Coast vs AIApply

Fewer, better applications. Free.

AIApply sells volume: software that applies for you from its own servers.2 Coast does the opposite. It finds the jobs that fit, writes each application for that job, finds someone at the company to ask for a referral, and leaves Submit to you. How Coast works →

Side by side

What you get,
and what it costs.

Coast

Price

  • Free
  • Runs in the Claude or ChatGPT plan you already have

Applying

  • A resume and answers written for each job, with a cover letter when the job asks for one
  • Every line comes from your resume lines you confirmed are true
  • You read each application and press Submit yourself

Getting in the door

  • Finds someone at the company and drafts a referral ask before you apply
  • Tracks the employers’ replies in your mail, so you see what is working

Your accounts

  • Emails are drafts in your own Gmail; you send them
  • Employers reply to your own address
AIApply, from its own pages and pricing
  • Premium $29 a month for the writing tools; auto-apply sold separately, from $49 a month for 100 applications1
  • Applies for you from its servers, through a proxy provider listed in its privacy policy “for application submissions”2
  • Uses an Auto Apply inbox that AIApply manages for employers’ confirmations and interview invitations3
Why careful wins

More applications
isn’t the point.

In Huntr’s 2025 report, applications with a resume tailored to the job turned into an interview, offer or hire 5.8% of the time, against 3.73% for ones that were not.4 Greenhouse, a hiring system many employers use, now flags suspected spam and bot applications for recruiters to review and filter.5 Coast spends your time on applications made for the job, and counts it: interviews for each hour you put in.

Sources
  1. AIApply’s prices, as listed by a third-party review dated 8 October 2026. careery.pro
  2. AIApply privacy policy, list of processors. aiapply.co/privacy-policy
  3. AIApply help centre, “Getting started with Auto Apply”. support.aiapply.co
  4. Huntr, 2025 Annual Job Search Trends Report: conversion to an interview, offer or hire, tailored against untailored resumes. huntr.co
  5. Greenhouse, “Greenhouse Real Talent launches”, June 2025. greenhouse.com

Read on 11 and 12 October 2026. AIApply’s offer changes; check its own site for today’s terms.

Fewer applications, each one made for the job.

Free, in your own Claude or ChatGPT. You press every Submit.