest way to stop paying two vendors just to check which one is currently better at your kind of work.
What is Agent Mode and which plan includes it?
Agent Mode is a multi-step autonomous loop that plans and executes a task using built-in tools — it can search your Brain, create notes and create tasks. It is included in the Pro plan at $39.99/month.
Does Aurora have an API or plugin system?
Not yet. A REST API, a plugin SDK and MCP support are on the published roadmap but none of them have shipped. If you need programmatic access today, Aurora is not the right tool.
Can Aurora write and deploy code for me?
It can generate, explain, refactor, debug and test code, and save the result to your Brain. It has no repository access, no in-browser IDE and no deploy pipeline, so an agentic coding tool that runs in your codebase is still a separate product.