AI tools, and what they're actually for
A plain-language directory of 61 well-known AI tools. Search, or filter by what you want to get done.
61 tools
ChatGPT
OpenAI's conversational AI assistant for questions, writing, analysis and more.
Chat assistantsWritingResearchfreemium
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding.
Chat assistantsWritingCodingfreemium
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365.
Chat assistantsProductivityfreemium
Meta AI
Meta's AI assistant available on the web and inside Meta's apps.
Chat assistantssee site for pricing
Le Chat (Mistral)
Mistral AI's chat assistant built on its own models.
Chat assistantssee site for pricing
Perplexity
An AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.
ResearchChat assistantsfreemium
NotebookLM
Google's research notebook that answers questions grounded in the sources you upload.
ResearchProductivitysee site for pricing
Elicit
An AI research assistant for finding and summarizing academic papers.
Researchsee site for pricing
Consensus
An AI search engine that answers questions from scientific research.
Researchsee site for pricing
Cursor
An AI-first code editor with chat and coding agents built in.
CodingAutomation & agentsfreemium
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in your terminal.
CodingAutomation & agentspaid
Bolt.new
StackBlitz's AI tool that builds full-stack web apps in the browser.
Codingsee site for pricing
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
An AI-powered code editor with an agentic assistant, now called Devin Desktop.
Codingfreemium
DALL·E / ChatGPT images
OpenAI's image generation inside ChatGPT (DALL·E 3 is retired; it now uses GPT Image models).
Imagesee site for pricing
Stable Diffusion
Stability AI's open image-generation models you can run yourself.
Imagesee site for pricing
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative AI for images and effects, integrated with Creative Cloud.
ImageDesignfreemium
Riverside
A browser-based platform to record, edit and publish podcasts and videos, with AI editing tools.
VideoAudio & voiceFree trial; paid plans
Zapier
Connects apps and automates workflows, with AI steps and agents.
Automation & agentsProductivityfreemium
Fireflies.ai
An AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings.
ProductivityAudio & voicefreemium
Ollama
Runs open large language models locally on your own computer.
DataCodingLocal & self-hosted AIopen source
LM Studio
A desktop app for downloading and running open AI models on your own computer, with an agent called Bionic for documents and code.
Local & self-hosted AIChat assistantsCodingsee site for pricing
Jan
An open-source chat app that runs AI models on your computer or connects to cloud models.
Local & self-hosted AIChat assistantsFree and open source (Apache-2.0)
Open WebUI
A self-hosted web interface for AI models that you run on your own server or computer.
Local & self-hosted AIChat assistantssee site for pricing
Aider
An open-source AI pair programmer for your terminal. It can use local models or cloud models.
CodingLocal & self-hosted AIopen source
Luma AI
Luma AI (lumalabs.ai) makes AI agents and models for creative work, including the Ray video model.
VideoImagesee site for pricing
Krea
A creative AI app for images, video and 3D, with its own image model, an editor and an upscaler.
ImageVideosee site for pricing
Recraft
An AI image model and design platform, including vector graphics, custom styles and mockups.
ImageDesignsee site for pricing
Granola
An AI notepad for meetings that uses your computer's audio instead of a meeting bot.
Productivitysee site for pricing
Napkin AI
Turns text into diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, charts and slides.
DesignProductivitysee site for pricing
Kagi
An ad-free, user-funded search engine with AI summaries of results.
ResearchFree trial (100 searches); paid plans from $5/month