Brief vs Dust (2026): Pricing, Features & Which to Choose

Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

Lower starting price
Dust
From EUR 24/mo against from $49/mo
Free plan
Tie
Both have one
Higher rating
Dust
3.8 against 4.5
Same job?
Yes
Both are AI Infrastructure & Agent Tooling tools

Side by side

Compared on	Brief	Dust
Our rating	3.8	4.5Better
Starts at	$49/mo	$24/moBetter
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Category	AI Infrastructure & Agent Tooling	AI Infrastructure & Agent Tooling
Plans	Free$0 Pro$49/mo Teams$89/mo	From EUR 24/mo
Key features	Product Graph linking decisions across connected tools MCP-native integration with Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf Automatic decision extraction from Linear, Jira, Notion, Slack, and GitHub Searchable context layer queryable from IDE, Slack, or CLI Strategic Q&A framework for aligning teams on what to build	Custom agents with their own instructions, knowledge and tools 70+ connectors including Slack, Notion, GitHub and Drive Choice of 20+ models per agent Multi-agent workflows on schedules and triggers Permissions, audit logs and analytics
Pros	Perpetual free plan (50 credits/month) lets small teams try it without a purchase decision MCP-native design plugs directly into the AI coding agents teams already use Backed by a16z Speedrun, giving it early institutional validation	Free seat to try it with a team Not tied to one model provider SOC 2 Type II with US or EU data residency
Cons	Team is small (2-10 people per LinkedIn), so support capacity and roadmap pace may lag larger vendors Value depends on how consistently a team logs decisions into connected tools; sparse input means a sparse graph Per-seat pricing on the Teams plan (5-seat minimum) adds cost for small teams that only need a couple of licenses	Prices are in euros and exclude VAT Usage is metered in credits that vary by model and task Organization and agent counts are the company's own
Company	Mocksi Inc., founded 2024	Dust

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20261012. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Brief better than Dust?

In our reviews Brief scores 3.8 and Dust scores 4.5. The better pick depends on the job. Brief: Feeds product decisions and customer context into Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf so AI coding agents build against real intent. Dust: Platform for building and sharing AI agents that work on company knowledge, with 70+ connectors to tools like Slack, Notion and GitHub, a choice of 20+ models, multi-agent workflows and permission controls.

Which is cheaper, Brief or Dust?

Dust has the lower starting price: from $49/mo for Brief and from eur 24/mo for Dust.

Do Brief and Dust have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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