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ChatGPT
OpenAI's flagship multimodal AI assistant for text, code, image analysis, and reasoning tasks.
APIZapier
Editor's noteFree, Go, Plus and Pro tiers; see the review for US and euro prices and what each tier adds.
178 AI tools catalogued
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Writing, SEO, video, audio and agent tools for content and marketing work. Every plan price is taken from the vendor's own page, dated and linked.
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178 tools in 7 groups. Filter by task, pricing model or whether a full review exists.
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Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for chat, writing, analysis and coding, with Free, Pro and Max plans.
APIZapier
Editor's notePro is $20 a month ($17 billed yearly); usage limits reset every five hours. See the review.
VerifiedFreemium
Gemini
Google's multimodal AI with deep integration into Workspace, Search, and YouTube.
APIZapier
Editor's noteFree with a Google account; AI Plus, Pro and Ultra add usage and storage. See the review for prices.
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Perplexity
AI-powered search engine that provides cited, real-time answers from the web.
API
Editor's noteAnswer engine with inline citations; Pro is US$17 a month on annual billing. See the review.
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Midjourney
Premium AI image generation with unmatched aesthetic quality and artistic control.
Editor's noteStill the aesthetic king. V6.1 prompt adherence is excellent. Web editor now available.
NewFree
Flux.1
Image model family by Black Forest Labs, now a previous generation beside FLUX.2 and FLUX 3.
API
Editor's noteNow labelled Previous Generation by Black Forest Labs; FLUX.2 and FLUX 3 are current. API prices in the review.
Priced and checked
Entry price of the cheapest paid plan, from each vendor's pricing page. Promotions are never counted.
Jasper
$69per month, Pro
Read the reviewCopy.ai
$29per month, Chat
Read the reviewWritesonic
$99per month, Starter
Read the reviewSurfer
$59per month, Discovery
Read the reviewFrase
$49per month, Starter
Read the reviewClearscope
$129per month, Essentials
Read the reviewinvideo
$20per month, Starter
Read the reviewSynthesia
$29per month, Starter
Read the reviewHeyGen
$29per month, Creator
Read the reviewDescript
$24per month, Hobbyist
Read the reviewOtter
$16.99per month, Pro
Read the reviewElevenLabs
$6per month, Starter
Read the reviewLindy
$29.99per month, Plus
Read the reviewThe Arena
Head-to-head comparisons of tools people actually weigh against each other.
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Read the comparisonMidjourney vs DALL-E 3
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Read the comparisonRelay.app vs Relevance AI
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Read the comparisonFrom the blog
Guides and roundups written from vendor documentation and public pricing.
AI Credits Explained: What a Credit Costs and Buys
A credit costs $0.004 to $0.05 depending on the tool. Price per credit, what one output costs in credits, and which credits expire, from vendor pages.
Read the articleAI Transcription Cost per Hour: Seat Plans vs API Rates
Transcription costs $0.15 to $0.36 an hour on API price lists; Otter, Fireflies and Descript seats cost more. Break-even hours a month for each.
Read the articleAI Video Cost per Second and per Finished Clip
A calculator on vendor prices for Runway, Veo, Seedance and Midjourney video. Set your own retake rate; the price per finished minute follows.
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