The invention discloses a power-saving alternating current contactor applying a normally open auxiliary contact. The power-saving alternating current contactor comprises two parts, including a normal alternating current contactor consisting of a movable contact, a normally closed contact, a normally open contact, a movable iron core, a static iron core, a reset spring, a magnet exciting coil and a normally open auxiliary contact, and an electronic unit, wherein the power-saving unit comprises a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a first resistor, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a fourth diode, a fifth diode, a sixth diode, a transient voltage suppressor diode, a field effect transistor, an AC1 end, an AC2 end, a DC1 end and a DC2 end.