60 widely used AI tools for everyday people and small businesses. Each page says what the tool is good and not so good for, and what the free plan really includes, checked on the official pricing page on 2026-10-13. Plans change often, so check the official page before you pay.
AssistantsFree tier with limits
OpenAI's general-purpose AI chat assistant for questions, writing, files, images and voice.
Free? Free plan: unlimited everyday text chats (subject to abuse guardrails), with limited file uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research, memory …
AssistantsFree tier with limits
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, long documents and coding help.
Free? Free plan ($0): chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, file creation and code execution, memory, connectors and Artifacts. Claude Code is not in…
AssistantsFree tier with limits
Google's AI assistant, built into the Gemini app and Google's apps.
Free? Free ($0 with a Google Account): Gemini app with a Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems. Paid p…
AssistantsFree tier with limits
xAI's AI assistant, available on grok.com, in the Grok apps and in X.
Free? Grok says it is free to try on the web and in the apps; SuperGrok and SuperGrok Heavy add higher limits. Specific free limits and prices were not show…
Research & searchFree tier with limits
An AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.
Free? Free plan: use the automatic 'Best' model in Search plus a limited number of Pro Searches; you cannot pick advanced models manually.
AssistantsFree tier with limits
Microsoft's AI assistant, free on the web and phone, and built into Microsoft 365 apps on paid plans.
Free? A free Copilot chat exists; Microsoft's plan page describes paid plans as having 'higher usage than free' but does not list exact free limits.
AssistantsCheck pricing
Meta's AI assistant in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, the Meta AI app and Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
Free? Meta's site asks you to sign in and lists 'Is Meta AI a free AI assistant?' in its FAQ, but we could not read a published price or limit.
AssistantsFree tier with limits
Mistral's AI assistant (now branded Vibe) for chat, search, coding and images, from a European company.
Free? Free plan: limited messages and web searches, limited coding sessions, basic image generation and editing, 100+ connectors.
AssistantsCheck pricing
A Chinese AI lab's chat app and low-cost API for reasoning and coding models.
Free? DeepSeek's pricing page covers the API (pay per token); we did not find official free-chat limits.
Research & searchFree tier with limits
Google's research notebook (now shown as Gemini Notebook) that answers questions from the sources you upload.
Free? Standard (free) plan: standard limits for chat and generating Slides, Audio Overviews and other artifacts, up to 50 sources per notebook.
Research & searchFree tier with limits
An AI research assistant that searches and summarizes academic papers.
Free? Basic (free): unlimited search across 138M+ papers, unlimited summaries and chat with papers; limited Research Agent and Research Reports use.
Research & searchFree tier with limits
An AI search engine for peer-reviewed research with cited answers.
Free? Free: basic paper search without AI analysis, plus a small allowance of Pro messages.
Research & searchFree trial only
A paid, ad-free search engine with an AI assistant.
Free? Trial: 100 searches to try Kagi Search and Assistant. No ongoing free plan.
Images & designPaid
An AI image (and short video) generator known for stylized, high-quality images.
Free? No free plan is listed on the plan comparison page; all four plans are paid.
Images & designFree tier with limits
An AI image generator that is good at putting readable text into images.
Free? Free plan ($0): weekly slow credits for eligible accounts; generations are public.
Images & designFree trial only
Adobe's generative AI for images, video and audio, linked to Photoshop and other Adobe apps.
Free? Paid plans offer a free trial; we did not see an ongoing free plan on the plans page.
Images & designFree tier with limits
An AI image and video platform with presets and custom model training.
Free? Free ($0): 150 fast tokens per day; creations are public; basic quality settings.
Images & designFree tier with limits
An online design tool for social posts, slides and documents, with built-in AI features.
Free? Free: drag-and-drop editor, 1.6M+ templates, 5GB storage and up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses.
Images & designFree tier with limits
An AI creative suite with real-time image generation and access to many image and video models.
Free? Free ($0): 100 units per day, no credit card; image models and limited LoRA training; no video concurrency on Free.
Images & designFree tier with limits
An AI design tool for images, vector graphics and brand-consistent assets.
Free? Free: limited free credits, personal use only. Recraft says Free-plan images are owned by Recraft, public, and not licensed for commercial use.
VideoFree tier with limits
An AI video generation and editing platform.
Free? Free: 125 one-time credits (they do not renew) and 5GB storage.
VideoPaid
An AI video generator for short clips and effects.
Free? The Free plan includes 0 monthly credits ('packs only'): you have to buy credit packs to generate. No commercial license on Free.
VideoPaid
Luma AI's video and image generation app.
Free? No free plan was listed on the pricing page.
VideoCheck pricing
Kuaishou's AI video generator.
Free? The membership page lists paid plans and daily free uses of some features; we could not confirm a free plan's exact limits.
VideoFree tier with limits
Makes presenter-style videos with AI avatars from a script.
Free? Basic ($0): 500 credits a month, about 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing; videos carry a Synthesia watermark.
VideoFree tier with limits
Makes AI avatar videos and video translations.
Free? Free ($0/month): 3 videos per month, up to 1 minute each, 1 custom video avatar.
VideoFree tier with limits
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript, with AI cleanup tools.
Free? Free ($0): try text-based editing and some AI tools. Paid plans add watermark-free export, monthly media hours and AI credits.
VideoFree tier with limits
ByteDance's video editor for short-form social video, with AI features.
Free? Free (USD 0): free templates and basic editing tools; AI credits come with paid plans.
Voice & musicFree tier with limits
AI text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and sound effects.
Free? Free ($0): 10,000 credits a month (about 10 minutes of text to speech), 3 Studio projects. No commercial license and no voice cloning.
Voice & musicFree tier with limits
Generates full songs with vocals from a text prompt.
Free? Free ($0): 50 credits per day on Suno's free models; no song downloads, no commercial rights, no add-on credits.
Voice & musicFree tier with limits
Generates songs and music from text prompts.
Free? Free ($0): 10 credits per day and 100 per month (no rollover), up to 3 full-length song generations a day.
Voice & musicFree tier with limits
Reads text, PDFs and web pages aloud; also offers voice typing.
Free? Free: listen at up to 1.5x speed with 10 basic ('robotic sounding') voices; text-to-speech only.
Voice & musicFree tier with limits
Voice dictation that types cleaned-up text in any app.
Free? Free ($0/month): speech-to-text in any app on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, 100+ languages; Pro adds unlimited dictations; Notetaker access is limite…
Meetings & notesFree tier with limits
Records and transcribes meetings and writes AI summaries.
Free? Basic (free): 300 transcription minutes a month, Zoom/Teams/Meet notes, live transcription, and only 3 audio/video file imports for the lifetime of th…
Meetings & notesFree tier with limits
An AI notetaker that joins meetings, transcribes and summarizes them.
Free? Free forever: unlimited transcription (with fair-use limits), limited AI summaries, 400 minutes of storage.
Meetings & notesFree tier with limits
A free AI meeting recorder with instant summaries.
Free? Free forever: unlimited recordings and transcriptions, instant AI call summaries, bot-free (beta) or bot capture.
Meetings & notesFree tier with limits
AI meeting notes that combine your own notes with the transcript, without a bot joining the call.
Free? Basic ($0): AI meeting notes with limited meeting history; chat across meetings; templates.
WritingFree tier with limits
Checks spelling, grammar and tone, and rewrites text with AI.
Free? Free ($0): spelling and grammar fixes, tone detection, and 100 AI prompts.
WritingFree tier with limits
Paraphrasing, grammar checking, summarizing and other writing tools.
Free? Free ($0): basic writing tools; Premium removes limits (see page for exact free limits).
WritingFree trial only
An AI content platform for marketing teams, with brand voice controls.
Free? 7-day free trial of Pro; no free plan.
WritingCheck pricing
An AI platform for sales and marketing content and workflows.
Free? The pricing page offers 'Try for free' but we could not confirm the free plan's limits.
WritingFree trial only
An AI writing tool built for fiction writers.
Free? Free trial with no credit card; no ongoing free plan listed.
ProductivityFree tier with limits
AI built into Notion's notes, docs and databases.
Free? Free plan ($0): a trial of Notion AI, not ongoing AI use. Full AI comes with Business.
ProductivityFree tier with limits
Makes presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt.
Free? Free: 400 credits at signup (one time), up to 10 slides per prompt, export to PDF, PPTX and Google Slides.
ProductivityFree trial only
AI calendar and project manager that schedules your tasks automatically.
Free? Free trial; no free plan listed.
ProductivityFree tier with limits
Automatically schedules focus time, habits and meetings on your calendar.
Free? Lite (free forever): calendar basics including Focus Time, Habits and buffer time agents.
ProductivityPaid
A fast email app with AI writing and triage.
Free? No free plan listed.
Automation & agentsFree tier with limits
Connects thousands of apps to automate tasks, including with AI steps.
Free? Free forever: 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, Tables and Forms.
Automation & agentsFree tier with limits
A visual automation builder for connecting apps.
Free? Free plan: 1,000 credits a month (from Make's pricing FAQ).
Automation & agentsFree trial only
A workflow automation tool you can use in the cloud or host yourself.
Free? Cloud plans start with a free trial (no credit card). Self-hosting is another option; check n8n's terms.
Automation & agentsFree trial only
Builds AI assistants that handle email, scheduling and other tasks.
Free? Free: $50 in credits that last 7 days, no credit card.
Automation & agentsCheck pricing
A general AI agent that runs multi-step tasks like research, slides and websites.
Free? Paid plans list 300 refresh credits a day; we could not read the free plan terms or prices (animated on the page).
Coding & app buildersFree tier with limits
GitHub's AI coding assistant in editors, the CLI and on GitHub.
Free? Free ($0): limited chat and agent usage; supports CLI and agent mode.
Coding & app buildersFree tier with limits
An AI code editor with agents that write and edit code.
Free? Free ($0/month): limited agent and chat requests.
Coding & app buildersPaid
Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal, IDE and desktop.
Free? Not included on Claude's Free plan; it comes with Pro and Max.
Coding & app buildersFree tier with limits
OpenAI's coding agent, included in ChatGPT plans.
Free? Included in ChatGPT Free for quick coding tasks in the desktop app (subject to rollout); usage limits apply.
Coding & app buildersCheck pricing
An online coding platform with an AI agent that builds and hosts apps.
Free? The pricing page shows paid plans (Core includes usage of a 'Free Mode'); we could not confirm whether a $0 plan exists or its limits.
Coding & app buildersFree tier with limits
Builds web apps from a chat description.
Free? Free: 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month) plus 20 Cloud credits a month.
Coding & app buildersFree tier with limits
StackBlitz's AI app builder that writes, runs and deploys web apps in the browser.
Free? Free: 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, Bolt branding on sites, 10MB uploads, hosting.
Coding & app buildersFree tier with limits
Vercel's AI app and UI builder.
Free? Free ($0/month): 7 messages a day, deploy to Vercel, Design Mode, GitHub sync.
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