155 AI tools, collected by hand
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What each tool does, what it costs to start, and what to use instead. No sponsored listings, ever.
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The tools most people should know first, one or two from each corner of the field.
- Free planChatGPTOpenAI's general assistant for chat, files, images, voice and deep research, with GPT-6 models on every plan.ChatOpenAI
- Free planClaudeAnthropic's assistant for writing, analysis and coding, with Projects, desktop apps and Claude Code on paid plans.ChatAnthropic
- Free planGeminiGoogle's assistant, tied into Gmail, Docs and Chrome, with image and video generation and Deep Research.ChatGoogle
- Free planGemini NotebookGoogle's research notebook, formerly NotebookLM: answers grounded in your own sources, plus audio and video overviews.ResearchGoogle
- Free planPerplexityAn answer engine that searches the web in real time and replies with numbered citations to its sources.ResearchPerplexity
- PaidClaude CodeAnthropic's coding agent that reads your code, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop or web.CodingAnthropic
- Free planCursorAn AI code editor built on VS Code, with agents that edit across your project locally, in the cloud or from your phone.CodingAnysphere (part of SpaceX)
- Free planGitHub CopilotGitHub's AI pair programmer for completions, chat and agents, inside the editors and terminal you already use.CodingGitHub (Microsoft)
- Free planLovableBuild full-stack web apps and websites by chatting, with hosting, a database and sign-in built in.BuildersLovable
- Free planZapierConnects 9,000+ apps with automated workflows (Zaps), AI agents, chatbots and an MCP server for AI assistants.AgentsZapier
- Free planGrammarlyA writing assistant that checks grammar, clarity and tone as you type in almost any app or website.WritingSuperhuman
- Free planCanvaAn online design tool whose Canva AI generates editable designs, images and copy from a prompt, alongside Magic Studio.ImagesCanva
- PaidMidjourneyAn image generator known for its distinctive look, with an edit model, style tools and short video clips.ImagesMidjourney
- Free planRunwayAn AI video studio for generating and editing footage, with its own Gen-4.5 and Aleph models plus partner models.VideoRunway
- Free planElevenLabsText to speech, voice cloning, dubbing, music and speech to text in one web app and API, in many languages.AudioElevenLabs
- Free planSunoGenerates complete songs with vocals and lyrics from a text prompt, with stems and a studio editor on paid plans.AudioSuno
- Free planGranolaAn AI notepad that listens through your device audio, with no bot, and expands your rough meeting notes into full ones.MeetingsGranola
- Free planGammaTurns a prompt, outline or document into a designed presentation, document or web page that you can edit and export.ProductivityGamma
- Free planHugging FaceThe main hub for open models, datasets and demo apps, with hosted inference and GPUs for running them.PlatformsHugging Face
- Open sourceOllamaAn open-source app and CLI for running open models on your own computer, with optional cloud models.PlatformsOllama
Browse by category
Every tool sits in the one category that fits its main job.
Chat assistants
13- ChatGPTFree planOpenAI's general assistant for chat, files, images, voice and deep research, with GPT-6 models on every plan.
- ClaudeFree planAnthropic's assistant for writing, analysis and coding, with Projects, desktop apps and Claude Code on paid plans.
- GeminiFree planGoogle's assistant, tied into Gmail, Docs and Chrome, with image and video generation and Deep Research.
- Character.AIFree planA platform for chatting with millions of user-made AI characters, from fictional heroes to custom companions.
- DeepSeekFreeA free chat assistant from Chinese lab DeepSeek, running its own V4 models on the web and in mobile apps.
- Duck.aiFree planDuckDuckGo's private AI chat: popular models from several providers, with chats anonymized and not used for training.
Search and research
10- Gemini NotebookFree planGoogle's research notebook, formerly NotebookLM: answers grounded in your own sources, plus audio and video overviews.
- PerplexityFree planAn answer engine that searches the web in real time and replies with numbered citations to its sources.
- ConsensusFree planAn academic search engine that answers questions from peer-reviewed research and shows the papers behind each answer.
- ElicitFree planA research assistant that searches academic papers, extracts findings into tables and writes cited research reports.
- Kagi AssistantFree trialMany leading AI models in one chat, with optional web results from the ad-free Kagi Search and no training on your data.
- ResearchRabbitFree planA literature discovery tool that starts from papers you like and maps related work, authors and citations.
Coding
17- Claude CodePaidAnthropic's coding agent that reads your code, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop or web.
- CursorFree planAn AI code editor built on VS Code, with agents that edit across your project locally, in the cloud or from your phone.
- GitHub CopilotFree planGitHub's AI pair programmer for completions, chat and agents, inside the editors and terminal you already use.
- AiderOpen sourceAn open-source AI pair programmer for the terminal that edits your code and commits each change to git.
- AmpFree planA coding agent whose threads run on remote machines that keep working after you close your laptop.
- Augment CodePaidCosmos, a platform for running coding agents across the software lifecycle, backed by Augment's codebase Context Engine.
App and site builders
9- LovableFree planBuild full-stack web apps and websites by chatting, with hosting, a database and sign-in built in.
- Base44Free planA no-code AI builder for apps, websites and AI agents, with backend, auth, payments and hosting included.
- Bolt.newFree planStackBlitz's in-browser AI builder for websites, apps and prototypes, with hosting and databases included.
- BubbleFree planA no-code builder for web and native mobile apps that pairs AI generation with visual control of data and logic.
- Figma MakeFree planFigma's prompt-to-app tool that turns ideas and Figma designs into working, code-backed prototypes and web apps.
- FramerFree planA website builder with a design agent on the canvas, a CMS agent, and hosting, SEO and localization built in.
Agents and automation
11- ZapierFree planConnects 9,000+ apps with automated workflows (Zaps), AI agents, chatbots and an MCP server for AI assistants.
- Browser UseOpen sourceAn open-source library and cloud API for AI agents that open websites, click, type and extract data in a real browser.
- CometFree planPerplexity's AI web browser, with an assistant that researches pages and carries out tasks across sites.
- CrewAIOpen sourceAn open-source Python framework for teams of role-based AI agents, plus a hosted platform to build and run them.
- DiaFree planAn AI browser for work from the makers of Arc, with chat that draws on your tabs, docs and connected tools.
- GensparkFree planAn AI workspace whose Super Agent researches, then builds slides, sheets, docs and media from one prompt.
Writing
10- GrammarlyFree planA writing assistant that checks grammar, clarity and tone as you type in almost any app or website.
- DeepLFree planA translator known for natural-sounding results, with whole-document translation and DeepL Write for editing text.
- GPTZeroFree planAn AI detector that scores how likely text is to be AI-written, with sentence-level highlights and plagiarism checks.
- Hemingway EditorFree planA readability editor that highlights long sentences, passive voice and weak words, with AI rewrites in the Plus plan.
- JasperFree trialAn AI platform for marketing teams that writes on-brand content and runs marketing workflows with agents.
- LanguageToolOpen sourceA grammar, style and spell checker for more than 30 languages, built on an open-source engine you can self-host.
Images and design
16- CanvaFree planAn online design tool whose Canva AI generates editable designs, images and copy from a prompt, alongside Magic Studio.
- MidjourneyPaidAn image generator known for its distinctive look, with an edit model, style tools and short video clips.
- Adobe FireflyFree planAdobe's AI studio for images, video and audio, with its own models plus partners like GPT Image, FLUX and Runway.
- ComfyUIOpen sourceAn open-source node editor for building image, video and audio AI workflows, run locally or on Comfy Cloud.
- DreaminaFree planByteDance's web studio for AI images, video and talking avatars, built around its Seedream and Seedance models.
- FigmaFree planThe collaborative design tool, with Figma Make for prompt-to-prototype, an AI agent and image tools on a credit system.
Video
15- RunwayFree planAn AI video studio for generating and editing footage, with its own Gen-4.5 and Aleph models plus partner models.
- CapCutFree planByteDance's video editor for mobile, desktop and web, with templates, auto captions and Seedance video generation.
- CaptionsFree planAn AI video editor app that cuts raw talking footage into finished videos with captions, B-roll and AI avatars.
- DescriptFree planA video and podcast editor where you edit by editing the transcript, with Underlord, an AI co-editor that does cuts.
- Google FlowFree planGoogle's AI filmmaking studio for making consistent video clips and scenes with its latest video and image models.
- Hailuo AIFree planMiniMax's video and image generator, running its Hailuo and MiniMax H3 models, with an agent and mobile apps.
Voice and audio
14- ElevenLabsFree planText to speech, voice cloning, dubbing, music and speech to text in one web app and API, in many languages.
- SunoFree planGenerates complete songs with vocals and lyrics from a text prompt, with stems and a studio editor on paid plans.
- Adobe PodcastFree planAdobe's browser tools for recording and fixing speech, best known for Enhance Speech, which cleans up noisy voice audio.
- KrispFree trialRemoves background noise and voices from calls in real time, and takes bot-free meeting notes and transcripts.
- LALAL.AIFree planSplits songs into stems such as vocals, drums, bass, guitar and synth, or separates lead from backing vocals.
- MacWhisperFree planA Mac app that transcribes files, meetings and dictation with local Whisper models, so audio stays on your computer.
Meetings
6- GranolaFree planAn AI notepad that listens through your device audio, with no bot, and expands your rough meeting notes into full ones.
- FathomFree planAn AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams with free unlimited recordings, summaries and CRM sync on paid plans.
- Fireflies.aiFree planAn AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes calls in 100+ languages, with an assistant called AskFred.
- Otter.aiFree planLive transcription and AI meeting notes for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet, with a chat assistant for past conversations.
- Read AIFree planMeeting notes, transcripts and coaching for Zoom, Meet and Teams, plus Ask Read search across meetings, email and chat.
- tl;dvFree planRecords, transcribes and summarizes Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls in 30+ languages, and logs notes to your CRM.
Productivity
13- GammaFree planTurns a prompt, outline or document into a designed presentation, document or web page that you can edit and export.
- Beautiful.aiFree trialA presentation maker whose Smart Slide layouts realign themselves as you add content, with AI to draft decks.
- Fyxer AIFree planAn email assistant for Gmail and Outlook that sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your tone and writes follow-ups.
- Julius AIFree planAn AI data analyst you chat with, which turns uploaded spreadsheets and connected data into charts and reports.
- MemFree planAn AI note-taking workspace with an agent that tracks your tasks, projects and goals and checks in when needed.
- Microsoft 365 CopilotPaidMicrosoft's AI assistant for work, now branded Microsoft Copilot, inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
Models and platforms
21- Hugging FaceFree planThe main hub for open models, datasets and demo apps, with hosted inference and GPUs for running them.
- OllamaOpen sourceAn open-source app and CLI for running open models on your own computer, with optional cloud models.
- CerebrasFree trialAn inference cloud on Cerebras wafer-scale chips with an OpenAI-compatible API for very fast open-model output.
- Claude PlatformPaidAnthropic's API and console for building with Claude models, with managed agents, tool use and prompt caching.
- ExaFree planA web search API built for AI agents, returning results, full page contents and research answers with citations.
- falPaidAn API platform for 1,000+ image, video, audio and 3D generation models, plus serverless GPUs for custom models.