Best of / AI tools
The AI tools we would pay for
Grouped by job. Checked every month against each tool's own page.
Job
- 01
ChatGPT
The general assistant most people start with. Strong at drafts, images and voice.
- Best for
- Everyday questions and first drafts
- Price
- Free plan and paid plans
- Facts last checked
- 02
Claude
Careful with long documents and good at keeping your tone when it writes.
- Best for
- Writing and long documents
- Price
- Free plan and paid plans
- Facts last checked
- 03
Gemini Notebook
Google's tool that was called NotebookLM until July 2026. Answers from the documents you upload, and shows the passage it used.
- Best for
- Study and research from your own files
- Price
- Free plan and paid plans
- Facts last checked
- 04
Perplexity
A search engine that answers in sentences and links every source.
- Best for
- Research with sources
- Price
- Free plan and paid plans
- Facts last checked
- 05
Zapier
Connects your apps so a task in one starts a task in another. No code.
- Best for
- Automations
- Price
- Free plan and paid plans
- Facts last checked
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