Shortcut vs AQ

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Shortcut compared with AQ
Detail	Shortcut	AQ
What it does	AI agent for Excel automation and financial modeling	Multiplayer coding harness for teams to chat, build and run bots with every AI coding agent
Stage	Startup	Startup
Founded	2024	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan with 20 weekly credits. Pro plan: $100/month (billed annually; credits refresh monthly, save $300/year). Teams: $320/month + $100 per seat/month (billed annually). Enterprise: Custom pricing. Individual credits: 1,000 monthly plan credits with Pro. Teams pooled credits: 1,000 monthly team	Free: A personal sandbox with chat, build and bots, every agent CLI, and integrations included, no credits. Pro: $50 per user per month (early-access promotional pricing; standard price is $200), billed monthly, with unlimited seats, team sharing, your own cloud or dedicated machine, $10 of AQ credi
Key features	Natural language Excel commands Automatic formula generation LBO model building DCF and 3-statement model creation Excel add-in integration Existing file automation CLI interface for workflows Data tracing to source files Error checking and validation	Chat with agents about code, data and tools with answers as tables, charts and pages Isolated worktrees per task with live preview and pull request review Standing bots that wake on schedule or event with monthly spend caps Crews with independent agent review Live multiplayer terminals and previews shared with the team Support for 11 coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Kimi Code, Grok, Antigravity, Devin, Muse Code, OpenCode, Command Code and Pi Integrations with Linear, GitHub, Slack, Gmail, Google Calendar, Granola, Sentry, Mercury, Vanta and Stripe Memory shared across agents searchable by the whole team API, webhooks and MCP server for automation and third-party tools Run on private AQ-managed sandbox, dedicated machine, or your own cloud infrastructure
What makes it different	Saves 10-15 hours per week on financial reporting tasks Reduces manual work by up to 70% Costs 38% less than Claude for Excel 76% accuracy on real-world finance tasks	No setup required: start free in a sandbox AQ creates, or move to your own cloud with one click Keep subscriptions unmetered: your team's Claude, OpenAI and Cursor accounts are never marked up Shared live workspace: the whole team sees the same terminal and preview, not a replay Independent agent review: a second agent reviews code without seeing the builder's work All agents in one place: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 8 more, each signed in with your accounts
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	46 +2 (up) since last check	13 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	13	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	33
Referring domains (Majestic)	413	85

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