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Linear vs Raycast AI

A feature-by-feature comparison of Linear and Raycast AI across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — Linear Wins

Modalities: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
Text Input	Yes, requires free plan. Issues, comments, Linear Asks, and Linear Agent take text. Free includes the agent platform.	Yes, requires pro plan. AI chat in the Raycast launcher accepts text prompts.
Image Upload / Vision	Unknown. Issue attachments exist. A vision model on Linear Agent was not on the pricing page.	Partial. Screen capture and file context. General image upload was not separately documented.
Image Generation	No. Issue tracker, not an image model.	Unknown. Whether image gen models are in the 32+ model list was not checked.
Voice Mode	No. No conversational voice loop is advertised.	Unknown. Voice input was not confirmed on the AI page.
Video Understanding	No. Not a video-analysis product.	No. Not a video analysis product.
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	No. Not a video generation product.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Yes, requires plus plan. File uploads are unlimited on Basic ($10/user/mo yearly). Free is limited.	Yes, requires pro plan. PDF, CSV, and file context in AI chat.
Code Execution	Yes, requires free plan. Coding sessions: Linear Agent can set up, run, and test code before returning work (changelog on homepage).	Unknown. Whether AI runs code locally was not confirmed.
Audio Input	No. Not a speech product.	Unknown. Speech input was not checked.
Canvas / Artifact Editor	No. Issue/diff UI, not an artifacts canvas.	Unknown. Overlapping columns disagreed (no vs partial); left unverified rather than copying a no.
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No. No computer-use takeover of your desktop.	Partial. Screen context for AI queries. Not live screen sharing to others.

Memory & Context — Linear Wins

Memory & Context: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
Persistent Memory	Partial. Issues, projects, and agent context persist. That is work-item state, not a personal chat-memory profile.	Partial. Chat history in Raycast. No cross-device cloud memory advertised.
Large Context Window	No. Issue limits (250 on Free), not an LLM token window.	Unknown. Depends on the selected model (32+ providers).
Custom Instructions	Yes, requires free plan. Triage rules, templates, and agent workflows.	Partial. Extensions and prompts customize behavior. No global system profile documented.
Conversation History	Yes, requires free plan. Issue comment history and activity.	Yes, requires pro plan. AI chat history persists in Raycast.

Integrations — Linear Wins

Integrations: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
Web Search / Browsing	No. Not a web-search product.	Yes, requires pro plan. Web search with inline references in AI chat.
Plugins / Extensions	Yes, requires free plan. Git, Slack intake, MCP, API/webhooks. Salesforce is an add-on.	Yes, requires pro plan. Raycast extensions and AI Extensions ecosystem.
API Access	Yes, requires free plan. API, webhooks, and MCP access are listed on the pricing comparison.	No. Consumer launcher, not a public inference API.
Zapier Integration	Unknown. A Zapier listing was not checked this round.	Unknown. Zapier was not checked.
Custom GPTs / Bots	Yes, requires free plan. Build/deploy agents; Linear Agent is included on Free.	Partial. Custom AI Extensions act like specialized bots.
Real-time Collaboration	Yes, requires free plan. Shared issues; unlimited members on Free.	No. Single-user launcher.
Live Social Data Integration	No. No live social firehose.	No. No social firehose.
Live Citation Mapping	No. Not a cited-search product.	Partial. Web search shows inline reference links.

Developer — Raycast AI Wins

Developer: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
Function Calling	Yes, requires free plan. Linear Agent plus MCP: agents draft PRs and take issue actions.	Yes, requires pro plan. AI Extensions invoke app actions and tools.
Streaming Responses	Unknown. Agent token streaming was not specified.	Yes, requires pro plan. AI responses stream in the launcher.
Fine-Tuning	No. Linear does not train foundation weights.	No. Routes to third-party models; does not fine-tune.
Embeddings API	No. Not an embeddings API.	No. Not an embeddings product.
Structured Output (JSON)	Partial. Issues, labels, and API objects. Not arbitrary JSON-schema chat.	Unknown. JSON mode depends on the selected model.
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	No. Agent runs issues. Not a user Deep Think toggle.	Unknown. Overlapping columns disagreed (yes vs partial); left unverified rather than copying a no.
Local Execution	No. Cloud SaaS. Agent coding sessions run in Linear’s environment.	Yes, requires pro plan. Ollama local models run on-device.
Open Weights	No. Closed product.	Partial. Ollama routes to open-weight local models.
Multi-Agent Orchestration	Partial. Agents as teammates. Not a multi-agent research swarm.	No. Single chat session, not multi-agent.

Platforms — Linear Wins

Platforms: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
Web App	Yes, requires free plan. linear.app.	No. Native macOS app, not a web chat.
iOS App	Yes, requires free plan. Homepage demo includes an iOS app.	No. No iOS app for Raycast AI.
Android App	Unknown. iOS is shown. Android was not confirmed on the homepage.	No. No Android app.
Desktop App	Unknown. A desktop client exists in market; it was not on the pricing page this round.	Yes, requires pro plan. Raycast is a macOS desktop launcher with built-in AI.
Chrome Extension	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.	No. No Chrome extension.

Privacy — Tie

Privacy: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
GDPR Compliant	Unknown. Needs a current DPA read.	Unknown. Privacy policy was not re-read.
Opt Out of Data Training	Unknown. Agent training policy was not on the pricing page.	Yes, requires pro plan. Raycast states it does not train on your data.
Enterprise Privacy Mode	Yes, requires enterprise plan. Enterprise: SAML, SCIM, IP restrictions, audit log, HIPAA listed.	Partial. Team plans exist. Enterprise DPA not read.

Workspaces — Linear Wins

Workspaces: Linear compared with Raycast AI
Feature	Linear	Raycast AI
Projects / Folders	Yes, requires free plan. Projects, cycles, initiatives. Teams limited on Free (2).	Partial. Extensions and snippets organize workflows, not chat project folders.