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ChatGPT

OpenAI

A general-purpose AI assistant for chat, analysis, writing, images and files.

General assistants International service Free and paid
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Claude

Anthropic

An AI assistant commonly used for reasoning, careful writing, long documents and code.

General assistants International service Free and paid
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Gemini

Google

Google’s general AI assistant for everyday questions, files and connected Google workflows.

General assistants International service Free and paid
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Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft

Microsoft’s AI assistant across the web, Windows and Microsoft 365 experiences.

General assistants International service Free and paid
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Grok

xAI

A general AI assistant with close integration into X and access through its own apps.

General assistants International service Free and paid
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DeepSeek

DeepSeek

A Chinese AI assistant known for reasoning and coding-oriented models.

General assistants Mainland China service Free and paid
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Qwen

Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI assistant and model family for Chinese and multilingual tasks.

General assistants Mainland China service Free and paid
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Doubao

ByteDance

A Chinese-language general assistant with a low setup barrier for users in mainland China.

General assistants Mainland China service Free and paid
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Kimi

Moonshot AI

A Chinese AI assistant focused on reading, search and long-document workflows.

General assistants Mainland China service Free and paid
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Tencent Yuanbao

Tencent

Tencent’s Chinese AI assistant for chat, search, documents and everyday creation.

General assistants Mainland China service Free
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Perplexity

Perplexity AI

An answer engine that combines web research with visible citations.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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NotebookLM

Google

A research notebook that answers from the sources you provide and can create source-grounded summaries.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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GitHub Copilot

GitHub

An AI coding assistant integrated with GitHub, major editors and command-line workflows.

Coding International service Free and paid
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Cursor

Anysphere

An AI-native code editor built around repository-aware chat, edits and coding agents.

Coding International service Free and paid
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Windsurf

Windsurf

An AI development environment for code generation, repository work and agent-assisted changes.

Coding International service Free and paid
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Replit

Replit

A browser development environment with AI features for building and deploying applications.

Coding International service Free and paid
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Midjourney

Midjourney

A generative image tool widely used for stylised concepts, illustrations and visual exploration.

Images and design International service Paid
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Adobe Firefly

Adobe

Adobe’s generative image and creative-media tools for design workflows.

Images and design International service Free and paid
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Canva Magic Studio

Canva

Canva’s AI features for images, layouts, copy and everyday marketing assets.

Images and design International service Free and paid
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Sora

OpenAI

OpenAI’s generative video product for creating and editing clips from prompts and media.

Video International service Plan-dependent
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Runway

Runway

A generative video and AI filmmaking toolkit for creation, editing and visual effects.

Video International service Free and paid
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Kling AI

Kuaishou

Kuaishou’s AI video service for generating and editing short video from prompts and images.

Video Mainland China service Free and paid
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ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

An AI voice platform for speech generation, voice design, dubbing and audio workflows.

Audio and music International service Free and paid
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Suno

Suno

A generative music platform that turns prompts and lyrics into complete song drafts.

Audio and music International service Free and paid
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Notion AI

Notion

AI features inside Notion for writing, search, meeting notes and workspace knowledge.

Office and productivity International service Plan-dependent
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Meta AI

Meta

Meta’s general AI assistant available on the web and inside supported Meta products.

General assistants International service Free
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Jasper

Jasper

An AI writing workspace focused on marketing teams, campaigns and brand-controlled content.

Writing International service Paid
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Grammarly

Grammarly

An AI writing assistant for grammar, tone, rewriting and everyday English communication.

Writing International service Free and paid
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Writesonic

Writesonic

An AI writing and marketing platform for articles, campaigns and search-focused content workflows.

Writing International service Free and paid
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QuillBot

QuillBot

A writing tool for paraphrasing, grammar checks, summaries and language polishing.

Writing International service Free and paid
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Sudowrite

Sudowrite

An AI writing environment designed for fiction, scene development and creative ideation.

Writing International service Paid
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Lovable

Lovable

A prompt-driven builder for turning product ideas into editable web application prototypes.

Coding International service Free and paid
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v0

Vercel

Vercel’s prompt-to-interface tool for generating and iterating on web user interfaces and applications.

Coding International service Free and paid
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Bolt

StackBlitz

A browser-based AI builder for creating, running and iterating on full-stack web prototypes.

Coding International service Free and paid
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Elicit

Elicit

A research assistant for finding, screening and synthesising academic literature.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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Consensus

Consensus

A search product focused on answers and summaries grounded in research papers.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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SciSpace

SciSpace

A research workspace for discovering, reading and understanding academic papers.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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You.com

You.com

An AI search and productivity assistant with multiple modes for web-grounded work.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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Genspark

Genspark

An AI search workspace that creates synthesised pages and can run multi-step research tasks.

Search and research International service Free and paid
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Leonardo AI

Leonardo AI

An AI image platform with model, style and asset controls for visual production.

Images and design International service Free and paid
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Ideogram

Ideogram

An AI image generator especially useful for posters, typography and text inside images.

Images and design International service Free and paid
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DreamStudio

Stability AI

Stability AI’s web studio for generating images with Stable Diffusion models.

Images and design International service Paid
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Veo

Google DeepMind

Google’s generative video capability, available through selected Google AI products and plans.

Video International service Plan-dependent
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Pika

Pika

A prompt-led video generation and effects tool for short creative clips.

Video International service Free and paid
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HeyGen

HeyGen

An AI business-video platform for avatars, voice, translation and localisation.

Video International service Free and paid
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Udio

Udio

A generative music platform for turning prompts into song ideas and tracks.

Audio and music International service Free and paid
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Descript

Descript

A text-based audio and video editor with transcription, cleanup and AI voice features.

Audio and music International service Free and paid
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Otter.ai

Otter.ai

A meeting transcription and conversation-summary product for recorded discussions.

Audio and music International service Free and paid
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Gamma

Gamma

An AI-first tool for drafting presentations, documents and lightweight webpages.

Presentations International service Free and paid
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Beautiful.ai

Beautiful.ai

Presentation software with AI-assisted layouts and slide design for business decks.

Presentations International service Paid
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Pitch

Pitch

A collaborative presentation platform with AI-assisted deck creation and editing.

Presentations International service Free and paid
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Plus AI

Plus AI

An AI presentation assistant that works with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Presentations International service Paid
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Zapier

Zapier

A no-code automation platform with AI workflow and agent features across many software services.

Automation and agents International service Free and paid
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Make

Make

A visual no-code platform for building multi-step automations and data flows.

Automation and agents International service Free and paid
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n8n

n8n

A workflow automation platform with cloud and self-hosted options for technical teams.

Automation and agents International service Free and paid
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Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft

Microsoft’s low-code platform for business workflows, desktop automation and approvals.

Automation and agents International service Plan-dependent
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UiPath

UiPath

An enterprise automation platform for governed robotic and agentic process automation.

Automation and agents International service Paid
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Lindy

Lindy

An AI agent platform for lightweight business tasks, communication and integrations.

Automation and agents International service Free and paid
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Manus

Manus

An autonomous task agent for multi-step research and execution workflows.

Automation and agents International service Paid
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Google Workspace with Gemini

Google

Gemini assistance inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet and other Google Workspace products.

Office and productivity International service Plan-dependent
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Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft

AI assistance inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and Microsoft 365 work.

Office and productivity International service Plan-dependent
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ClickUp Brain

ClickUp

AI assistance inside ClickUp for work management, writing and workspace questions.

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Coda AI

Coda

AI help inside Coda documents, tables and team workflows.

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