AI tools directory

20 hand-picked AI tools, what they're good for, and what they cost. Filter by category or search for a task.

ChatGPT

OpenAI

General-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, questions, analysis, and brainstorming.

  • Draft emails and posts
  • Explain complex topics
  • Analyze files and data
AssistantsFree + paid

Claude

Anthropic

AI assistant known for careful writing, long documents, and coding help.

  • Summarize long reports
  • Write and edit
  • Build small apps and websites
AssistantsFree + paid

Gemini

Google

Google's AI assistant, connected to Gmail, Docs, and the rest of Google Workspace.

  • Search-backed answers
  • Work inside Google Docs
  • Plan trips and tasks
AssistantsFree + paid

AI assistant built into Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 apps.

  • Draft in Word
  • Summarize Outlook threads
  • Build Excel formulas
AssistantsFree + paid

Perplexity

Perplexity AI

AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.

  • Quick research with sources
  • Compare products
  • Follow breaking news
ResearchFree + paid

Upload your own documents and ask questions, get summaries, or generate audio overviews.

  • Study from your notes
  • Summarize PDFs
  • Turn documents into podcasts
ResearchFree + paid

Grammarly

Grammarly

Writing assistant that fixes grammar, adjusts tone, and rewrites sentences as you type.

  • Polish emails
  • Adjust tone
  • Catch mistakes everywhere you type
WritingFree + paid

Notion AI

Notion

AI built into Notion for writing, summarizing, and searching across your workspace.

  • Summarize meeting notes
  • Draft docs
  • Search your workspace
ProductivityPaid

Otter.ai

Otter.ai

Records and transcribes meetings, then writes summaries and action items.

  • Meeting transcripts
  • Automatic summaries
  • Action item lists
ProductivityFree + paid

Midjourney

Midjourney

High-quality AI image generator known for its artistic style.

  • Concept art
  • Social media visuals
  • Mood boards
ImagePaid

Adobe's image generator, designed to be safe for commercial use and built into Photoshop.

  • Generative fill in photos
  • Marketing images
  • Text effects
ImageFree + paid

Ideogram

Ideogram

Image generator that is especially good at putting readable text into images.

  • Posters and flyers
  • Logos and thumbnails
  • Images with text
ImageFree + paid

Canva's AI features for designing graphics, presentations, and videos.

  • Presentations
  • Social posts
  • Resize designs for any platform
DesignFree + paid

Runway

Runway

AI video generation and editing tools for creators and filmmakers.

  • Text-to-video clips
  • Remove backgrounds
  • Video effects
VideoFree + paid

Synthesia

Synthesia

Create presenter videos with AI avatars from a written script.

  • Training videos
  • Product explainers
  • Multilingual videos
VideoFree + paid

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

Realistic AI voices for narration, dubbing, and voiceovers.

  • Voiceovers
  • Audiobooks
  • Dub videos into other languages
AudioFree + paid

Suno

Suno

Generate full songs, with vocals, from a text description.

  • Background music
  • Jingles
  • Song ideas
AudioFree + paid

AI pair programmer that suggests and writes code inside your editor.

  • Autocomplete code
  • Explain code
  • Write tests
CodingFree + paid

Cursor

Anysphere

Code editor with AI built in that can edit across your whole project.

  • Refactor code
  • Ask questions about a codebase
  • Build features faster
CodingFree + paid

Claude Code

Anthropic

AI coding agent that reads your project, writes code, and runs commands for you.

  • Build websites and apps
  • Fix bugs
  • Automate dev tasks
CodingPaid

Pricing changes often. Check each tool's website for current plans.