Dia vs Strawberry Browser (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dia and Strawberry Browser share a 2.0 GPA, both have a free plan, and Dia starts cheaper, at $10 a month against $20 a month.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dia grades higher on features. Strawberry Browser grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dia
AI browser for work that answers questions across tabs and tools
Strawberry Browser
Browser with AI companions that do work in your tabs
Which one is for you
Pick Dia if
- Fits if your working day is spread over Slack, Notion, Google Workspace and Teams
- Works for people who want a daily brief and meeting notes pulled up before each call
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want AI for free, as the free plan is the browser alone and chat starts on the paid plans
- Pricey if you want the Morning Brief and reports, which need Better Days at $100 a month
- Not for you if you browse on a phone or Linux, and on Windows the paid plans aren't live yet
- Watch out: the plan card says $10 a month for Better Answers while the FAQ on the same page says $20
- Tight if you use the AI a lot, since it pauses when your Tasks run out unless you buy $20 credit blocks
Pick Strawberry Browser if
- Fits if you want AI to run research and drafting tasks while you browse
- Makes sense if your mail, Slack and Notion are the tools you want it to reach
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want unlimited AI use: the free plan is 500 credits a month
- Pricey if you use it heavily: 25,000 credits is $85 and 75,000 is $250 a month
- Watch out: unused plan credits do not roll over
- Not for you if you use Linux or a phone, as only macOS and Windows are listed
- Watch out: Team and Enterprise pricing was not shown in the page text we read
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADiaFair | 2.0GPAStrawberry BrowserFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe Better Answers card says $10 a month, the top of what browsers charge, and the FAQ on the same page still says $20, so even Dia isn't sure. Worse, the parts people come for, the Morning Brief, the reports, the decks, need Better Days at $100 a month against a category middle of $8.33. | CThe paid plans start at $20 a month for 6,000 credits, at the edge of this category's $19.99 dearer quarter, and go to $250 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CBetter Browser is free, with profiles, tab groups, split view, picture-in-picture, ad and tracker blocking and sync. It also has no AI whatsoever, which is the only reason anyone picks Dia, so that's a wall on day one. The 14-day card-free trial is the honest look. | CA free plan gives 500 credits a month with no card needed. Browsing never uses credits, but companion tasks will run out of them. |
| Features | BIt covers the browser job, and the AI chats on any page drawing on your open tabs and your Slack, Notion and Google Workspace, preps meetings with the agenda opened for you, and assembles reports and decks from it all. Paid plans don't reach Windows yet, though. | CCompanions, automations, schedules and meeting notes, but every task spends credits and the work depends on that monthly allowance. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Tab groups get named for you and split-view layouts are remembered, but the AI is only worth anything once you've connected Slack, Notion, Google Workspace and Teams, and then there's the Tasks meter to keep an eye on. | CNo rating on record. Companions, connected apps and credit use are things to set up and learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CDesktop and nothing else: macOS and Windows, no Linux, no phone app of any kind. It connects to Slack, Notion, Gmail, Calendar, Outlook, Teams, GitHub and Figma, but the paid plans aren't live on Windows yet. | CMac and Windows only, with links to Gmail, Slack, Notion, Linear, HubSpot, ChatGPT and Ashby. No phone app. |
| Best for | an AI browser that reads across your work tools | an AI browser that runs tasks in the background |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dia and Strawberry Browser. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dia starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Strawberry Browser starts at $20 a month and scores 2.0.
Dia scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other browsers on the chart, 18 score higher than Dia for less, and 31 score higher than Strawberry Browser for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dia is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Dia also covers chat assistant.
- Strawberry Browser also covers meeting notes, workflow automation and AI agents.
At a glance
| Dia | Strawberry Browser | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month (Better Answers) | $20 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Better Browser: the browser with profiles and tab groups, split view, picture-in-picture video, a built-in ad and tracking blocker and cross-device sync, but no AI features. | 500 credits a month, with Efficient and Default modes. Browsing itself never uses credits. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Better Days plan for new users, no credit card required | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | The Browser Company of New York | Strawberry Browser Inc. |
| Price read from | diabrowser.com | strawberrybrowser.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dia
- The free Better Browser plan has no AI features; chat needs Better Answers at $10 per month, and the Morning Brief and reports need Better Days at $100.
- Paid usage is metered in Tasks. When the monthly allowance runs out, AI features pause unless extra usage is bought in $20 credit blocks.
- Dia is offered for macOS and Windows only. Paid plans began with new Mac users on August 17, and the FAQ says they do not yet apply on Windows.
- The plans page disagrees with itself: the Better Answers card shows $10 a month, while the FAQ further down the page still says $20.
Strawberry Browser
- Desktop only for macOS and Windows.
- Credits run out: the paid plans add 6,000 to 75,000 a month, and unused plan credits do not roll over.
- Annual billing is advertised as 2 months free, but the page text we read shows monthly prices only.
- Team and Enterprise pricing was not shown in the page text we read.
Key features
Dia
- Chat with context from tabs and tools
- On paid plans, a question asked on any page is answered using open tabs and connected tools such as Slack, Notion, Google Workspace and Microsoft Teams.
- Morning Brief
- A daily brief lays out the calendar, inbox and key links before the workday starts. It is part of the Better Days plan.
- Reports, decks and recaps
- Dia gathers context scattered across tools into a shareable report or a slide deck with headers and layout. These are part of the Better Days plan.
- Meeting prep
- Before a call, Dia opens the meeting page, agenda, notes and related documents and shows a countdown to the start time.
- Profiles, tab groups and split view
- Profiles keep work, freelance and personal tabs, logins and AI separate. Related tabs are grouped under descriptive names, and split view layouts are remembered.
- Privacy controls
- Ad and tracker blocking are built in, memory and chat personalization can be switched off, and synced data is end-to-end encrypted. Dia for Work adds SSO and admin tools.
Strawberry Browser
- AI companions
- Official companions for sales, recruiting, executive support, marketing and consulting tasks, or custom ones you create.
- Works on any website
- The AI can use any website in the browser, including pages behind a login, according to the vendor.
- Automation and schedules
- Tasks can be put on a schedule, and the site describes automations that create tasks in Linear, add leads to HubSpot and save notes to Notion.
- Meeting notes without a bot
- Transcribes and summarizes meetings and suggests follow-ups, without a meeting bot joining the call.
- Memory and sync
- Memory across chats and sync across devices are included in every plan.
- Credits
- Companions use credits when they help; plan credits refresh monthly and do not roll over. Top-ups cost $0.01 per credit and do roll over.
Plans
Dia
Better Browser$0
The browser with no AI features: profiles and tab groups, split view, picture-in-picture video, ad and tracking blocking and cross-device sync.
Better Answers$10
per month on the plan card; the page's FAQ still says $20
Adds chat on any page with context from tabs and connected tools, within a monthly usage allowance measured in Tasks.
Better Days$100
per month
6x the usage of Better Answers, plus the daily Morning Brief, meeting prep and follow-up, and generated reports, decks and recaps.
Strawberry Browser
Free$0
per month, 500 credits
Everyday AI tasks with curated models. No card needed.
Intern$20
per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly
Adds Expert mode, a choice of AI models and priority access at peak hours.
Part-Time$85
per month for 25,000 credits, billed monthly
Same features as Intern with a larger monthly credit allowance.
Full-Time$250
per month for 75,000 credits, billed monthly
Same features as Intern with the largest monthly credit allowance. Team and Enterprise tabs on the page are priced separately.
Ways to pay less
Dia
No public discounts listed.
Strawberry Browser
- Annual discount
Annual billing: 2 months free
The pricing page's Annual toggle is labeled 2 months free. The annual prices themselves are not shown in the page text.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dia or Strawberry Browser?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dia is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $20 a month for Strawberry Browser. Dia starts at $10 per month (Better Answers), and Strawberry Browser starts at $20 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Dia or Strawberry Browser?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dia and Strawberry Browser have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.