# Pickfinch — full directory

> An independent, editorially curated directory of AI tools organized by use case — writing, coding, image, video, audio, research, productivity, design, marketing, support, data and agents — with transparent rankings and a running log of new releases.

Source: https://pickfinch.com/ · Data last verified: 2026-10-16 · Tools: 82

## How to read this

- Rankings are EDITORIAL: a weighted score (0–100) per category. Weights: fit 25%, capability 25%, easeOfUse 15%, access 15%, maturity 10%, transparency 10%. Details: https://pickfinch.com/about/methodology
- 'Not verified' means we could not confirm the fact from an official or reliable source, so it was left blank.
- Sponsored placements are labeled and never affect rankings.

## Rankings by category

### Writing

Writing tools range from general-purpose chat assistants that can draft almost anything to focused editors for grammar, tone, paraphrasing and long-form fiction. Pick a general assistant for breadth, or a specialist when you need a tight editing workflow.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/writing

1. ChatGPT — editorial score 98
2. Claude — editorial score 98
3. Grammarly — editorial score 93
4. DeepSeek — editorial score 86
5. Gemini — editorial score 86
6. QuillBot — editorial score 86
7. Sudowrite — editorial score 82
8. Microsoft Copilot — editorial score 79
9. Notion AI — editorial score 74
10. Jasper — editorial score 72
11. Surfer — editorial score 72
12. Copy.ai — editorial score 67
13. Arvow — editorial score 65
14. UncensoredLabs — editorial score 60

### Coding

AI coding tools now span inline autocomplete, agentic IDEs and terminal agents that edit whole repositories, and browser-based builders that turn a prompt into a running app. Developers usually want an IDE or CLI agent; non-developers often start with an app builder.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/coding

1. GitHub Copilot — editorial score 98
2. Cursor — editorial score 93
3. OpenAI Codex — editorial score 93
4. Replit — editorial score 91
5. CodeRabbit — editorial score 90
6. Bolt.new — editorial score 89
7. Lovable — editorial score 89
8. v0 — editorial score 89
9. ChatGPT — editorial score 88
10. Claude — editorial score 88
11. Devin Desktop — editorial score 88
12. Claude Code — editorial score 87
13. Beacon — editorial score 83
14. Figma — editorial score 80
15. Hex — editorial score 80
16. n8n — editorial score 80
17. DeepSeek — editorial score 76
18. Kimi — editorial score 76
19. Breken — editorial score 75
20. UncensoredLabs — editorial score 70
21. Render Sandboxes — editorial score 67

### Image generation

Image generators turn prompts and reference images into illustrations, photos, logos and concept art. They differ in aesthetic, text rendering, editing controls, commercial-use terms and whether the models are hosted or downloadable.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/image-generation

1. Ideogram — editorial score 91
2. Midjourney — editorial score 89
3. Adobe Firefly — editorial score 88
4. ChatGPT — editorial score 88
5. Leonardo.Ai — editorial score 88
6. Gemini — editorial score 86
7. Krea — editorial score 86
8. Canva — editorial score 83
9. Runway — editorial score 83
10. Stability AI (Stable Diffusion) — editorial score 82
11. Kling AI — editorial score 79
12. Sloosh — editorial score 74
13. Luma — editorial score 70
14. InkRoom — editorial score 66
15. ReelDance — editorial score 63

### Video

Video tools fall into three groups: generative models that create clips from text or images, avatar platforms that produce presenter-style videos from a script, and editors that use AI to cut, caption and clean up footage.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/video

1. Runway — editorial score 93
2. Synthesia — editorial score 93
3. HeyGen — editorial score 91
4. Descript — editorial score 90
5. Kling AI — editorial score 89
6. Gemini — editorial score 86
7. Sloosh — editorial score 84
8. Luma — editorial score 80
9. Midjourney — editorial score 79
10. Adobe Firefly — editorial score 78
11. Leonardo.Ai — editorial score 78
12. Pika — editorial score 78
13. Krea — editorial score 76
14. Genjutsu AI — editorial score 73
15. ReelDance — editorial score 73

### Audio & voice

Audio tools cover realistic text-to-speech and voice cloning, dubbing, speech-to-text, and full song generation. Check licensing carefully — commercial-use rights often depend on the plan.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/audio-voice

1. Suno — editorial score 96
2. ElevenLabs — editorial score 93
3. Murf AI — editorial score 91
4. Udio — editorial score 86
5. Otter.ai — editorial score 83
6. Fireflies.ai — editorial score 81
7. HeyGen — editorial score 81
8. Descript — editorial score 80
9. Stability AI (Stable Diffusion) — editorial score 72

### Research & search

Research tools answer questions with citations, search academic literature, or let you chat with your own documents. Favor tools that show their sources so you can verify claims.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/research-search

1. Gemini — editorial score 96
2. Gemini Notebook — editorial score 96
3. Perplexity — editorial score 96
4. Consensus — editorial score 91
5. ChatGPT — editorial score 88
6. Claude — editorial score 88
7. Elicit — editorial score 88
8. Google Deep Review — editorial score 84
9. Julius AI — editorial score 79
10. Microsoft Copilot — editorial score 79
11. Earnings Insight Lab — editorial score 77
12. DeepSeek — editorial score 76
13. Kimi — editorial score 76
14. Manus — editorial score 76

### Productivity

Productivity tools put AI where work already happens: meeting recorders that write notes, workspaces with built-in AI, and planners that schedule tasks automatically.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/productivity

1. Otter.ai — editorial score 93
2. Fireflies.ai — editorial score 91
3. Granola — editorial score 89
4. Microsoft Copilot — editorial score 89
5. ChatGPT — editorial score 88
6. Claude — editorial score 88
7. Zapier — editorial score 88
8. Gemini — editorial score 86
9. Gemini Notebook — editorial score 86
10. Perplexity — editorial score 86
11. Notion AI — editorial score 84
12. Grammarly — editorial score 83
13. PDF Jetty — editorial score 82
14. Gamma — editorial score 81
15. Motion — editorial score 79
16. Lindy — editorial score 76
17. InvoiceKoi — editorial score 74
18. webAI — editorial score 72
19. MangaTranslate — editorial score 69
20. Wabi — editorial score 67
21. Pragor — editorial score 64

### Design

Design tools add AI to layout, presentation and website creation — from generating a full slide deck to producing a first draft of a site you can then refine by hand.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/design

1. Canva — editorial score 93
2. Gamma — editorial score 91
3. Figma — editorial score 90
4. Framer — editorial score 88
5. Ideogram — editorial score 81
6. MangaTranslate — editorial score 79
7. Midjourney — editorial score 79
8. v0 — editorial score 79
9. Adobe Firefly — editorial score 78
10. Leonardo.Ai — editorial score 78
11. Krea — editorial score 76
12. InkRoom — editorial score 56

### Marketing

Marketing tools focus on brand-consistent copy, SEO content optimization and campaign workflows. Many also offer team features like brand voice and shared templates.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/marketing

1. Canva — editorial score 83
2. Synthesia — editorial score 83
3. Jasper — editorial score 82
4. Surfer — editorial score 82
5. Gamma — editorial score 81
6. HeyGen — editorial score 81
7. Ideogram — editorial score 81
8. Murf AI — editorial score 81
9. Tidio — editorial score 81
10. Framer — editorial score 78
11. Copy.ai — editorial score 77
12. Arvow — editorial score 75
13. Sloosh — editorial score 74
14. Genjutsu AI — editorial score 63
15. ReelDance — editorial score 63
16. Harmony — editorial score 60
17. InkRoom — editorial score 56

### Customer support

Customer support AI answers tickets and chats using your help content, and hands off to humans when needed. Pricing is frequently per resolution or per seat, so model your volume before choosing.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/customer-support

1. Tidio — editorial score 91
2. Fin (by Intercom) — editorial score 89
3. ElevenLabs — editorial score 83
4. Zendesk AI — editorial score 81
5. Harmony — editorial score 60
6. Relevance AI — editorial score 60

### Data & analytics

Data tools let you analyze spreadsheets and databases by asking questions in plain language, or speed up SQL and Python work in collaborative notebooks.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/data-analytics

1. Hex — editorial score 90
2. Julius AI — editorial score 89
3. ChatGPT — editorial score 88
4. Claude — editorial score 88
5. Prophecy — editorial score 85
6. Elicit — editorial score 78
7. Earnings Insight Lab — editorial score 67

### Agents & automation

Automation platforms connect apps and run multi-step workflows, increasingly with AI steps and agents. General-purpose agents go further, planning and executing tasks on your behalf.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/category/agents-automation

1. Zapier — editorial score 98
2. Make — editorial score 90
3. n8n — editorial score 90
4. Kimi — editorial score 86
5. Lindy — editorial score 86
6. Manus — editorial score 86
7. Cursor — editorial score 83
8. OpenAI Codex — editorial score 83
9. Replit — editorial score 81
10. Fin (by Intercom) — editorial score 79
11. Devin Desktop — editorial score 78
12. Claude Code — editorial score 77
13. Render Sandboxes — editorial score 77
14. Wabi — editorial score 77
15. Prophecy — editorial score 75
16. Pragor — editorial score 74
17. Beacon — editorial score 73
18. Harmony — editorial score 70
19. Relevance AI — editorial score 70
20. Motion — editorial score 69
21. Copy.ai — editorial score 67
22. Arvow — editorial score 65
23. Breken — editorial score 65
24. webAI — editorial score 62

## Guides

### Best AI tools for students

Students mostly need help understanding material, finding and citing sources, polishing writing and turning notes into slides. These picks cover each of those jobs, and every one of them has a free plan. Use them to learn faster, not to replace your own work — and check your school's AI policy.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-tools-for-students

1. ChatGPT (editorial score 98) — General-purpose assistant for explanations, writing help, analysis and web search, with a free plan.
2. Claude (editorial score 98) — Strong for long readings and essays: upload files and organize coursework into projects; free plan available.
3. Gemini Notebook (editorial score 96) — Upload your own course documents and get cited answers, summaries and audio overviews — free with a Google account.
4. Perplexity (editorial score 96) — Answers questions with cited web sources, so you can check where information came from.
5. Grammarly (editorial score 93) — Checks grammar, clarity and tone across apps and browsers as you write.
6. Otter.ai (editorial score 93) — Records, transcribes and summarizes meetings and online sessions on Zoom, Teams and Google Meet.
7. Consensus (editorial score 91) — Searches peer-reviewed research and summarizes what the literature says on a question.
8. Gamma (editorial score 91) — Turns an outline into a presentation or document; the free plan includes one-time starter credits.
9. Elicit (editorial score 88) — Searches, summarizes and extracts data from academic papers — useful for literature reviews.
10. QuillBot (editorial score 86) — Paraphrasing, summarizing and grammar tools aimed at students and writers; the free plan has word limits.

FAQ:

- Q: Are these AI tools free for students?
  A: Every tool on this list has a free plan, but free plans come with limits — for example QuillBot caps paraphrasing and summarizing word counts, and Gamma's free plan includes one-time starter credits. Each tool page links to the official pricing page.
- Q: Which AI tool is best for research papers?
  A: For academic sources, Consensus (searches peer-reviewed research) and Elicit (summarizes and extracts data from papers) are built for it. Perplexity and Gemini Notebook are useful for cited answers from the web or from your own uploaded documents.
- Q: Can I use AI for school assignments?
  A: That depends on your school and instructor. Many allow AI for studying, brainstorming and proofreading but not for writing graded work. Check your course policy, and always verify facts and citations an AI gives you.

### Best free AI tools

Every tool here has a free plan we verified on its official pricing page. "Free" almost always means free with limits — usage caps, credits or missing features — so the one-line notes below say what's included where we could confirm it. Tools are drawn from across our categories and ranked by editorial score.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/free-ai-tools

1. ChatGPT (editorial score 98) — Free plan for OpenAI's assistant, with paid Go, Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise tiers above it.
2. Claude (editorial score 98) — Free plan for Anthropic's assistant; Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise tiers add more.
3. GitHub Copilot (editorial score 98) — Free plan with limited usage for AI completions, chat and agent mode in popular editors.
4. Zapier (editorial score 98) — Free plan for no-code automation connecting apps, with AI steps and agents.
5. Gemini (editorial score 96) — Google's assistant has a free tier; paid Google AI plans raise limits.
6. Gemini Notebook (editorial score 96) — Free with a Google account: cited answers and summaries from your own documents.
7. Perplexity (editorial score 96) — Free plan with limited Pro searches for cited, web-sourced answers.
8. Suno (editorial score 96) — Free plan with daily credits for full AI songs; commercial use requires a paid plan.
9. Canva (editorial score 93) — Free plan for the design platform, including AI features for images, copy and presentations.
10. ElevenLabs (editorial score 93) — Free plan for lifelike text-to-speech and other voice AI tools.
11. Grammarly (editorial score 93) — Free plan for grammar, clarity and tone checks across apps and browsers.
12. Otter.ai (editorial score 93) — Free plan for recording, transcribing and summarizing meetings.
13. Udio (editorial score 86) — Free plan to generate and remix songs from prompts; downloads are disabled on all plans after its UMG partnership.

FAQ:

- Q: Are free AI tools really free?
  A: They have a $0 plan, but limits apply — daily or monthly credits, usage caps, or features reserved for paid plans. Some free plans also restrict commercial use (Suno needs a paid plan for commercial use; Udio has disabled downloads on every plan). Check each tool's pricing page before relying on it.
- Q: How did you decide a tool is free?
  A: A tool is listed only if its official site shows a free plan or free tier when we last verified it. Tools with only a free trial (like Motion or Jasper) or with an unverified free option are excluded.
- Q: What's the best free AI tool overall?
  A: For most people, a general assistant — ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini — covers the widest range of tasks on a free plan. For specific jobs, pick the free tool built for it: GitHub Copilot for code, Perplexity for cited answers, Canva for design.

### Best AI coding assistants

AI coding assistants now range from autocomplete in your editor to agents that plan, edit and run code across a whole project. This list covers editor plugins, AI-first IDEs, terminal agents and browser-based builders, ranked by editorial score within our coding category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-coding-assistants

1. GitHub Copilot (editorial score 98) — Works inside popular editors, GitHub and the command line, with completions, chat and agent mode; free plan with limited usage.
2. Cursor (editorial score 93) — AI-first code editor whose agent can plan, edit and run code across a project, plus cloud agents and AI code review.
3. OpenAI Codex (editorial score 93) — OpenAI's coding agent in a desktop app, the terminal, IDEs and the cloud, with parallel agents and automatic PR review; included with ChatGPT plans.
4. Replit (editorial score 91) — Browser-based: Replit Agent builds, runs and publishes apps from natural-language prompts; free Starter plan.
5. CodeRabbit (editorial score 90) — Not a code writer: AI code review on pull requests, the CLI and IDEs, with one-click fixes; free for public repos.
6. ChatGPT (editorial score 88) — General assistant with coding help, useful for explanations and snippets outside the editor.
7. Claude (editorial score 88) — General assistant that handles coding questions and file uploads alongside writing and analysis.
8. Devin Desktop (editorial score 88) — Agentic IDE (formerly Windsurf) with a command center for managing local and cloud coding agents.
9. Claude Code (editorial score 87) — Agentic coding in the terminal, IDEs and the web that reads, edits and runs code across a codebase; needs a paid Claude plan or the API.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free AI coding assistant?
  A: GitHub Copilot has a free plan with limited usage, and Cursor, Replit and Devin Desktop also offer free plans. Claude Code is not free on its own — it comes with paid Claude plans (Pro and above) or the API.
- Q: What's the difference between an AI code editor and a coding agent?
  A: An editor assistant suggests and edits code while you drive. A coding agent (Cursor's agent, Claude Code, Devin Desktop's agents) can plan multi-step changes, edit many files and run commands with less hand-holding — you review the result.
- Q: Do I need to switch editors?
  A: Not necessarily. GitHub Copilot plugs into popular editors you may already use; Cursor and Devin Desktop are full editors of their own; Claude Code runs in the terminal and IDEs.
- Q: What is the best AI code review tool?
  A: CodeRabbit is built only for code review: it reviews pull requests, CLI and IDE changes and is free for public repositories. OpenAI Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot also offer automatic PR review as part of their coding plans.
- Q: What is GitHub Copilot Fusion?
  A: Copilot Fusion, generally available since October 28, 2026, is a model-picker option that lets Copilot choose and combine models for each task instead of you picking one. It's on all Copilot plans, including Free, in VS Code, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI and JetBrains IDEs.
- Q: Is OpenAI Codex free?
  A: ChatGPT Free and Go include limited Codex use in the desktop app. The CLI, IDE extension, cloud tasks and GitHub code review come with ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) and higher, or you can use Codex with an API key at API rates.

### Best AI writing tools

"AI writing tool" covers very different jobs: drafting with a general assistant, fixing grammar and tone, paraphrasing, writing fiction, and producing on-brand marketing content. These are the top writing tools in our directory, ranked by editorial score in the writing category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-writing-tools

1. ChatGPT (editorial score 98) — Versatile drafting, rewriting and analysis assistant with a free plan.
2. Claude (editorial score 98) — Writing and analysis assistant with projects and file uploads for longer documents; free plan available.
3. Grammarly (editorial score 93) — Grammar, clarity and tone checks across apps and browsers, plus generative drafting and rewriting.
4. Gemini (editorial score 86) — Google's assistant for writing and research, integrated with Google services.
5. QuillBot (editorial score 86) — Paraphrasing, summarizing and grammar tools; free plan with word limits.
6. Sudowrite (editorial score 82) — Built for fiction authors: brainstorming, drafting, describing and revising long-form stories (paid, with a free trial).
7. Microsoft Copilot (editorial score 79) — Free consumer assistant; deeper writing features inside Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
8. Notion AI (editorial score 74) — Writing help built into the Notion workspace, alongside your existing docs.
9. Jasper (editorial score 72) — For marketing teams: on-brand content with brand voice and campaign workflows (paid, with a free trial).

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best AI writing tool for free?
  A: ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini all have free plans for drafting; Grammarly and QuillBot have free plans for editing and paraphrasing (QuillBot's has word limits).
- Q: Which AI writing tool is best for novels and fiction?
  A: Sudowrite is built specifically for fiction — brainstorming, drafting, describing and revising long-form stories. It is paid, with a free trial advertised on its pricing page.
- Q: Which is best for marketing copy?
  A: Jasper is built for marketing teams with brand voice and campaign workflows. See our marketing category for more options, including Copy.ai and Surfer.

### Best AI video generators

AI video tools split into two groups: generative models that turn text or images into clips (Runway, Kling, Luma, Pika), and avatar platforms that turn a script into a presenter-led video (Synthesia, HeyGen). Ranked by editorial score in our video category; video editors like Descript are covered on the category page instead.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-video-generators

1. Runway (editorial score 93) — Text- and image-to-video, editing tools and an API, used by filmmakers; free plan with a one-time credit allowance.
2. Synthesia (editorial score 93) — Presenter-led videos with AI avatars and voices from a script; Basic plan is $0 with a monthly allowance of video minutes.
3. HeyGen (editorial score 91) — AI avatars and video translation for spokesperson videos, dubbing and personalized video.
4. Kling AI (editorial score 89) — Kuaishou's text- and image-to-video generator; free Basic plan, paid memberships add monthly credits.
5. Gemini (editorial score 86) — Google's assistant includes media generation, with a free tier and paid Google AI plans.
6. Luma (editorial score 80) — Home of Dream Machine for generating video and images; paid plans (a free option was not confirmed).
7. Midjourney (editorial score 79) — Known for its distinctive aesthetic in images, and also generates video; subscription only.
8. Adobe Firefly (editorial score 78) — Adobe's generative studio covers video as well as images, integrated with Creative Cloud apps.
9. Pika (editorial score 78) — Short, stylized clips and effects from text or images; the free account includes 0 monthly credits.

FAQ:

- Q: Is there a free AI video generator?
  A: Runway (one-time credit allowance), Kling (free Basic plan) and Synthesia ($0 Basic plan with a monthly allowance of video minutes) have free options. Pika's free account includes 0 monthly credits, and Luma's free option was not confirmed when we checked.
- Q: What's the difference between text-to-video and AI avatar tools?
  A: Text-to-video tools (Runway, Kling, Luma, Pika) generate new footage from a prompt or image. Avatar tools (Synthesia, HeyGen) produce a presenter speaking your script — common for training and marketing videos.
- Q: Which AI video tool is best for training videos?
  A: Synthesia is built for presenter-led videos with AI avatars and is popular for training content; HeyGen is a close alternative that adds video translation and dubbing.

### Best AI image generators

Image generators differ most in three ways: the look they produce, how well they handle text and consistent products, and what you can use for free. Midjourney is the only pick here without a free plan; the rest offer free credits, daily allowances or an open licence. Ranked by editorial score in our image generation category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-image-generators

1. Ideogram (editorial score 91) — Accurate text rendering in images for posters, logos and social graphics; weekly free credits for eligible accounts.
2. Midjourney (editorial score 89) — Known for its distinctive, high-quality aesthetic; used via web app and Discord. Every plan is a paid subscription.
3. Adobe Firefly (editorial score 88) — Adobe's generative studio for images, video and audio, integrated with Photoshop and Creative Cloud; limited free generations.
4. Leonardo.Ai (editorial score 88) — Fine-tuned models, custom model training and a real-time canvas; free plan with daily tokens.
5. Krea (editorial score 86) — Many image and video models in one real-time interface, now with the Krea 3 editing model; free daily compute units.
6. Canva (editorial score 83) — AI image generation inside a design tool, now with Canva's own Craft model (up to 2K, 30+ aspect ratios, editable layers), handy when the image is going straight into a post or deck; free Starter plan.
7. Stability AI (Stable Diffusion) (editorial score 82) — Stable Diffusion's open-weight models to run yourself or via API; free Community License under $1M annual revenue.
8. Sloosh (editorial score 74) — Product imagery and ad visuals in batches using many third-party models; 20 free credits for new accounts. New and labeled beta.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free AI image generator?
  A: Ideogram (weekly free credits for eligible accounts), Leonardo.Ai (daily tokens), Krea (daily compute units), Adobe Firefly (limited free generations) and Canva (free Starter plan) all have free plans. Stable Diffusion models are free to run under Stability AI's Community License for individuals and organizations under $1M annual revenue.
- Q: Which AI image generator is best for text in images?
  A: Ideogram is known for accurate text rendering, which makes it a good fit for posters, logos and social graphics.
- Q: Is Midjourney free?
  A: No. All Midjourney plans are paid subscriptions (Basic, Standard, Pro and Mega).
- Q: Which AI image generator is best for product photos?
  A: Sloosh is built for product imagery, scenes and ad visuals with batch generation, and Krea 3 focuses on fast edits that keep products and characters consistent.
- Q: What is Canva Craft?
  A: Canva Craft is Canva's first in-house image generation model, released by Canva Research in October 2026. It is trained on human-made design templates, plans the layout before rendering, makes images up to 2K in more than 30 aspect ratios with text in 55 languages, and works with Magic Layers so results can become editable layers. It is available to all Canva users in Dream Lab and to developers through Canva's preview image generation API.

### Best AI tools for small business

Small teams get the most from AI that replaces busywork: making marketing assets, answering customers, connecting apps and capturing meeting notes. Every pick below has a free plan, so you can try it before committing. Ranked by editorial score within each tool's main category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-tools-for-small-business

1. ChatGPT (editorial score 98) — One assistant for drafting emails and copy, analysis and web research; free plan plus Business tiers.
2. Zapier (editorial score 98) — No-code automation across thousands of apps, with AI steps and agents; free plan.
3. Canva (editorial score 93) — Design platform with AI for images, copy, presentations and on-brand marketing assets; free plan.
4. Otter.ai (editorial score 93) — Records, transcribes and summarizes meetings across Zoom, Teams and Google Meet.
5. Gamma (editorial score 91) — Generates presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt; free starter credits.
6. Tidio (editorial score 91) — Customer service platform for small and mid-size businesses with the Lyro AI agent, live chat and help desk.
7. Make (editorial score 90) — Visual multi-step automations including AI modules; free plan with a monthly credit allowance.
8. Framer (editorial score 88) — Website builder with AI page generation, translation and hosting.

FAQ:

- Q: What AI tools should a small business start with?
  A: A general assistant (ChatGPT) for writing and research, an automation tool (Zapier or Make) to connect the apps you already use, and a design tool (Canva) for marketing assets cover most needs. Add Tidio if you answer customer chats, or Otter if meetings eat your time.
- Q: Are these tools free for businesses?
  A: Each has a free plan, but business use typically hits free-plan limits quickly. Check each tool's pricing page — paid tiers are linked from every tool page.
- Q: Which AI tool helps with customer support?
  A: Tidio is aimed at small and mid-size businesses with its Lyro AI agent and live chat. For larger help desks, see Fin and Zendesk AI in our customer support category.

### Best AI voice and music generators

Voice AI turns text into natural speech for voiceovers, narration and dubbing; music AI generates full songs from a prompt. Licensing matters here: several free plans exclude downloads or commercial use, and the notes below say so where we verified it. Ranked by editorial score in our audio & voice category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-voice-and-music-generators

1. Suno (editorial score 96) — Full songs with vocals and instrumentation from a prompt or your lyrics; commercial use requires a paid plan.
2. ElevenLabs (editorial score 93) — Lifelike text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, speech-to-text and sound effects, with an API.
3. Murf AI (editorial score 91) — Text-to-speech studio and API for voiceovers; the free plan has no downloads or commercial rights.
4. Udio (editorial score 86) — Generate and remix songs from prompts; downloads are disabled on all plans following its UMG partnership.
5. HeyGen (editorial score 81) — Video translation and dubbing with AI avatars, for spoken content in other languages.
6. Descript (editorial score 80) — Edit podcasts and video by editing the transcript, with AI tools like Studio Sound.

FAQ:

- Q: Can I use AI-generated music commercially?
  A: It depends on the plan. Suno requires a paid plan for commercial use, and Udio has disabled downloads on all plans following its UMG partnership. Always read the current terms before publishing.
- Q: What's the best AI text-to-speech tool?
  A: ElevenLabs is the highest-rated text-to-speech tool in our directory, covering text-to-speech, voice cloning and dubbing with an API. Murf is an alternative focused on voiceovers, though its free plan has no downloads or commercial rights.
- Q: Is there a free AI voice generator?
  A: ElevenLabs and Murf both have free plans; Murf's free plan doesn't include downloads or commercial rights.

### Best AI agents

AI agents go beyond chat: they plan multi-step tasks, use your apps and act on your behalf. This list covers ready-made agents you can hand a task to, and platforms for building your own agents and automations, ranked by editorial score within our agents and automation category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-agents

1. Zapier (editorial score 98) — No-code automation across thousands of apps, with AI steps, agents, tables and an MCP server; free plan available.
2. Make (editorial score 90) — Visual builder for multi-step scenarios with AI agents and modules; free plan with a monthly credit allowance.
3. n8n (editorial score 90) — Workflow automation and agent builder for technical teams; the self-hosted Community Edition is free.
4. Lindy (editorial score 86) — Build assistants and agents for email, scheduling, meetings and business workflows; free plan starts with a one-time credit allowance.
5. Manus (editorial score 86) — General-purpose agent that plans and carries out research, web apps, slides and documents; free plan with daily refresh credits.
6. Wabi (editorial score 77) — Shared personal agent in a messenger: it builds mini-apps in each thread and friends or family can join; free for now.
7. Relevance AI (editorial score 70) — Build and run a team of agents for sales, support and operations; pricing is a custom Enterprise plan via sales.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free AI agent?
  A: Manus has a free plan with daily refresh credits, Wabi is free for now, and Zapier, Make and Lindy have free plans. n8n is free if you self-host the Community Edition.
- Q: What's the difference between an AI agent and an agent builder?
  A: A ready-made agent such as Manus or Wabi takes a task in plain language and works on it for you. Builders such as Zapier, n8n, Make and Lindy let you design your own agents and automations around the apps you use.
- Q: Are coding agents included?
  A: Coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code and Replit are ranked on our AI coding assistants page, since that is the job most people pick them for.

### Best AI tools for data analysis

AI data analysis tools turn questions about your spreadsheets, databases or research papers into answers, charts and reports. This list covers general assistants that can analyze uploaded files, a chat-first AI data analyst, a full SQL and Python data workspace, and a research tool for extracting data from papers, ranked by editorial score within our data and analytics category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-data-analysis-tools

1. Hex (editorial score 90) — Collaborative data workspace with SQL, Python and no-code cells plus an AI agent; free Community plan for individuals, and Hex 4.0 is in private beta.
2. Julius AI (editorial score 89) — AI data analyst: chat with spreadsheets and databases to get analysis, charts and reports; free plan available.
3. ChatGPT (editorial score 88) — General-purpose assistant that handles analysis alongside writing and coding; free plan available.
4. Claude (editorial score 88) — Assistant for analysis and research with file uploads and connectors to other apps; free plan available.
5. Prophecy (editorial score 85) — AI data prep for business analysts that builds verifiable visual workflows, now also inside ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot via DataGPT; free Starter plan.
6. Elicit (editorial score 78) — Search, summarize and extract data from academic papers, including systematic reviews; free plan available.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free AI tool for data analysis?
  A: Every tool on this list has a free plan. Julius AI is built specifically for chatting with spreadsheets and databases, Hex has a free Community plan for individuals, and ChatGPT and Claude both have free plans that can analyze uploaded files.
- Q: Which AI tool is best for SQL and Python analysis?
  A: Hex combines SQL, Python and no-code cells in one collaborative workspace with an AI agent, and lets you publish the results as data apps.
- Q: What is Hex 4.0?
  A: Hex 4.0 is a rebuilt version of Hex announced on October 27, 2026. Projects are backed by plain code files, data teams get tools to review agent-written analytics code, and outside agents like Claude, Codex and Cursor can work with it. It is in private beta with a wider rollout over the following weeks.
- Q: What is Prophecy DataGPT?
  A: DataGPT, launched by Prophecy on October 28, 2026, lets analysts prepare and analyze data inside ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. Every answer comes with a visual workflow you can check, and approved work runs as code on Databricks, Snowflake or BigQuery. It's free to start, then $150 per user per month.
- Q: Can AI analyze research papers?
  A: Elicit searches, summarizes and extracts data from academic papers, and supports systematic reviews.

### Best AI design tools

AI design tools help you make graphics, social posts, interface mockups, slide decks and websites faster, from prompt-based generation to AI edits inside a familiar editor. This list ranks the tools in our design category by editorial score, and every one of them has a free plan or free starter credits.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-design-tools

1. Canva (editorial score 93) — Online design platform for social posts, presentations and marketing assets; Canva AI edits designs with the new Brush model on Pro plans, and there is a free plan.
2. Gamma (editorial score 91) — Generates presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt or outline; free plan with one-time starter credits.
3. Figma (editorial score 90) — Collaborative interface design platform with AI features for generating designs, prototypes and sites; free Starter plan.
4. Framer (editorial score 88) — Website builder for designers with AI page generation, translation, a visual editor and hosting; free plan available.
5. Adobe Firefly (editorial score 78) — Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video and audio, integrated with Photoshop and Creative Cloud; limited free generations.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free AI design tool?
  A: Canva has a free plan and covers the widest range of everyday design work, from social posts to presentations. Figma's free Starter plan suits interface design, and Gamma's free plan is a quick way to turn an outline into a deck.
- Q: What is Canva Brush?
  A: Canva Brush is a vision-language model from Canva Research, unveiled on October 29, 2026. It powers supported design edits in Canva AI, and everything it changes stays fully editable. It is available to Canva Pro subscribers first, with wider availability planned.
- Q: Does Canva have its own AI image generator?
  A: Yes. Canva Craft, Canva's first in-house image model, is available to all users in Dream Lab. It generates images up to 2K in more than 30 aspect ratios and works with Magic Layers, so generated images can be turned into editable design layers.
- Q: Which AI tool is best for designing apps and websites?
  A: Figma is the standard for interface and prototype design and has AI features for generating designs. Framer is built for designing and publishing websites, with AI page generation and hosting.
- Q: Can AI make presentations for me?
  A: Gamma generates presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt or outline, and Canva can create and edit slide decks with Canva AI.

### Best AI marketing tools

AI marketing tools help teams write on-brand content, optimize pages for search and AI answers, design social assets and generate product images and video ads. This list ranks the tools in our marketing category by editorial score. Several are paid-only, so check each tool's pricing note.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-marketing-tools

1. Canva (editorial score 83) — Online design platform for social posts, presentations and marketing assets, with Canva AI editing; free plan available.
2. Jasper (editorial score 82) — AI platform for marketing teams to produce on-brand content, with brand voice, campaign workflows and agents; paid plans with a free trial.
3. Surfer (editorial score 82) — SEO content optimization platform that also tracks brand visibility in AI search answers; paid plans.
4. Copy.ai (editorial score 77) — Go-to-market AI platform for sales and marketing content and workflow automation; paid plans.
5. Arvow (editorial score 75) — AI SEO platform whose agents build backlinks, fix technical SEO issues and publish brand-voice content; monthly plans from $69/month, or from $39/month billed yearly.
6. Sloosh (editorial score 74) — AI image and video studio for product imagery, reels and creator-style clips with batch generation; new accounts get 20 free credits.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best AI tool for marketing content?
  A: Jasper is built for marketing teams that need on-brand content with brand voice and campaign workflows. Copy.ai focuses on sales and marketing content plus go-to-market workflow automation.
- Q: Which AI tools help with SEO and AI search visibility?
  A: Surfer optimizes content for SEO and tracks brand visibility in AI search answers. Arvow uses agents to build backlinks, fix technical SEO issues and publish content aimed at ranking on Google and getting cited by AI search.
- Q: Is there a free AI marketing tool?
  A: Canva has a free plan for social posts and marketing designs, and Sloosh gives new accounts 20 free credits for product images and video. Jasper offers a free trial of its paid plans.
- Q: Can AI make ads from my website?
  A: Krea's Ad Studio, launched October 29, 2026, reads a website to build a brand kit and product catalog, then makes static ads in feed, story and landscape sizes. It is included on paid Krea plans from Basic up.

### Best AI research tools

Research work splits into a few jobs: getting cited answers from the web, making sense of your own sources, finding what peer-reviewed studies say, and checking long documents for mistakes. These tools cover each of those jobs, ranked by editorial score in our research & search category. Every one has a free plan or free allowance; always open the cited sources before you rely on an answer.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/best/ai-research-tools

1. Gemini Notebook (editorial score 96) — Google's source-grounded notebook (formerly NotebookLM): upload documents and get cited answers, summaries and audio/video overviews; free with a Google account.
2. Perplexity (editorial score 96) — AI answer engine that searches the web and replies with cited sources, plus deep research; free plan with limited Pro searches.
3. Consensus (editorial score 91) — AI search engine for peer-reviewed research that summarizes what the scientific literature says on a question; free plan available.
4. ChatGPT (editorial score 88) — General assistant with web search for quick research alongside writing and analysis; free plan.
5. Claude (editorial score 88) — Assistant for research and analysis with projects, file uploads and connectors to other apps; free plan.
6. Elicit (editorial score 88) — Research assistant for searching, summarizing and extracting data from academic papers, including systematic reviews; free plan available.
7. Google Deep Review (editorial score 84) — Agentic reviewer from Google Research that checks long technical documents for logical gaps, math errors and unsupported claims; two free reviews per week.
8. Kimi (editorial score 76) — Moonshot AI's assistant with deep research, slides and agent tasks; free tier on kimi.com.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best AI tool for research?
  A: For everyday research on the web, Perplexity answers with cited sources. For academic questions, Consensus summarizes what peer-reviewed studies say and Elicit helps search, summarize and extract data from papers. To work only from your own documents, Gemini Notebook gives answers cited to the files you upload.
- Q: Which AI research tools cite their sources?
  A: Perplexity responds with cited web sources, Gemini Notebook cites the documents you upload, and Consensus summarizes findings from peer-reviewed research. Open the cited sources to confirm each claim.
- Q: Is there a free AI tool for academic papers?
  A: Yes. Consensus and Elicit both have free plans for searching and summarizing academic research, and Gemini Notebook is free with a Google account if you upload the papers yourself.
- Q: Can AI check a paper or report for mistakes?
  A: Google Deep Review, from Google Research, checks long technical documents such as papers, design docs and financial files for logical gaps, math errors and unsupported claims. Every user gets two free reviews per week, and it accepts PDF and plain text for now.

### Best ChatGPT alternatives

ChatGPT is one of our top-rated general assistants, but it isn't the only good one. These alternatives each do something differently: longer-document work, tighter Google or Microsoft integration, cited web answers, an agent for multi-step tasks, or a free open-weight option. All have a free plan.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/chatgpt

1. Claude (editorial score 98) — Anthropic's assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding, with projects, file uploads and app connectors.
2. Gemini (editorial score 96) — Google's assistant (formerly Bard), integrated with Google services; free tier plus Google AI plans.
3. Perplexity (editorial score 96) — An answer engine rather than a chatbot: searches the web and responds with cited sources.
4. Microsoft Copilot (editorial score 89) — Free with usage limits; deeper features inside Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
5. DeepSeek (editorial score 86) — Free web and mobile chat for coding and reasoning, with open-weight models and a low-cost API.
6. Manus (editorial score 86) — A general-purpose agent that plans and executes multi-step tasks like research, web apps and slides.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free alternative to ChatGPT?
  A: Claude and Gemini are the closest all-round alternatives and both have free plans. DeepSeek's web and mobile apps are free too. If you mostly use ChatGPT to look things up, Perplexity's cited answers may suit you better.
- Q: Is Claude better than ChatGPT?
  A: They have the same editorial score in our ranking. Claude offers projects, file uploads and connectors to other apps; ChatGPT also includes image creation and web search. Try both on your own tasks.
- Q: Which ChatGPT alternative works with Google or Microsoft apps?
  A: Gemini is integrated with Google services; Microsoft Copilot's deeper features come inside Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

### Best Midjourney alternatives

Midjourney is known for its distinctive, high-quality aesthetic, but every plan is a paid subscription. The alternatives below all have a free plan or free licence, and several are stronger at specific jobs — text in images, commercial-use workflows inside Adobe, or running models yourself. Ranked by editorial score in our image generation category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/midjourney

1. Ideogram (editorial score 91) — Known for accurate text rendering in images — posters, logos and social graphics; weekly free credits for eligible accounts.
2. Adobe Firefly (editorial score 88) — Adobe's generative studio, integrated with Photoshop and Creative Cloud; limited free generations.
3. ChatGPT (editorial score 88) — Image creation built into a general assistant you may already use.
4. Leonardo.Ai (editorial score 88) — Fine-tuned models, custom model training and a real-time canvas; free plan with daily tokens.
5. Gemini (editorial score 86) — Google's assistant includes media generation, with a free tier.
6. Krea (editorial score 86) — Real-time generation and enhancement with many models in one interface; free daily compute units.
7. Stability AI (Stable Diffusion) (editorial score 82) — Stable Diffusion's open-weight models you can run yourself; free Community License for individuals and organizations under $1M annual revenue.

FAQ:

- Q: Is there a free alternative to Midjourney?
  A: Yes. Midjourney's plans are all subscriptions, but Ideogram (weekly free credits for eligible accounts), Leonardo.Ai (daily tokens), Krea (daily compute units) and Adobe Firefly (limited free generations) all have free plans. Stable Diffusion models are free to run under the Community License for individuals and organizations under $1M annual revenue.
- Q: Which Midjourney alternative is best for text in images?
  A: Ideogram is known for accurate text rendering, which makes it useful for posters, logos and social graphics.
- Q: Can I run a Midjourney alternative on my own computer?
  A: Stability AI's Stable Diffusion models are open-weight, so you can run them yourself or use them via API.

### Best Zapier alternatives

Zapier is our top-rated automation platform, but teams switch for a visual builder, self-hosting, or a more agent-first approach. These are the alternatives in our directory, ranked by editorial score in the agents & automation category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/zapier

1. Make (editorial score 90) — Visual builder for multi-step scenarios across apps, including AI agents; free plan with a monthly credit allowance.
2. n8n (editorial score 90) — Workflow automation and AI agents for technical teams; the self-hosted Community Edition is free.
3. Lindy (editorial score 86) — Build AI assistants and agents for email, scheduling, meetings and business workflows; free one-time credit allowance.
4. Relevance AI (editorial score 70) — Build and run an 'AI workforce' of agents for sales, support and operations; custom Enterprise pricing via sales.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free alternative to Zapier?
  A: Make has a free plan with a monthly credit allowance, and n8n's self-hosted Community Edition is free if you can run it yourself. Lindy's free plan starts with a one-time credit allowance.
- Q: Can I self-host a Zapier alternative?
  A: Yes — n8n is available as a hosted cloud service or self-hosted, and the self-hosted Community Edition is free.
- Q: Which alternative is best for AI agents?
  A: Lindy and Relevance AI are agent-first platforms; Make and n8n combine traditional workflows with AI agent steps.

### Best Grammarly alternatives

Grammarly checks grammar, clarity and tone wherever you type. If you mainly want rewriting, paraphrasing or help drafting, a general assistant or a dedicated paraphraser may cover it. Ranked by editorial score in our writing category; all have a free plan or free access to try.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/grammarly

1. ChatGPT (editorial score 98) — Paste in text to rewrite, shorten or fix tone; free plan.
2. Claude (editorial score 98) — Strong at editing longer documents via file uploads and projects; free plan.
3. Gemini (editorial score 86) — Writing help integrated with Google services; free tier.
4. QuillBot (editorial score 86) — Dedicated paraphrasing, summarizing and grammar tools; free plan with word limits.
5. Microsoft Copilot (editorial score 79) — Free assistant; deeper writing features inside Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
6. Notion AI (editorial score 74) — Writing help inside the Notion workspace; Notion's free plan includes a trial of Notion AI.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free alternative to Grammarly?
  A: QuillBot has a free plan with grammar and paraphrasing tools (with word limits). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini can also edit text on their free plans, though they don't check as you type across apps the way Grammarly does.
- Q: Is QuillBot better than Grammarly?
  A: They focus on different things: Grammarly checks grammar, clarity and tone across apps and browsers; QuillBot centers on paraphrasing and summarizing. Many writers use both.
- Q: Can ChatGPT replace Grammarly?
  A: For one-off rewrites, often yes. Grammarly's advantage is checking your writing as you type across apps and browsers, without copy-pasting.

### Best Cursor alternatives

Cursor is one of our top-rated AI coding tools, but it isn't the only way to code with an agent. These alternatives keep your current editor, move the agent into the terminal, or build and host apps in the browser. Ranked by editorial score in our coding category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/cursor

1. GitHub Copilot (editorial score 98) — Works inside popular editors, GitHub and the command line, with completions, chat and agent mode; free plan with limited usage.
2. OpenAI Codex (editorial score 93) — OpenAI's coding agent for a desktop app, the terminal, IDEs and the cloud; included with ChatGPT plans, with limited use on the free plan.
3. Replit (editorial score 91) — Browser-based platform where Replit Agent builds, runs and publishes apps from prompts; free Starter plan.
4. Devin Desktop (editorial score 88) — Agentic IDE (formerly Windsurf) with a command center for local and cloud coding agents; free plan.
5. Claude Code (editorial score 87) — Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDEs and the web; included with paid Claude plans or via the API.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free alternative to Cursor?
  A: GitHub Copilot has a free plan with limited usage and works in the editor you already use. Devin Desktop and Replit also have free plans. Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan or API usage.
- Q: Is there a Cursor alternative that works in VS Code?
  A: GitHub Copilot is built into popular editors, including VS Code, so you can keep your current setup instead of switching editors.
- Q: What happened to Windsurf?
  A: Windsurf is now Devin Desktop, an agentic IDE with an agent command center for managing local and cloud coding agents.

### Best Claude alternatives

Claude is one of our top-rated general assistants, but it isn't the only strong option. These alternatives add built-in image creation, tighter Google or Microsoft integration, cited web answers, a free open-weight option, or an agent for multi-step tasks. All have a free plan. Ranked by editorial score within each tool's primary category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/claude

1. ChatGPT (editorial score 98) — OpenAI's general-purpose assistant for writing, analysis, coding help, image creation and web search; free plan plus paid tiers.
2. Gemini (editorial score 96) — Google's assistant (formerly Bard), integrated with Google services; free tier plus Google AI plans.
3. Perplexity (editorial score 96) — An answer engine rather than a chatbot: searches the web and responds with cited sources.
4. Microsoft Copilot (editorial score 89) — Free with usage limits; deeper features inside Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
5. DeepSeek (editorial score 86) — Free web and mobile chat for coding and reasoning, with open-weight models and a low-cost API.
6. Manus (editorial score 86) — A general-purpose agent that plans and executes multi-step tasks like research, web apps and slides.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free alternative to Claude?
  A: ChatGPT and Gemini are the closest all-round alternatives and both have free plans. DeepSeek's web and mobile apps are free too, and Perplexity's free plan suits quick cited answers.
- Q: Is ChatGPT better than Claude?
  A: They have the same editorial score in our ranking. ChatGPT includes image creation and web search; Claude offers projects, file uploads and connectors to other apps. Try both on your own tasks.
- Q: What is Claude Duet?
  A: Claude Duet is a research-preview app from Anthropic (Oct 21, 2026) where Claude works as a proactive agent across your connected apps. It is waitlist-only for US Pro and Max subscribers and uses the same plan limits.
- Q: Is there an alternative to Claude Code?
  A: Yes. Coding tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Devin Desktop are covered on our Cursor alternatives and AI coding assistants pages.

### Best ElevenLabs alternatives

ElevenLabs is our top-rated voice AI platform, but depending on the job a narrower tool can fit better: a voiceover studio, an avatar video maker with dubbing, or an editor that cleans up recorded speech. All three have a free plan. Ranked by editorial score in our audio and voice category.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/elevenlabs

1. Murf AI (editorial score 91) — Text-to-speech studio and API for voiceovers, with a library of AI voices, dubbing and voice agents; the free plan has no downloads or commercial rights.
2. HeyGen (editorial score 81) — AI avatar and video translation platform for spokesperson videos and dubbing; free plan.
3. Descript (editorial score 80) — Edit podcasts and videos by editing the transcript, with AI tools like Studio Sound; free plan.

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best free alternative to ElevenLabs?
  A: Murf, HeyGen and Descript all have free plans. Murf is the closest for text-to-speech voiceovers, though its free plan has no downloads or commercial rights.
- Q: Is there an ElevenLabs alternative for video dubbing?
  A: HeyGen focuses on avatar videos and video translation, so it suits dubbing spokesperson or training videos. Synthesia is another option for presenter-led videos from a script.
- Q: What is Eleven Realtime?
  A: Eleven Realtime is a family of speech-to-speech models for ElevenLabs voice agents, rolled out from Oct 19, 2026: v1 Mini is the fast default and v1 Max reasons before answering for complex tasks.

## AI tool directories compared

Facts from each directory's own pages, checked 2026-10-16. Sizes are self-reported; unverified prices are left out.

### Best Futurepedia alternatives

Futurepedia combines an AI tool directory with AI courses. If you want a different way to find tools, these directories each do one thing differently: organize by task, list far more tools, track new launches, or score tools editorially. Every fact below comes from each site's own pages; we leave out traffic numbers and any price we could not confirm.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/alternatives/futurepedia

FAQ:

- Q: What is the best alternative to Futurepedia?
  A: For finding a tool for a specific task, There's An AI For That, which maps tools to tasks and job roles. For the largest list including custom GPTs, Toolify. For editorial scores and head-to-head comparisons, ToolChase. For brand-new launches, Product Hunt.
- Q: Is there a free alternative to Futurepedia?
  A: All of these are free to browse, as is Futurepedia. For tool makers, Product Hunt is free to launch on and Pickfinch accepts free submissions; There's An AI For That, Toolify, ToolChase and Futurepedia charge to list, though There's An AI For That also picks one tool a month for a free listing.
- Q: Is Futurepedia free?
  A: Yes, Futurepedia is free to browse and says it may earn compensation from some links. A free account unlocks 2 courses; an upgrade unlocks 29+. Listing a tool is a paid one-time fee.
- Q: Which AI tool directory lists the most tools?
  A: By their own counts, There's An AI For That reports 50,000+ tools and Toolify reports 31,099. These are self-reported figures, not independently verified.
- Q: Where does Pickfinch fit?
  A: Pickfinch is much smaller. It ranks a short list of AI tools by use case with a published editorial score, verifies free-plan details, never sells rankings, and lists tools for free after editorial review.

### There's An AI For That vs Futurepedia

Use There's An AI For That to find a tool for a specific task: it maps a self-reported 50,000+ tools to tasks and job roles. Use Futurepedia if you also want to learn: it pairs a category directory with AI courses. Both are free to browse and label each tool's pricing model.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/compare/theresanaiforthat-vs-futurepedia

FAQ:

- Q: Is There's An AI For That better than Futurepedia?
  A: It depends on the job. There's An AI For That is the better fit for finding a tool for a specific task because it maps tools to tasks and job roles. Futurepedia is the better fit if you want AI courses alongside the directory.
- Q: Are There's An AI For That and Futurepedia free?
  A: Both are free to browse. Futurepedia says it may earn compensation from some links, and a free account unlocks 2 of its courses. Listing a tool costs money on both.
- Q: How much does it cost to list a tool on There's An AI For That vs Futurepedia?
  A: There's An AI For That publishes $49 one-time for a basic listing or $437 with a newsletter feature, and lists one tool a month free from a thread on X. Futurepedia's terms describe listings as one-time fees; we could not verify its current price, so we do not state one.
- Q: Which one is bigger?
  A: There's An AI For That reports 50,000+ tools on its About page. Futurepedia's homepage gives more than one figure, so we do not quote a number for it.

### Toolify vs Futurepedia

Toolify is the wider net: it reports 31,099 tools in 459 categories, updated daily by ChatGPT, plus a GPT Store directory. Futurepedia is smaller and more guided, with user reviews, editorial rating breakdowns and AI courses. Both are free to browse; both charge makers to list.

URL: https://pickfinch.com/compare/toolify-vs-futurepedia

FAQ:

- Q: Is Toolify better than Futurepedia?
  A: Toolify is better for breadth: a self-reported 31,099 tools in 459 categories plus a GPTs directory. Futurepedia is better for guidance: user reviews, an editorial rating breakdown on tool pages, and AI courses.
- Q: Are Toolify and Futurepedia free to use?
  A: Yes, both are free to browse. Both charge tool makers to be listed; neither price is shown here because we could not verify it on their live pages.
- Q: Does Toolify list custom GPTs?
  A: Yes. Toolify has a separate GPT Store directory, which it reports at 223,291 GPTs.
- Q: How is Toolify's list kept up to date?
  A: Toolify's homepage says its AI tools list and GPTs store are updated daily by ChatGPT, which suggests an automated process rather than hand review.

## Tools

### Adobe Firefly

Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video and audio, integrated with Photoshop and other Creative Cloud apps.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/adobe-firefly
- Official site: https://firefly.adobe.com
- Maker: Adobe
- Use cases: Image generation, Video, Design
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Limited free generations; paid plans add monthly generative credits.
- Pricing page: https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-image, creative cloud, commercial use
- Sources: https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html ; https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Arvow

AI SEO platform whose agents build backlinks, find and fix technical SEO issues, and write and publish brand-voice content aimed at ranking on Google and getting cited by AI search.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/arvow
- Official site: https://arvow.com
- Maker: Arvow (Putudiva Pte. Ltd.)
- Use cases: Marketing, Writing, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Monthly plans from $69/month, or from $39/month billed yearly.
- Pricing page: https://arvow.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: seo, backlinks, ai search visibility, content automation
- Sources: https://arvow.com ; https://arvow.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-17

### Beacon

Open-source (MIT) memory and telemetry layer for AI coding agents: it records sessions from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ other harnesses in one trace format, and turns reviewed workflows, corrections and debugging patterns into reusable memory or Agent Skills that any agent can pull over MCP.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/beacon
- Official site: https://beacon.sh
- Maker: Asymptote Labs
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Self-hosted open source and Beacon Cloud are free; Cloud Pro is $20/month billed annually; Enterprise is custom.
- Pricing page: https://beacon.sh/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: open source, agent memory, mcp, observability, claude code, cursor
- Release 2026-10-20: Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M seed to build on Beacon — Tower Research Ventures led an oversubscribed $5.5M seed round; Beacon stays MIT-licensed on GitHub, with a paid enterprise platform for agent runtime security built on top. (https://www.asymptotelabs.ai/blog/asymptote-labs-raises-5-5m-seed-round)
- Sources: https://beacon.sh ; https://beacon.sh/pricing ; https://github.com/Asymptote-Labs/agent-beacon ; https://www.asymptotelabs.ai/blog/asymptote-labs-raises-5-5m-seed-round
- Last verified: 2026-10-21

### Bolt.new

Prompt-to-app builder that generates, runs and deploys full-stack web apps in the browser.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/bolt
- Official site: https://bolt.new
- Maker: StackBlitz
- Use cases: Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with daily and monthly token limits.
- Pricing page: https://bolt.new/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: app builder, no-code, web apps
- Sources: https://bolt.new/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Breken

Pre-production testing for software teams: it rebuilds your app in an isolated environment, grows realistic production state at accelerated speed, runs synthetic users and agents against it while varying one condition at a time (a retry, a lost response, a clock jump), and returns reproducible failures with state, a trace and a draft fix PR.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/breken
- Official site: https://breken.ai
- Maker: Breken
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Usage-based
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Prepaid usage: you add funds to a workspace balance (preset amounts of $50, $100 or $250, or a custom amount). Sign in with GitHub.
- Pricing page: https://breken.ai/pricing
- Launch date: 2026-10-21
- Tags: testing, qa, bug finding, simulation, github
- Release 2026-10-21: Breken launches with the ESCAPES benchmark — Breken launched publicly alongside ESCAPES, an open benchmark of 327 user-reported bugs from 33 open-source products; in Breken's own vendor-run test it caught 76 of the 235 bugs present in July 1 code (32%). (https://breken.ai/benchmark)
- Sources: https://breken.ai ; https://breken.ai/benchmark ; https://x.com/brekenai/status/2112936781087973732
- Last verified: 2026-10-22

### Canva

Online design platform with AI features for generating images, copy, presentations and on-brand marketing assets.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/canva
- Official site: https://www.canva.com
- Maker: Canva
- Use cases: Design, Marketing, Image generation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://www.canva.com/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: graphic design, templates, social media
- Release 2026-10-29: Canva Brush design model — Canva Research unveiled Brush, a vision-language model that powers supported design edits in Canva AI, from a single line of copy to every slide in a deck, with results staying fully editable. Canva says it is up to 69% faster and 46% cheaper per edit than its previous design agent. It is available to Canva Pro subscribers first, with wider availability planned. (https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-brush/)
- Release 2026-10-22: Canva Craft image model — Canva Research released Craft, Canva's first in-house image generation model, built for design work and trained on human-made Canva templates. It plans the composition before rendering, generates images up to 2K in more than 30 aspect ratios, renders text in 55 languages, and works with Magic Layers to turn results into editable layers. It's available to all users in Dream Lab and to developers through the preview image generation API (craft_v1_2k), using AI credits. (https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-craft/)
- Sources: https://www.canva.com/pricing/ ; https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-craft/ ; https://www.canva.dev/blog/developers/image-gen-with-craft/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### ChatGPT

OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding help, image creation and web search, available on web, desktop and mobile.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/chatgpt
- Official site: https://chatgpt.com
- Maker: OpenAI
- Use cases: Writing, Research & search, Productivity, Coding, Image generation, Data & analytics
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan plus paid Go, Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise tiers.
- Pricing page: https://chatgpt.com/pricing
- Launch date: 2022-11-30
- Tags: chat assistant, general purpose, multimodal, web search
- Release 2026-10-16: ChatGPT Slides — OpenAI added Slides to ChatGPT: create presentations from a conversation, files or an outline, edit them with teammates in real time, and present or export to PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides. Rolling out to eligible Pro, Business and Enterprise users with Space access. (https://openai.com/products/release-notes/)
- Release 2026-10-07: GPT-6 rolls out in ChatGPT — OpenAI announced GPT-6 for ChatGPT, rolling out to paid plans first and to Free and Go users from the following day. (https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-for-everyone/)
- Sources: https://chatgpt.com/pricing ; https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Claude

Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding, with projects, file uploads and connectors to other apps.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/claude
- Official site: https://claude.ai
- Maker: Anthropic
- Use cases: Writing, Coding, Research & search, Productivity, Data & analytics
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan plus Pro, Max ($100/mo), Ultra ($200/mo), Team and Enterprise tiers.
- Pricing page: https://claude.com/pricing
- Launch date: 2023-03-14
- Tags: chat assistant, long context, general purpose
- Release 2026-10-07: Claude Haiku 5.5 released — Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5, a fast, low-cost model aimed at high-volume, latency-sensitive work. (https://www.anthropic.com/claude-haiku-5-5)
- Release 2026-10-21: Claude Duet research preview (proactive agent app) — Anthropic opened a waitlist research preview of Claude Duet, a standalone iOS, Android and claude.ai app where Claude works as a proactive agent: a morning brief across connected apps, background tasks on its own cloud computer, and approval before it sends, pays, signs or deletes. US Pro and Max plans only, using the same usage limits. (https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet)
- Release 2026-10-30: Max plans renamed: Max 20x is now Ultra — Anthropic renamed its top consumer plans: Max 5x is now Max ($100/month) and Max 20x is now Ultra ($200/month), with no price change and existing subscribers moved over automatically. Ultra includes 10 times Pro usage every week and no five-hour limit for verified accounts (weekly limits still apply); Max keeps 5 times Pro usage every five hours and every week. Both include Claude Code and monthly Claude API credits. (https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17728952-what-is-the-ultra-plan)
- Sources: https://claude.com/pricing ; https://www.anthropic.com/news/introducing-claude ; https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet ; https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17728952-what-is-the-ultra-plan ; https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17631495-get-started-with-claude-duet
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in the terminal, IDEs and the web to read, edit and run code across a codebase.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/claude-code
- Official site: https://claude.com/product/claude-code
- Maker: Anthropic
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: no
- Pricing note: Included with paid Claude plans (Pro and above) or usable via the API.
- Pricing page: https://claude.com/pricing
- Launch date: 2025-05-22
- Tags: cli, coding agent, terminal
- Sources: https://claude.com/pricing ; https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### CodeRabbit

AI code review for pull requests, the CLI, IDEs and coding-agent loops. It posts PR summaries and line-level findings with one-click fixes, learns from your feedback, runs pre-merge checks, and on higher plans ranks your PR queue and adds security monitoring.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/coderabbit
- Official site: https://www.coderabbit.ai
- Maker: CodeRabbit
- Use cases: Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free reviews for public repositories. Paid plans are per developer who opens PRs: Essentials $24/mo and Team $48/mo billed annually ($30 and $60 monthly), Advanced $72/mo, Enterprise on request.
- Pricing page: https://www.coderabbit.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: code review, pull requests, security, cli
- Sources: https://www.coderabbit.ai ; https://www.coderabbit.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-27

### Consensus

AI search engine for peer-reviewed research that summarizes what the scientific literature says on a question.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/consensus
- Official site: https://consensus.app
- Maker: Consensus
- Use cases: Research & search
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://consensus.app/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: academic, science, citations
- Sources: https://help.consensus.app/en/articles/10087865-subscription-plans
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Copy.ai

Go-to-market AI platform for sales and marketing content and workflow automation.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/copy-ai
- Official site: https://www.copy.ai
- Maker: Copy.ai
- Use cases: Marketing, Writing, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing page: https://www.copy.ai/prices
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: gtm, sales content, workflows
- Sources: https://www.copy.ai/prices
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Cursor

AI-first code editor with an agent that can plan, edit and run code across a project, plus cloud agents and AI code review.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/cursor
- Official site: https://cursor.com
- Maker: Cursor (part of SpaceX)
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan plus paid tiers; plans are now bundled with Grok usage.
- Pricing page: https://cursor.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ide, coding agent, code review
- Release 2026-08-14: Cursor joins SpaceX — Cursor announced it is now part of SpaceX. (https://cursor.com/blog/joining-spacex)
- Release 2026-10-12: Cursor included in The X Subscription — A new subscription bundles Grok, Cursor and X Premium under shared plans. (https://x.ai/news/x-subscription)
- Sources: https://cursor.com/pricing ; https://cursor.com/blog/joining-spacex
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### DeepSeek

DeepSeek's AI assistant for chat, search, coding and reasoning on web and mobile, plus a low-cost developer API and open-weight models.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/deepseek
- Official site: https://www.deepseek.com/en/
- Maker: DeepSeek
- Use cases: Writing, Coding, Research & search
- Pricing model: Open weights
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Web and mobile apps are free; the API is billed per million tokens; model weights are released under the MIT License.
- Pricing page: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: chat assistant, open weights, api, reasoning
- Release 2026-10-17: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 — DeepSeek updated its Flash model, now live on its website, app and API, reporting stronger benchmark results, faster task completion and shorter outputs. It also opened Search and Fetch APIs to all developers at $0.75 per 1,000 calls. (https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news261017/)
- Sources: https://www.deepseek.com/en/ ; https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing ; https://apps.apple.com/us/app/deepseek-ai-assistant/id6737597349 ; https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
- Last verified: 2026-10-19

### Descript

Text-based video and podcast editor — edit media by editing the transcript, with AI tools like Studio Sound and the Underlord co-editor.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/descript
- Official site: https://www.descript.com
- Maker: Descript
- Use cases: Video, Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://www.descript.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: video editing, podcasts, transcription
- Sources: https://www.descript.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Devin Desktop

Agentic IDE (formerly Windsurf) with an agent command center for managing local and cloud coding agents alongside a full editor.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/devin-desktop
- Official site: https://devin.ai/desktop
- Maker: Cognition
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://devin.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Formerly: Windsurf, Codeium
- Tags: ide, coding agent, cloud agents
- Release 2026-06-02: Windsurf becomes Devin Desktop — Cognition rebranded the Windsurf IDE as Devin Desktop, keeping the same editor, plans and settings. (https://devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop)
- Sources: https://devin.ai/pricing ; https://devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Earnings Insight Lab

Earnings research site built from public filings: company pages show revenue, net income, EPS and margin charts with the source filing linked, plus AI-generated insights, and a Report Assistant (after sign-in) answers questions about a specific report.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/earnings-insight-lab
- Official site: https://www.earningsinsightlab.com
- Maker: Earnings Insight Lab
- Use cases: Research & search, Data & analytics
- Pricing model: pricing not verified
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Earnings pages are free to read; asking the Report Assistant needs a free account. No public pricing page.
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: earnings, finance, sec filings, investing research
- Sources: https://www.earningsinsightlab.com ; https://www.earningsinsightlab.com/micron/mu-earnings-fy-2026 ; https://www.earningsinsightlab.com/terms-of-service
- Last verified: 2026-10-28

### ElevenLabs

Voice AI platform for lifelike text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, speech-to-text, sound effects and conversational agents.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/elevenlabs
- Official site: https://elevenlabs.io
- Maker: ElevenLabs
- Use cases: Audio & voice, Customer support
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, api
- Release 2026-10-19: Eleven Realtime speech-to-speech models — ElevenLabs began rolling out Eleven Realtime, a family of speech-to-speech models for ElevenAgents voice agents: v1 Mini (the default, fastest and cheapest) and v1 Max (reasons before answering, for complex instructions and multi-step tool calls). Clients built on OpenAI's Realtime API can switch by changing the endpoint and session config. (https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog)
- Release 2026-10-29: SFX v3 sound effects model — ElevenLabs released SFX v3, its newest text-to-sound-effects model. It follows prompts that describe several sounds in sequence more closely, handles music and vocals better and is less likely to clip on high-frequency sounds like chimes and whistles. It's in the Sound Effects tab, Flows, Studio and the Music Editor, the mobile app, and the API (model_id eleven_text_to_sound_v3); the v2 model is deprecated and will be removed on March 1, 2027. (https://elevenlabs.io/blog/sound-effects-v3)
- Sources: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing ; https://elevenlabs.io/blog/sound-effects-v3 ; https://elevenlabs.io/realtime ; https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog
- Last verified: 2026-10-26

### Elicit

AI research assistant for searching, summarizing and extracting data from academic papers, including systematic reviews.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/elicit
- Official site: https://elicit.com
- Maker: Elicit
- Use cases: Research & search, Data & analytics
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://elicit.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: academic, literature review, papers
- Sources: https://elicit.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Figma

Collaborative interface design platform with AI features for generating designs, prototypes and sites.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/figma
- Official site: https://www.figma.com/ai/
- Maker: Figma
- Use cases: Design, Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free Starter plan; AI add-ons available on all plans.
- Pricing page: https://www.figma.com/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ui design, prototyping, collaboration
- Sources: https://www.figma.com/pricing/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Fin (by Intercom)

AI customer service agent that resolves support conversations and works with Intercom or an existing help desk.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/fin
- Official site: https://fin.ai
- Maker: Intercom
- Use cases: Customer support, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Usage-based
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Priced per outcome; free trial available.
- Pricing page: https://fin.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ai agent, help desk, chat support
- Sources: https://fin.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Fireflies.ai

AI notetaker that joins meetings to transcribe, summarize and make conversations searchable.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/fireflies
- Official site: https://fireflies.ai
- Maker: Fireflies.ai
- Use cases: Productivity, Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://fireflies.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: meeting notes, transcription, crm sync
- Sources: https://fireflies.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Framer

Website builder for designers with AI page generation, translation and a visual editor, plus hosting.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/framer
- Official site: https://www.framer.com
- Maker: Framer
- Use cases: Design, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://www.framer.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: website builder, no-code, hosting
- Sources: https://www.framer.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Gamma

AI tool for generating presentations, documents and simple websites from a prompt or outline.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/gamma
- Official site: https://gamma.app
- Maker: Gamma
- Use cases: Design, Productivity, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan includes one-time starter credits.
- Pricing page: https://gamma.app/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: presentations, slides, docs
- Sources: https://help.gamma.app/en/articles/8077107-how-can-i-upgrade-my-gamma-subscription
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Gemini

Google's AI assistant app (formerly Bard) for writing, research, planning and media generation, integrated with Google services.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/gemini
- Official site: https://gemini.google.com
- Maker: Google
- Use cases: Research & search, Writing, Productivity, Image generation, Video
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free tier plus paid Google AI subscription plans.
- Pricing page: https://gemini.google/subscriptions/
- Launch date: 2024-02-08
- Formerly: Bard
- Tags: chat assistant, google workspace, multimodal
- Release 2026-10-19: Gemini API CLI (experimental preview) — Google released gemini-api, an open-source (Apache 2.0) command-line tool that lets developers and shell-capable coding agents call Gemini text, image, video, music and speech models, analyze files and run managed agents like Deep Research. It is labeled an experimental preview. (https://aistudio.google.com/learn/introducing-the-gemini-api-cli)
- Release 2026-10-20: New Gemini tools for small business owners — Google added a business landing page in the Gemini app, brand-kit uploads for on-brand visuals with Nano Banana 2.1, financial insights from spreadsheets and receipts, and connections to Google Business Profile, Google Ads, Workspace and apps such as Canva, Shopify and Xero. (https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/new-tools-small-business-owners/)
- Release 2026-10-29: Create, preview and edit files in the Gemini app — Gemini can now generate, preview and edit documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets, Markdown, text and code right in the chat, with a full-screen editor and highlight-to-ask edits. PDF editing works on web and mobile; the other formats are web only. Available to all users in all supported languages. (https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/edit-files-directly/)
- Release 2026-10-30: Gemini API Computer Use generally available — Google moved the Gemini API's Computer Use tool, which lets developers build agents that operate browser and app interfaces, to general availability across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs. (https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog)
- Release 2026-11-05: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available — Google made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available for video generation and editing across the Gemini API, Google Cloud, Flow, Google Vids, Ads and the Gemini app. Native clips run up to 15 seconds (up from 10), with multi-turn conversational edits; 720p generation is priced at $0.07/sec. (https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-gemini-omni-1-2-flash/)
- Sources: https://gemini.google/subscriptions/ ; https://blog.google/products/gemini/bard-gemini-advanced-app/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Gemini Notebook

Google's source-grounded research notebook (formerly NotebookLM): upload documents and get cited answers, summaries and audio/video overviews.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/gemini-notebook
- Official site: https://notebook.google
- Maker: Google
- Use cases: Research & search, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free with a Google account; higher limits with Google AI plans.
- Pricing page: https://notebook.google/plans
- Launch date: not verified
- Formerly: NotebookLM
- Tags: notebook, citations, audio overviews, study
- Release 2026-07-16: NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook — Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. (https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-notebook/notebooklm-gemini-notebook/)
- Sources: https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16206866?hl=en ; https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-notebook/notebooklm-gemini-notebook/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Genjutsu AI

Browser video-to-video editor: upload a clip and it keeps the original motion and camera while swapping an object, outfit, product or background, or turning the performer into a character from a reference image. Results run 4-15 seconds, using MiniMax H3 for standard swaps and a Kling editing model for precision swaps.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/genjutsu-ai
- Official site: https://genjutsuai.art
- Maker: Genjutsu AI
- Use cases: Video, Marketing
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: no
- Pricing note: No free plan. One-time credit packs from $9.90 or monthly plans (Creator $29/month for 110 credits); 1 credit per second at 768P, 2 per second in 2K.
- Pricing page: https://genjutsuai.art/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: video editing, object swap, motion transfer, video-to-video
- Sources: https://genjutsuai.art ; https://genjutsuai.art/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### GitHub Copilot

AI coding assistant integrated into popular editors, GitHub and the command line, offering completions, chat and agent mode.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/github-copilot
- Official site: https://github.com/features/copilot
- Maker: GitHub
- Use cases: Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with limited usage plus Pro, Pro+ and business tiers.
- Pricing page: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans
- Launch date: 2022-06-21
- Tags: ide, autocomplete, coding agent, cli
- Release 2026-10-28: Copilot Fusion generally available — GitHub made Copilot Fusion generally available: pick it in the model picker with an effort level and Copilot routes and orchestrates which models to use for each task. It's on all Copilot plans in VS Code, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI and JetBrains IDEs. (https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-route-and-orchestrate-models-with-github-copilot-fusion/)
- Sources: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ; https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-is-generally-available-to-all-developers/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Google Deep Review

Agentic AI reviewer from Google Research that checks long technical documents (papers, design docs, presentations, legal and financial files) for logical gaps, math errors and unsupported claims.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/google-deep-review
- Official site: https://research.google/deepreview/
- Maker: Google Research
- Use cases: Research & search
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Every user gets two free document reviews per week; higher limits and API access use your own Gemini API key. Accepts PDF and plain text for now.
- Pricing page: https://research.google/blog/analyzing-technical-documents-with-deep-review/
- Launch date: 2026-10-14
- Tags: peer review, papers, fact checking, documents
- Release 2026-10-14: Public launch — Google Research opened Deep Review to everyone after piloting it on 16,000+ conference submissions, with two free reviews a week and an API via Gemini API keys. (https://research.google/blog/analyzing-technical-documents-with-deep-review/)
- Sources: https://research.google/blog/analyzing-technical-documents-with-deep-review/ ; https://research.google/deepreview/
- Last verified: 2026-10-19

### Grammarly

Writing assistant that checks grammar, clarity and tone across apps and browsers, with generative AI drafting and rewriting.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/grammarly
- Official site: https://www.grammarly.com
- Maker: Grammarly
- Use cases: Writing, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://www.grammarly.com/plans
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: grammar, editing, browser extension, tone
- Sources: https://www.grammarly.com/plans
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Granola

AI notepad for meetings that captures device audio without a bot and enhances your own notes with a transcript.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/granola
- Official site: https://www.granola.ai
- Maker: Granola
- Use cases: Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free Basic plan with limited meeting history.
- Pricing page: https://www.granola.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: meeting notes, bot-free
- Sources: https://www.granola.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Harmony

Voice AI agent platform for sales teams: agents handle inbound and outbound calls to qualify leads, handle objections, book meetings and hand off to live reps, with CRM integration.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/harmony
- Official site: https://harmony.ai
- Maker: Harmony (a monday.com company)
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Marketing, Customer support
- Pricing model: Usage-based
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Pro: $0.39 per minute of agent time (varies by voice model) plus a $250/month platform fee; Enterprise pricing is custom. Launched for mid-market and enterprise customers in the US, UK, Australia and Singapore.
- Pricing page: https://harmony.ai/pricing
- Launch date: 2026-10-19
- Tags: voice agents, sales, phone calls, crm
- Release 2026-10-19: Launch for sales teams — monday.com launched Harmony, a voice AI agent platform for sales teams built on task-specific models, with an AI dialer, inbound routing, compliance controls and CRM write-back. (https://ir.monday.com/news-and-events/news-releases/news-details/2026/Voice-AI-Platform-Harmony-Launches-to-Convert-Customer-Conversations-into-Revenue/default.aspx)
- Sources: https://harmony.ai ; https://harmony.ai/pricing ; https://ir.monday.com/news-and-events/news-releases/news-details/2026/Voice-AI-Platform-Harmony-Launches-to-Convert-Customer-Conversations-into-Revenue/default.aspx
- Last verified: 2026-10-19

### Hex

Collaborative data workspace combining SQL, Python and no-code cells with an AI agent for analysis and data apps.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/hex
- Official site: https://hex.tech
- Maker: Hex Technologies
- Use cases: Data & analytics, Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free Community plan for individuals.
- Pricing page: https://hex.tech/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: notebooks, sql, python, data apps
- Release 2026-10-27: Hex 4.0 (private beta) — A rebuilt, agent-native version of Hex where projects are backed by plain code files, with review tools for agent-written analytics code, support for outside agents like Claude, Codex and Cursor, and a faster app engine. Broader rollout over the coming weeks. (https://hex.tech/blog/introducing-hex-4-0/)
- Sources: https://hex.tech/pricing/ ; https://hex.tech/blog/introducing-hex-4-0/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### HeyGen

AI avatar and video translation platform for spokesperson videos, dubbing and personalized video at scale.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/heygen
- Official site: https://www.heygen.com
- Maker: HeyGen
- Use cases: Video, Marketing, Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://www.heygen.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ai avatars, video translation, dubbing
- Sources: https://www.heygen.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Ideogram

Image generator known for accurate text rendering in images — useful for posters, logos and social graphics.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/ideogram
- Official site: https://ideogram.ai
- Maker: Ideogram
- Use cases: Image generation, Design, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Eligible free accounts receive weekly credits; paid plans add priority credits.
- Pricing page: https://ideogram.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-image, typography, logos
- Sources: https://ideogram.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### InkRoom

AI image studio aimed at product photos and reference-based editing: generate images, edit a reference photo, make white-background shots and SKU recolor variants, with the same tools available through an API, an MCP server and an agent skill. It runs on third-party image models such as GPT Image and Gemini (Nano Banana).

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/inkroom
- Official site: https://inkroom.ai/en
- Maker: InkRoom
- Use cases: Image generation, Design, Marketing
- Pricing model: Usage-based
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Credit-based, with model-specific credit costs shown before each generation; no fixed public price list on the plans page.
- Pricing page: https://inkroom.ai/en/plans
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: product photos, image editing, ecommerce, mcp, api
- Sources: https://inkroom.ai/en ; https://inkroom.ai/en/plans
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### InvoiceKoi

Mobile invoicing app for tradespeople that works offline: build quotes and invoices from saved clients and rates, collect signatures on estimates, track unpaid invoices and take card payments through Stripe. AI features include receipt reading (OCR) for expenses; they need a connection.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/invoicekoi
- Official site: https://www.invoicekoi.com
- Maker: InvoiceKoi
- Use cases: Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free to set up and draft; sending invoices, estimates and receipts needs a subscription (listed at US$99.99 a year or US$9.99 a week). Android app on Google Play; the site says an iPhone app is coming.
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: invoicing, trades, receipts, ocr, mobile app
- Sources: https://www.invoicekoi.com ; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.invoicekoi.mobile
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### Jasper

AI platform for marketing teams to produce on-brand content, with brand voice, campaign workflows and agents.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/jasper
- Official site: https://www.jasper.ai
- Maker: Jasper
- Use cases: Marketing, Writing
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Paid plans with a free trial.
- Pricing page: https://www.jasper.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: brand voice, content marketing, teams
- Sources: https://www.jasper.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Julius AI

AI data analyst: chat with spreadsheets and databases to get analysis, charts and reports.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/julius
- Official site: https://julius.ai
- Maker: Julius AI
- Use cases: Data & analytics, Research & search
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://julius.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: spreadsheets, charts, analysis
- Sources: https://julius.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Kimi

Moonshot AI's assistant for chat, coding and agent tasks, with deep research, slides, 3D creation (3D Make) and scheduled tasks, plus a pay-as-you-go API for its Kimi models, including the 1M-token-context K3.1 Pro.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/kimi
- Official site: https://www.kimi.com
- Maker: Moonshot AI
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Coding, Research & search
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Chat on kimi.com has a free tier with paid Kimi Membership plans; the Kimi API is pay-as-you-go per million tokens with no subscription. Hosted Agents is usage-based (sandbox-hours plus model tokens and plugin calls).
- Pricing page: https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/chat
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: chat assistant, agents, 1m context, api, open weights
- Release 2026-10-23: Kimi K3.1 Pro — Moonshot introduced K3.1 Pro, the first K3.1-series model and its most capable 3T-class open-weight model so far, with a 1M-token context window and gains in coding, 3D creation, financial research and agent tasks. A K3.1 Pro Highspeed variant runs 2-3x faster, and full weights are promised by Nov 4. (https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/kimi-k3-1-pro-quickstart)
- Release 2026-11-05: Kimi Hosted Agents launched — Moonshot launched Kimi Hosted Agents, a managed cloud harness so teams can run long-horizon and multi-agent workloads without building their own runtime. It includes isolated sandboxes, network controls, stoppable sessions, audit logs, 140+ Skills and 30+ plugins, plus finance Agent templates. Sign-up is at platform.kimi.com; pricing is usage-based. (https://www.kimi.com/news/kimi-hosted-agents)
- Sources: https://www.kimi.com ; https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/kimi-k3-1-pro-quickstart ; https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/chat ; https://www.kimi.com/news/kimi-hosted-agents
- Last verified: 2026-11-06

### Kling AI

AI video and image generator from Kuaishou, offering text- and image-to-video with its Kling model family.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/kling
- Official site: https://kling.ai
- Maker: Kuaishou
- Use cases: Video, Image generation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free Basic plan; paid memberships add monthly credits.
- Pricing page: https://kling.ai/membership/membership-plan
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-video, image-to-video
- Release 2026-02-05: Kling 3.0 models — Kling AI announced Video 3.0 and Image 3.0 models, initially in early access for top-tier subscribers. (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kling-ai-launches-3-0-model-ushering-in-an-era-where-everyone-can-be-a-director-302679944.html)
- Sources: https://kling.ai/blog/kling-video-3-0-credit-cost-guide
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Krea

Real-time AI image and video generation and enhancement suite with access to many models in one interface.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/krea
- Official site: https://www.krea.ai
- Maker: Krea
- Use cases: Image generation, Video, Design
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with daily compute units.
- Pricing page: https://www.krea.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: real-time, upscaling, multi-model
- Release 2026-10-15: Krea 3 image editing model — Krea introduced Krea 3, an image generation and editing model that works at native 2K and keeps products and characters consistent across edits, with Krea citing edit times under 8 seconds. (https://www.krea.ai/blog/introducing-krea-3)
- Release 2026-10-29: Krea Ad Studio — Krea launched Ad Studio, which reads a website to build an editable brand kit and product catalog, then makes static ads with Krea 3 in 4:5, 1:1, 9:16 and 16:9 sizes. Brand research and product import are free; ads use compute units on any paid plan from Basic up. (https://www.krea.ai/blog/introducing-ad-studio)
- Sources: https://www.krea.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Leonardo.Ai

Creative platform for AI image and video generation with fine-tuned models, custom model training and a real-time canvas.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/leonardo-ai
- Official site: https://leonardo.ai
- Maker: Leonardo.Ai
- Use cases: Image generation, Video, Design
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with daily tokens; paid plans add private generations and more tokens.
- Pricing page: https://leonardo.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-image, game assets, model training
- Sources: https://leonardo.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Lindy

Platform for building AI assistants and agents that handle email, scheduling, meetings and business workflows.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/lindy
- Official site: https://www.lindy.ai
- Maker: Lindy
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan starts with a one-time credit allowance.
- Pricing page: https://www.lindy.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ai assistant, email, workflows
- Sources: https://www.lindy.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Lovable

AI app builder that creates and iterates on full-stack web apps through chat.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/lovable
- Official site: https://lovable.dev
- Maker: Lovable
- Use cases: Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://lovable.dev/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: app builder, no-code, web apps
- Sources: https://lovable.dev/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Luma

Luma's creative platform (home of Dream Machine) for generating video and images with Luma and third-party models.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/luma
- Official site: https://lumalabs.ai
- Maker: Luma AI
- Use cases: Video, Image generation
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Pricing page lists paid individual plans; a free option was not confirmed.
- Pricing page: https://lumalabs.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-video, dream machine
- Sources: https://lumalabs.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Make

Visual automation platform for building multi-step scenarios across apps, including AI agents and modules.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/make
- Official site: https://www.make.com
- Maker: Make (Celonis)
- Use cases: Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with a monthly credit allowance.
- Pricing page: https://www.make.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: no-code, visual builder, integrations
- Sources: https://www.make.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### MangaTranslate

Online manga and comic translator: upload pages, a PDF or an archive and it recognizes the text (OCR), erases and refills speech bubbles, and typesets the translation into 100+ target languages, with batch processing, an editor for fixing lines and layout, and ZIP or PDF export.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/mangatranslate
- Official site: https://www.mangatranslate.com
- Maker: Ficory LLC
- Use cases: Design, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: 5 free credits a day (1-2 credits per page depending on the model); paid one-time credit packs, subscriptions (Basic listed at $8-10/month) and an API.
- Pricing page: https://www.mangatranslate.com/#pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: translation, manga, comics, ocr, typesetting
- Sources: https://www.mangatranslate.com ; https://www.mangatranslate.com/faq/ ; https://www.mangatranslate.com/about-us/
- Last verified: 2026-10-28

### Manus

General-purpose AI agent that plans and executes multi-step tasks such as research, building web apps, slides and documents.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/manus
- Official site: https://manus.im
- Maker: Manus AI
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Research & search
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with daily refresh credits; paid Pro plans.
- Pricing page: https://manus.im/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: autonomous agent, general purpose
- Release 2026-09-28: Manus 2.0 — Manus introduced Manus 2.0, a ground-up rebuild of its agent. (https://manus.im/blog/introducing-manus-2-0)
- Sources: https://help.manus.im/en/articles/11711111-what-is-the-current-membership-pricing-for-manus
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft's consumer AI assistant for chat, image creation and file questions, with deeper features inside Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/microsoft-copilot
- Official site: https://copilot.microsoft.com
- Maker: Microsoft
- Use cases: Productivity, Writing, Research & search
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Copilot app is free with usage limits; expanded use comes with Microsoft 365 plans.
- Pricing page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: chat assistant, microsoft 365, windows
- Sources: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Midjourney

Image and video generation service known for its distinctive, high-quality aesthetic, used via web app and Discord.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/midjourney
- Official site: https://www.midjourney.com
- Maker: Midjourney
- Use cases: Image generation, Video, Design
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: no
- Pricing note: All plans are subscriptions (Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega).
- Pricing page: https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-image, art, illustration
- Release 2026-03-17: Midjourney V8 alpha — Midjourney opened an early alpha of its V8 image model. (https://updates.midjourney.com/v8-alpha/)
- Sources: https://docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Motion

AI calendar and project manager that automatically schedules tasks and meetings around your priorities.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/motion
- Official site: https://www.usemotion.com
- Maker: Motion
- Use cases: Productivity, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Paid plans with a free trial.
- Pricing page: https://www.usemotion.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: calendar, task scheduling, project management
- Sources: https://www.usemotion.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Murf AI

Text-to-speech studio and API for voiceovers, with a library of AI voices, dubbing and voice agents.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/murf
- Official site: https://murf.ai
- Maker: Murf AI
- Use cases: Audio & voice, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan has no downloads or commercial rights.
- Pricing page: https://murf.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-speech, voiceover
- Sources: https://help.murf.ai/what-is-a-workspace
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### n8n

Workflow automation and AI agent builder for technical teams, available as a hosted cloud service or self-hosted.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/n8n
- Official site: https://n8n.io
- Maker: n8n
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Coding
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Self-hosted Community Edition is free; cloud plans are paid with a free trial.
- Pricing page: https://n8n.io/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: self-hosted, workflows, ai agents
- Sources: https://n8n.io/pricing/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Notion AI

AI built into the Notion workspace for writing, searching across connected apps, meeting notes and database autofill.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/notion-ai
- Official site: https://www.notion.com/product/ai
- Maker: Notion
- Use cases: Productivity, Writing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Notion has a free plan that includes a trial of Notion AI; full AI access depends on plan.
- Pricing page: https://www.notion.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: workspace, docs, knowledge base
- Release 2026-10-19: Rebuilt Notion Agents and a cheaper Auto model router — Notion Agents now get their own computer and browser, a "Review for me" mode with safety checks and tasks of up to 24 hours. The upgraded Auto router picks a model per task at about 90% lower average cost, and a new credit system and an improved Notion MCP launched alongside. (https://www.notion.com/releases/2026-10-19)
- Sources: https://www.notion.com/pricing ; https://www.notion.com/releases/2026-10-19
- Last verified: 2026-10-20

### OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's coding agent for the desktop app, terminal (Codex CLI), IDE extension and cloud. It can run several agents in parallel, keep tasks going in cloud environments for each repo, and review GitHub pull requests automatically.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/openai-codex
- Official site: https://openai.com/codex/
- Maker: OpenAI
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Included with ChatGPT plans: Free and Go ($8/mo) get limited Codex in the desktop app; Plus ($20/mo) adds the web, CLI, IDE extension and cloud code review; Pro starts at $100/mo. Can also run with an API key at API rates.
- Pricing page: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: coding agent, cli, ide, cloud agents, code review
- Release 2026-10-26: GPT-6.1 Terra in Codex — OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Terra, a faster, lower-cost model for computer use and coding that is available in Codex, ChatGPT Work and the API. OpenAI says the same Codex usage allowance covers more tasks with Terra than with GPT-6.1 Sol. (https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-terra)
- Sources: https://openai.com/codex/ ; https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-27

### Otter.ai

AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings across Zoom, Teams and Google Meet.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/otter
- Official site: https://otter.ai
- Maker: Otter.ai
- Use cases: Productivity, Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://otter.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: meeting notes, transcription
- Sources: https://otter.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### PDF Jetty

Free browser PDF toolkit with 106 tools for editing, signing, merging, compressing and converting, plus AI features: OCR for scans and photos, handwriting to text, PDF and book summaries, and document translation into 37 languages. A free MCP connector lets assistants like Claude point you to the right tool.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/pdf-jetty
- Official site: https://pdfjetty.com
- Maker: SmartTeddy, Inc.
- Use cases: Productivity
- Pricing model: Free
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: All tools free with no sign-up; AI tools have an hourly usage limit.
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: pdf, ocr, translation, summarizer, mcp
- Sources: https://pdfjetty.com ; https://pdfjetty.com/ai/
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### Perplexity

AI answer engine that searches the web and responds with cited sources, plus deep research and agentic Computer features.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/perplexity
- Official site: https://www.perplexity.ai
- Maker: Perplexity AI
- Use cases: Research & search, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with limited Pro searches; Pro and Max paid plans.
- Pricing page: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: answer engine, citations, web search
- Sources: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-you
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Pika

Consumer-friendly AI video generator for short, stylized clips and effects from text or images.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/pika
- Official site: https://pika.art
- Maker: Pika Labs
- Use cases: Video
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Free account includes 0 monthly credits (credit packs only); paid plans include monthly credits.
- Pricing page: https://pika.art/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-video, effects, social video
- Sources: https://pika.art/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Pragor

Shared operations board for teams of AI agents and the people running them: agents built with any framework connect over REST or MCP to post messages, work tasks, request human approvals and keep durable memory, with an attributable audit trail of who did what.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/pragor
- Official site: https://pragor.net/welcome
- Maker: Pragor
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free during public beta (3 projects, 10 agents) and a permanent Free tier; paid Solo, Team and Business plans (from €29/month) are listed but not open yet.
- Pricing page: https://pragor.net/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: multi-agent, agent orchestration, approvals, audit trail, mcp
- Sources: https://pragor.net/welcome ; https://pragor.net/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### Prophecy

AI data preparation and analysis for business teams: describe what you need and it builds a visual data workflow you can inspect, run on Databricks, Snowflake or BigQuery, and schedule. DataGPT brings the same work into ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot, with workflows backed by code in Git.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/prophecy
- Official site: https://www.prophecy.ai
- Maker: Prophecy
- Use cases: Data & analytics, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free Starter plan (20 credits/month, in-app processing). Professional and DataGPT are $150/month per user; Enterprise Express is $4,000/month for up to 20 users billed annually; larger Enterprise is custom.
- Pricing page: https://www.prophecy.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: data prep, etl, data workflows, chatgpt app, alteryx alternative
- Release 2026-10-28: Prophecy DataGPT launches — Prophecy launched DataGPT, which lets analysts onboard files, prepare and analyze data and publish reports inside ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. Each result comes with a visual workflow to verify, and approved work runs as code on the company's own data platform. (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/28/3389911/0/en/prophecy-launches-datagpt-bringing-enterprise-data-workflows-to-claude-chatgpt-and-copilot.html)
- Sources: https://www.prophecy.ai ; https://www.prophecy.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-29

### QuillBot

Paraphrasing, summarizing and grammar tools for students and writers, with a free tier and a Premium upgrade.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/quillbot
- Official site: https://quillbot.com
- Maker: QuillBot
- Use cases: Writing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan has word limits on paraphrasing and summarizing.
- Pricing page: https://quillbot.com/premium
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: paraphrasing, summarizer, students
- Sources: https://help.quillbot.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058341753-What-s-the-difference-between-a-free-and-a-Premium-account
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### ReelDance

Browser studio for AI images and image-to-video: create a still from a prompt or reference photo, then animate it, choosing among third-party models such as Seedance, Kling, MiniMax, Vidu, Nano Banana and GPT Image in one workspace.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/reeldance
- Official site: https://reeldance.ai
- Maker: ReelDance
- Use cases: Video, Image generation, Marketing
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: no
- Pricing note: Paid plans priced in monthly credits (Creator from $15/month billed yearly for 500 credits); new accounts get 5 free credits to try it.
- Pricing page: https://reeldance.ai/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: image to video, ai video, multi-model, product videos
- Sources: https://reeldance.ai ; https://reeldance.ai/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### Relevance AI

Platform for building and running an 'AI workforce' of agents for sales, support and operations.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/relevance-ai
- Official site: https://relevanceai.com
- Maker: Relevance AI
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Customer support
- Pricing model: Enterprise / contact sales
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Pricing page shows a custom Enterprise plan via sales.
- Pricing page: https://relevanceai.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ai agents, sales, operations
- Sources: https://relevanceai.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Render Sandboxes

Isolated Linux microVMs for AI agents: each sandbox can install dependencies, edit files, run Docker/Docker Compose and keep filesystem plus process state across sessions, managed via TypeScript/Python SDKs or the Render CLI.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/render-sandboxes
- Official site: https://render.com/sandboxes
- Maker: Render
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Coding
- Pricing model: Usage-based
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Public beta on Render workspace plans. Billed for actively used CPU and allocated memory while running; no compute charges while suspended. 40 GB disk per sandbox; plans scale up to 8 CPU and 16 GB RAM. Snapshot storage billed separately.
- Pricing page: https://render.com/pricing
- Launch date: 2026-11-04
- Tags: agent sandbox, microvm, docker, sdk, devtools
- Release 2026-11-04: Render Sandboxes public beta — Render launched Sandboxes in public beta: Firecracker microVMs that start in under a second, auto-suspend when idle, support filesystem and runtime snapshots, outbound network policies, and SDKs/CLI for any agent harness. (https://render.com/blog/introducing-render-sandboxes)
- Sources: https://render.com/sandboxes ; https://render.com/blog/introducing-render-sandboxes ; https://render.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-11-06

### Replit

Browser-based development platform with Replit Agent, which builds, runs and publishes apps from natural-language prompts.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/replit
- Official site: https://replit.com
- Maker: Replit
- Use cases: Coding, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free Starter plan; Core and Pro paid plans.
- Pricing page: https://replit.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: app builder, cloud ide, hosting
- Sources: https://replit.com/pricing ; https://docs.replit.com/billing/plans/starter-plan
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Runway

Generative video platform for text- and image-to-video, editing tools and an API, used by filmmakers and creative teams.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/runway
- Official site: https://runway.com
- Maker: Runway
- Use cases: Video, Image generation
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan includes a one-time credit allowance.
- Pricing page: https://runway.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: text-to-video, filmmaking, api
- Release 2026-11-02: Runway Dev plugins for coding agents — Runway launched Runway Dev plugins for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. One install connects a coding agent to your Runway Dev account through the Runway Dev MCP and adds Runway's skills for building with its API, so the agent can read your projects, models, limits and credits, build features with the official SDKs, Model Router, Characters, Recipes or published Workflows, and look up why a task failed. You sign in with your Runway Dev account on first use, and no API key is stored in the plugin. (https://runway.com/news/developers/runway-dev-plugins-for-coding-agents)
- Release 2026-10-26: Runway App Studio — Runway launched App Studio, which builds a custom no-code creative app from a plain-language description. Apps generate images, video and audio using your Brand Kits and Workflows, and can be shared with a team or published as a link for anyone with a Runway account. (https://runway.com/news/company-news/introducing-runway-app-studio)
- Release 2025-12-01: Runway Gen-4.5 — Runway introduced its Gen-4.5 video generation model. (https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5)
- Sources: https://runway.com/pricing ; https://runway.com/news/developers/runway-dev-plugins-for-coding-agents
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Sloosh

AI image and video studio for product imagery, scenes, reels and creator-style clips: prompt in chat, run ready-made workflows (Spaces), build your own in Spacelab, and batch-generate with many third-party image and video models. Connects to AI assistants through an MCP server.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/sloosh
- Official site: https://sloosh.ai
- Maker: ShopOS
- Use cases: Video, Image generation, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: New accounts get 20 free credits; paid Creator and Pro plans are credit-based and billed monthly or yearly. Labeled beta.
- Pricing page: https://sloosh.ai/pricing
- Launch date: 2026-10-22
- Tags: product photos, video ads, ugc, batch generation, mcp
- Release 2026-10-22: Sloosh launches globally — ShopOS opened Sloosh to creators and brand teams worldwide, built on the same image and video engine it uses for brand work, with an MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Cursor and an After Effects plugin announced. (https://businessfortnight.com/shopos-launches-sloosh-ai-creative-platform-for-global-creators/)
- Sources: https://sloosh.ai ; https://sloosh.ai/pricing ; https://businessfortnight.com/shopos-launches-sloosh-ai-creative-platform-for-global-creators/
- Last verified: 2026-10-23

### Stability AI (Stable Diffusion)

Maker of the Stable Diffusion image models and other open-weight generative models you can run yourself or via API.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/stability-ai
- Official site: https://stability.ai
- Maker: Stability AI
- Use cases: Image generation, Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Open weights
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Community License is free for individuals and organizations under $1M annual revenue; enterprise licence above that.
- Pricing page: https://stability.ai/license
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: open weights, self-hosted, stable diffusion
- Sources: https://stability.ai/license
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Sudowrite

AI writing partner built for fiction authors — brainstorming, drafting, describing and revising long-form stories.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/sudowrite
- Official site: https://sudowrite.com
- Maker: Sudowrite
- Use cases: Writing
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Paid plans with a free trial (no credit card) advertised on the pricing page.
- Pricing page: https://sudowrite.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: fiction, novels, creative writing
- Sources: https://sudowrite.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Suno

AI music generator that creates full songs — vocals and instrumentation — from a text prompt or your own lyrics.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/suno
- Official site: https://suno.com
- Maker: Suno
- Use cases: Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with daily credits; commercial use requires a paid plan.
- Pricing page: https://suno.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: music generation, songs, vocals
- Release 2026-09-09: Suno v6 — Suno launched its v6 model family (v6, v6-wild and v6-mini). (https://suno.com/blog/introducing-v6)
- Sources: https://suno.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Surfer

SEO content optimization platform that also tracks brand visibility in AI search answers.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/surfer
- Official site: https://surfer.ai
- Maker: Surfer
- Use cases: Marketing, Writing
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing page: https://surfer.ai/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: seo, content optimization, ai search visibility
- Sources: https://surfer.ai/pricing/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Synthesia

AI video platform for creating presenter-led videos with AI avatars and voices from a script — popular for training content.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/synthesia
- Official site: https://www.synthesia.io
- Maker: Synthesia
- Use cases: Video, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Basic plan is $0 with a monthly allowance of video minutes.
- Pricing page: https://www.synthesia.io/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: ai avatars, training videos, localization
- Sources: https://www.synthesia.io/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Tidio

Customer service platform for small and mid-size businesses with the Lyro AI agent, live chat and help desk.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/tidio
- Official site: https://www.tidio.com
- Maker: Tidio
- Use cases: Customer support, Marketing
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://www.tidio.com/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: live chat, ai agent, ecommerce
- Sources: https://www.tidio.com/pricing/
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Udio

AI music creation platform for generating and remixing songs from prompts.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/udio
- Official site: https://www.udio.com
- Maker: Udio
- Use cases: Audio & voice
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free plan with daily credits. Downloads are disabled on all plans following its UMG partnership.
- Pricing page: https://www.udio.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: music generation, remix
- Sources: https://help.udio.com/en/articles/10739134-credits-and-credit-limits ; https://help.udio.com/en/articles/12683565-changes-associated-with-the-universal-music-group-umg-partnership
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### UncensoredLabs

Prepaid, OpenAI-compatible API and browser chat for open models with their safety refusals removed ("abliterated" variants of GLM and DeepSeek). Developers swap the base URL in an existing OpenAI client; the service says it does not store prompts or responses on its own servers, though the upstream inference provider's policy applies.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/uncensoredlabs
- Official site: https://uncensoredlabs.dev
- Maker: UncensoredLabs
- Use cases: Coding, Writing
- Pricing model: Usage-based
- Free tier: no
- Pricing note: Pay per token from prepaid credit (e.g. $0.30 per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Abliterated, $1.40 for GLM-5.3 Abliterated); top-ups from $3, plus a one-time $0.10 signup credit.
- Pricing page: https://uncensoredlabs.dev
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: llm api, openai-compatible, open models, uncensored models
- Sources: https://uncensoredlabs.dev ; https://uncensoredlabs.dev/terms
- Last verified: 2026-11-04

### v0

Vercel's AI app builder that turns prompts into React/Next.js interfaces and full apps you can deploy to Vercel.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/v0
- Official site: https://v0.app
- Maker: Vercel
- Use cases: Coding, Design
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://v0.app/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: app builder, react, ui generation
- Sources: https://v0.app/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Wabi

Multiplayer personal AI assistant built as a messenger: each part of your life gets its own thread, the agent builds mini-apps inside threads (trackers, calendars, event finders) and plans or books things, and threads can be shared with partners, friends or family as group chats.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/wabi
- Official site: https://wabi.ai
- Maker: Wabi (founded by Eugenia Kuyda)
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Productivity
- Pricing model: Free
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Free for now; the company says it hasn't settled on a business model yet (TechCrunch, Oct 19, 2026).
- Launch date: 2026-10-19
- Tags: personal assistant, group chat, mini apps, consumer
- Release 2026-10-19: Wabi 2.0 opens to all users — Wabi relaunched as a shared personal AI agent: multiple task threads, AI-built apps inside each thread, and threads that friends or family can join, with data access scoped per chat. (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/replikas-founder-built-the-ai-assistant-she-pitched-at-disrupt-12-years-ago/)
- Sources: https://wabi.ai ; https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/replikas-founder-built-the-ai-assistant-she-pitched-at-disrupt-12-years-ago/
- Last verified: 2026-10-20

### webAI

Mac desktop app that runs AI Personas locally on Apple Silicon: create specialized on-device assistants, connect them to apps such as Slack, DocuSign, Hugging Face and Apple apps, and keep files on the Mac instead of sending them to a cloud model API.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/webai
- Official site: https://www.webai.com
- Maker: webAI
- Use cases: Productivity, Agents & automation
- Pricing model: pricing not verified
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing note: Mac app downloads free at webai.com/download (Apple Silicon, macOS Tahoe 26+). Local inference has no per-token charges; the EULA says paid features or plans may be offered, but no public price list was verified.
- Launch date: 2026-11-05
- Tags: on-device, mac app, personas, privacy, local models
- Release 2026-11-05: webAI app public launch for Mac — webAI released its Mac app to the public: on-device small reasoning models, multi-Persona teams, and connectors so work stays on the user's computer without per-token cloud metering. (https://www.webai.com/blog/webai-launches-webai-app-for-on-device-ai-with-no-per-token-charges)
- Sources: https://www.webai.com ; https://www.webai.com/platform/webai-app ; https://www.webai.com/blog/webai-launches-webai-app-for-on-device-ai-with-no-per-token-charges ; https://www.webai.com/download
- Last verified: 2026-11-06

### Zapier

No-code automation platform connecting thousands of apps, with AI steps, agents, tables and an MCP server.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/zapier
- Official site: https://zapier.com
- Maker: Zapier
- Use cases: Agents & automation, Productivity
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: yes
- Pricing page: https://zapier.com/pricing
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: no-code, integrations, workflows, mcp
- Sources: https://zapier.com/pricing
- Last verified: 2026-10-16

### Zendesk AI

AI agents, agent copilot and automation built into the Zendesk customer service platform.

- Directory page: https://pickfinch.com/tool/zendesk-ai
- Official site: https://www.zendesk.com/service/ai/
- Maker: Zendesk
- Use cases: Customer support
- Pricing model: Paid
- Free tier: not verified
- Pricing note: Per-agent plans with a free trial; some AI features are paid add-ons.
- Pricing page: https://www.zendesk.com/pricing/
- Launch date: not verified
- Tags: help desk, ai agent, ticketing
- Release 2026-10-19: Employee Service AI Agents (early access) — Zendesk introduced Employee Service AI Agents and Advanced Action Flows that resolve IT, HR and workplace requests end to end, such as access approvals and onboarding. They are in open early access, with general availability expected in the coming weeks. (https://www.zendesk.com/newsroom/articles/zendesk-introduces-employee-service-ai-agents-to-take-employee-requests-from-question-to-outcome/)
- Sources: https://www.zendesk.com/pricing/ ; https://www.zendesk.com/newsroom/articles/zendesk-introduces-employee-service-ai-agents-to-take-employee-requests-from-question-to-outcome/
- Last verified: 2026-10-20

## Recent releases

- Nov 5, 2026 — Gemini: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available. Google made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available for video generation and editing across the Gemini API, Google Cloud, Flow, Google Vids, Ads and the Gemini app. Native clips run up to 15 seconds (up from 10), with multi-turn conversational edits; 720p generation is priced at $0.07/sec. Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-gemini-omni-1-2-flash/
- Nov 5, 2026 — Kimi: Kimi Hosted Agents launched. Moonshot launched Kimi Hosted Agents, a managed cloud harness so teams can run long-horizon and multi-agent workloads without building their own runtime. It includes isolated sandboxes, network controls, stoppable sessions, audit logs, 140+ Skills and 30+ plugins, plus finance Agent templates. Sign-up is at platform.kimi.com; pricing is usage-based. Source: https://www.kimi.com/news/kimi-hosted-agents
- Nov 5, 2026 — webAI: webAI app public launch for Mac. webAI released its Mac app to the public: on-device small reasoning models, multi-Persona teams, and connectors so work stays on the user's computer without per-token cloud metering. Source: https://www.webai.com/blog/webai-launches-webai-app-for-on-device-ai-with-no-per-token-charges
- Nov 4, 2026 — Render Sandboxes: Render Sandboxes public beta. Render launched Sandboxes in public beta: Firecracker microVMs that start in under a second, auto-suspend when idle, support filesystem and runtime snapshots, outbound network policies, and SDKs/CLI for any agent harness. Source: https://render.com/blog/introducing-render-sandboxes
- Nov 2, 2026 — Runway: Runway Dev plugins for coding agents. Runway launched Runway Dev plugins for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. One install connects a coding agent to your Runway Dev account through the Runway Dev MCP and adds Runway's skills for building with its API, so the agent can read your projects, models, limits and credits, build features with the official SDKs, Model Router, Characters, Recipes or published Workflows, and look up why a task failed. You sign in with your Runway Dev account on first use, and no API key is stored in the plugin. Source: https://runway.com/news/developers/runway-dev-plugins-for-coding-agents
- Oct 30, 2026 — Claude: Max plans renamed: Max 20x is now Ultra. Anthropic renamed its top consumer plans: Max 5x is now Max ($100/month) and Max 20x is now Ultra ($200/month), with no price change and existing subscribers moved over automatically. Ultra includes 10 times Pro usage every week and no five-hour limit for verified accounts (weekly limits still apply); Max keeps 5 times Pro usage every five hours and every week. Both include Claude Code and monthly Claude API credits. Source: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/17728952-what-is-the-ultra-plan
- Oct 30, 2026 — Gemini: Gemini API Computer Use generally available. Google moved the Gemini API's Computer Use tool, which lets developers build agents that operate browser and app interfaces, to general availability across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs. Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog
- Oct 29, 2026 — Canva: Canva Brush design model. Canva Research unveiled Brush, a vision-language model that powers supported design edits in Canva AI, from a single line of copy to every slide in a deck, with results staying fully editable. Canva says it is up to 69% faster and 46% cheaper per edit than its previous design agent. It is available to Canva Pro subscribers first, with wider availability planned. Source: https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-brush/
- Oct 29, 2026 — ElevenLabs: SFX v3 sound effects model. ElevenLabs released SFX v3, its newest text-to-sound-effects model. It follows prompts that describe several sounds in sequence more closely, handles music and vocals better and is less likely to clip on high-frequency sounds like chimes and whistles. It's in the Sound Effects tab, Flows, Studio and the Music Editor, the mobile app, and the API (model_id eleven_text_to_sound_v3); the v2 model is deprecated and will be removed on March 1, 2027. Source: https://elevenlabs.io/blog/sound-effects-v3
- Oct 29, 2026 — Gemini: Create, preview and edit files in the Gemini app. Gemini can now generate, preview and edit documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets, Markdown, text and code right in the chat, with a full-screen editor and highlight-to-ask edits. PDF editing works on web and mobile; the other formats are web only. Available to all users in all supported languages. Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/edit-files-directly/
- Oct 29, 2026 — Krea: Krea Ad Studio. Krea launched Ad Studio, which reads a website to build an editable brand kit and product catalog, then makes static ads with Krea 3 in 4:5, 1:1, 9:16 and 16:9 sizes. Brand research and product import are free; ads use compute units on any paid plan from Basic up. Source: https://www.krea.ai/blog/introducing-ad-studio
- Oct 28, 2026 — GitHub Copilot: Copilot Fusion generally available. GitHub made Copilot Fusion generally available: pick it in the model picker with an effort level and Copilot routes and orchestrates which models to use for each task. It's on all Copilot plans in VS Code, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI and JetBrains IDEs. Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-route-and-orchestrate-models-with-github-copilot-fusion/
- Oct 28, 2026 — Prophecy: Prophecy DataGPT launches. Prophecy launched DataGPT, which lets analysts onboard files, prepare and analyze data and publish reports inside ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. Each result comes with a visual workflow to verify, and approved work runs as code on the company's own data platform. Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/28/3389911/0/en/prophecy-launches-datagpt-bringing-enterprise-data-workflows-to-claude-chatgpt-and-copilot.html
- Oct 27, 2026 — Hex: Hex 4.0 (private beta). A rebuilt, agent-native version of Hex where projects are backed by plain code files, with review tools for agent-written analytics code, support for outside agents like Claude, Codex and Cursor, and a faster app engine. Broader rollout over the coming weeks. Source: https://hex.tech/blog/introducing-hex-4-0/
- Oct 26, 2026 — OpenAI Codex: GPT-6.1 Terra in Codex. OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Terra, a faster, lower-cost model for computer use and coding that is available in Codex, ChatGPT Work and the API. OpenAI says the same Codex usage allowance covers more tasks with Terra than with GPT-6.1 Sol. Source: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-terra
- Oct 26, 2026 — Runway: Runway App Studio. Runway launched App Studio, which builds a custom no-code creative app from a plain-language description. Apps generate images, video and audio using your Brand Kits and Workflows, and can be shared with a team or published as a link for anyone with a Runway account. Source: https://runway.com/news/company-news/introducing-runway-app-studio
- Oct 23, 2026 — Kimi: Kimi K3.1 Pro. Moonshot introduced K3.1 Pro, the first K3.1-series model and its most capable 3T-class open-weight model so far, with a 1M-token context window and gains in coding, 3D creation, financial research and agent tasks. A K3.1 Pro Highspeed variant runs 2-3x faster, and full weights are promised by Nov 4. Source: https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/kimi-k3-1-pro-quickstart
- Oct 22, 2026 — Canva: Canva Craft image model. Canva Research released Craft, Canva's first in-house image generation model, built for design work and trained on human-made Canva templates. It plans the composition before rendering, generates images up to 2K in more than 30 aspect ratios, renders text in 55 languages, and works with Magic Layers to turn results into editable layers. It's available to all users in Dream Lab and to developers through the preview image generation API (craft_v1_2k), using AI credits. Source: https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-craft/
- Oct 22, 2026 — Sloosh: Sloosh launches globally. ShopOS opened Sloosh to creators and brand teams worldwide, built on the same image and video engine it uses for brand work, with an MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Cursor and an After Effects plugin announced. Source: https://businessfortnight.com/shopos-launches-sloosh-ai-creative-platform-for-global-creators/
- Oct 21, 2026 — Breken: Breken launches with the ESCAPES benchmark. Breken launched publicly alongside ESCAPES, an open benchmark of 327 user-reported bugs from 33 open-source products; in Breken's own vendor-run test it caught 76 of the 235 bugs present in July 1 code (32%). Source: https://breken.ai/benchmark
- Oct 21, 2026 — Claude: Claude Duet research preview (proactive agent app). Anthropic opened a waitlist research preview of Claude Duet, a standalone iOS, Android and claude.ai app where Claude works as a proactive agent: a morning brief across connected apps, background tasks on its own cloud computer, and approval before it sends, pays, signs or deletes. US Pro and Max plans only, using the same usage limits. Source: https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet
- Oct 20, 2026 — Beacon: Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M seed to build on Beacon. Tower Research Ventures led an oversubscribed $5.5M seed round; Beacon stays MIT-licensed on GitHub, with a paid enterprise platform for agent runtime security built on top. Source: https://www.asymptotelabs.ai/blog/asymptote-labs-raises-5-5m-seed-round
- Oct 20, 2026 — Gemini: New Gemini tools for small business owners. Google added a business landing page in the Gemini app, brand-kit uploads for on-brand visuals with Nano Banana 2.1, financial insights from spreadsheets and receipts, and connections to Google Business Profile, Google Ads, Workspace and apps such as Canva, Shopify and Xero. Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/new-tools-small-business-owners/
- Oct 19, 2026 — ElevenLabs: Eleven Realtime speech-to-speech models. ElevenLabs began rolling out Eleven Realtime, a family of speech-to-speech models for ElevenAgents voice agents: v1 Mini (the default, fastest and cheapest) and v1 Max (reasons before answering, for complex instructions and multi-step tool calls). Clients built on OpenAI's Realtime API can switch by changing the endpoint and session config. Source: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog
- Oct 19, 2026 — Gemini: Gemini API CLI (experimental preview). Google released gemini-api, an open-source (Apache 2.0) command-line tool that lets developers and shell-capable coding agents call Gemini text, image, video, music and speech models, analyze files and run managed agents like Deep Research. It is labeled an experimental preview. Source: https://aistudio.google.com/learn/introducing-the-gemini-api-cli
- Oct 19, 2026 — Harmony: Launch for sales teams. monday.com launched Harmony, a voice AI agent platform for sales teams built on task-specific models, with an AI dialer, inbound routing, compliance controls and CRM write-back. Source: https://ir.monday.com/news-and-events/news-releases/news-details/2026/Voice-AI-Platform-Harmony-Launches-to-Convert-Customer-Conversations-into-Revenue/default.aspx
- Oct 19, 2026 — Notion AI: Rebuilt Notion Agents and a cheaper Auto model router. Notion Agents now get their own computer and browser, a "Review for me" mode with safety checks and tasks of up to 24 hours. The upgraded Auto router picks a model per task at about 90% lower average cost, and a new credit system and an improved Notion MCP launched alongside. Source: https://www.notion.com/releases/2026-10-19
- Oct 19, 2026 — Wabi: Wabi 2.0 opens to all users. Wabi relaunched as a shared personal AI agent: multiple task threads, AI-built apps inside each thread, and threads that friends or family can join, with data access scoped per chat. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/replikas-founder-built-the-ai-assistant-she-pitched-at-disrupt-12-years-ago/
- Oct 19, 2026 — Zendesk AI: Employee Service AI Agents (early access). Zendesk introduced Employee Service AI Agents and Advanced Action Flows that resolve IT, HR and workplace requests end to end, such as access approvals and onboarding. They are in open early access, with general availability expected in the coming weeks. Source: https://www.zendesk.com/newsroom/articles/zendesk-introduces-employee-service-ai-agents-to-take-employee-requests-from-question-to-outcome/
- Oct 17, 2026 — DeepSeek: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017. DeepSeek updated its Flash model, now live on its website, app and API, reporting stronger benchmark results, faster task completion and shorter outputs. It also opened Search and Fetch APIs to all developers at $0.75 per 1,000 calls. Source: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news261017/
- Oct 16, 2026 — ChatGPT: ChatGPT Slides. OpenAI added Slides to ChatGPT: create presentations from a conversation, files or an outline, edit them with teammates in real time, and present or export to PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides. Rolling out to eligible Pro, Business and Enterprise users with Space access. Source: https://openai.com/products/release-notes/
- Oct 15, 2026 — Krea: Krea 3 image editing model. Krea introduced Krea 3, an image generation and editing model that works at native 2K and keeps products and characters consistent across edits, with Krea citing edit times under 8 seconds. Source: https://www.krea.ai/blog/introducing-krea-3
- Oct 14, 2026 — Google Deep Review: Public launch. Google Research opened Deep Review to everyone after piloting it on 16,000+ conference submissions, with two free reviews a week and an API via Gemini API keys. Source: https://research.google/blog/analyzing-technical-documents-with-deep-review/
- Oct 12, 2026 — Cursor: Cursor included in The X Subscription. A new subscription bundles Grok, Cursor and X Premium under shared plans. Source: https://x.ai/news/x-subscription
- Oct 7, 2026 — ChatGPT: GPT-6 rolls out in ChatGPT. OpenAI announced GPT-6 for ChatGPT, rolling out to paid plans first and to Free and Go users from the following day. Source: https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-for-everyone/
- Oct 7, 2026 — Claude: Claude Haiku 5.5 released. Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5, a fast, low-cost model aimed at high-volume, latency-sensitive work. Source: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-haiku-5-5
- Sep 28, 2026 — Manus: Manus 2.0. Manus introduced Manus 2.0, a ground-up rebuild of its agent. Source: https://manus.im/blog/introducing-manus-2-0
- Sep 9, 2026 — Suno: Suno v6. Suno launched its v6 model family (v6, v6-wild and v6-mini). Source: https://suno.com/blog/introducing-v6
- Aug 14, 2026 — Cursor: Cursor joins SpaceX. Cursor announced it is now part of SpaceX. Source: https://cursor.com/blog/joining-spacex
- Jul 16, 2026 — Gemini Notebook: NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook. Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-notebook/notebooklm-gemini-notebook/
- Jun 2, 2026 — Devin Desktop: Windsurf becomes Devin Desktop. Cognition rebranded the Windsurf IDE as Devin Desktop, keeping the same editor, plans and settings. Source: https://devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop
- Mar 17, 2026 — Midjourney: Midjourney V8 alpha. Midjourney opened an early alpha of its V8 image model. Source: https://updates.midjourney.com/v8-alpha/
- Feb 5, 2026 — Kling AI: Kling 3.0 models. Kling AI announced Video 3.0 and Image 3.0 models, initially in early access for top-tier subscribers. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kling-ai-launches-3-0-model-ushering-in-an-era-where-everyone-can-be-a-director-302679944.html
- Dec 1, 2025 — Runway: Runway Gen-4.5. Runway introduced its Gen-4.5 video generation model. Source: https://runway.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5