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Free tier availableAI voice and audio
Audio & video
ElevenLabs is an AI voice generator that turns written text into spoken audio for voiceovers, narration and other audio projects.
Speech generation, voice cloning and dubbing sit in one audio platform. That matters if your work extends beyond a single text-to-speech voiceover.
10,000 credits a month on the free plan
Free tier availableAI meeting notepad
Work & productivity
Granola is an AI notepad that combines your notes with meeting audio to produce organised notes. You can ask questions about your meetings without adding a bot to the call.
Combines notes you write with meeting audio, so your own points can shape the finished notes. Its pricing also distinguishes limited free meeting history from paid access.
Free Basic plan; limited meeting history
Free tier availableAI presenter videos
Audio & video
Synthesia is an AI video maker that turns scripts into videos with digital presenters and voiceovers, for training, explainers and business communications.
Pairs a digital presenter with a script and voiceover. It suits presenter-led training and explainers, rather than audio-only narration.
1,200 credits a month; up to 10 video minutes
AI presentations and documents
Design & creativity
Gamma is an AI design tool that turns your ideas into presentations, documents and websites. It generates the content and layout, which you can then edit.
The same creation workflow covers presentations, documents and web pages, making it relevant when an idea needs more than one format.
400 starting credits; up to 10 slides per prompt
AI web app builder
Building & APIs
Lovable is an AI app builder that turns a description of your idea into a working website or web app. You can request changes in chat as you build.
Builds the interface and backend around a shared workspace. Lovable brings hosting, authentication, payments and integrations into the same app-building workflow.
5 daily build credits, capped at 30 a month
Free tier availableAI website and app builder
Building & APIs
Bolt is an AI builder for websites, apps and prototypes. A description in chat becomes a project with browser-based building, editing and publishing.
Combines chat-based building, a code view and integrated hosting. Projects can start from a prompt, a Figma design or a GitHub repository.
1 million tokens a month; 300,000 daily limit
Free tier availableAI meeting assistant
Work & productivity
Fathom is an AI meeting assistant that records calls and creates searchable transcripts. It keeps a record of the conversation so you can focus on the meeting and revisit it afterwards.
Its free plan includes recordings and transcripts you can revisit. Fathom now offers bot capture and a bot-free Mac beta, alongside meeting search and shareable clips.
Free individual recordings and transcription
Startup programmeDocuments, projects and team knowledge
Startup access
Notion is a workspace for documents, project tracking and team knowledge, with AI tools for finding information and drafting content. Its startup programme offers eligible businesses temporary access to a paid plan.
Keeps documents, project information and team knowledge in one workspace. The startup benefit applies to workspace access, rather than a stand-alone AI credit balance.
1, 3 or 6 months, depending on the application
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026AI assistant
AI & digital tools
Mistral’s AI assistant helps with writing, research and coding through a chat interface. You can ask questions, work with documents and search the web in the same conversation.
Mistral’s assistant combines chat, web search and voice input powered by its Voxtral speech model. Its wider Vibe product also includes coding tools; advanced agents and longer tasks are paid features.
Limited free access to Mistral’s tools
Desktop AI coding workspace
Building & APIs
ZCode is Z.ai’s desktop coding environment for planning, editing and reviewing software with AI agents. It brings files, terminal output and browser context into a task.
Goal Mode supports longer tasks, while model settings let you connect GLM and other compatible providers.
New-user GLM trial; paid plans and API connections
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026AI models and coding subscriptions
AI & digital tools
GLM is Z.ai’s family of AI models. Its Coding Plan supplies model access to supported coding tools, while the general API serves applications and other integrations.
The Coding Plan is designed for supported coding tools; the general API is a separate route for using models in your own applications.
Coding subscriptions and usage-based API access
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026AI models and developer API
AI & digital tools
DeepSeek provides AI models through its chat service and developer API. The API lets coding tools and applications send tasks to a selected DeepSeek model.
Its API offers separate input and output token pricing, with different rates for cached input and the selected model.
API usage billed by model and tokens
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026Connected notes and personal knowledge
Work & productivity
Obsidian is a note-taking app that keeps your notes on your device and connects them with links, helping a collection of documents become a personal knowledge base.
Your notes live in local files. Links and a graph connect ideas across the collection.
Free for personal and commercial use
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026Self-hosted AI assistant
AI & digital tools
OpenClaw is an open-source personal assistant that connects AI models to tools and chat apps, including Telegram, so you can direct tasks through a conversation.
It brings your chosen models, tools and messaging channels together in an assistant running on your own machine.
Open-source software; model and hosting costs separate
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026Open-source coding agent
Building & APIs
OpenCode is an AI coding agent for the terminal, desktop and IDE. It helps write and change code while letting you choose from supported model providers or local models.
The same coding tool can use different providers, local models and supported account connections.
Free software and selected free models
AI coding and development
Building & APIs
Codex is OpenAI’s coding tool for writing, changing and reviewing software. It works across an app, the terminal and editor integrations, with access tied to your account or API use.
It connects coding work to OpenAI’s own models and account plans, with interfaces for desktop, terminal and editor use.
Limited access included with ChatGPT Free
Tyler’s Pick · Source checked 8 Sept 2026AI chat and everyday tools
AI & digital tools
ChatGPT is an AI assistant for writing, questions and everyday tasks, with web search, voice and tools for working with files.
Chat, voice, search and file tools in one conversation.
Free chat, search and voice access
AI writing and analysis
AI & digital tools
Claude is an AI assistant for drafting, editing, analysing information and writing code, with web search and file creation in its chat interface.
Creates files and works with code within the conversation.
Free chat, writing and web search
AI-powered search
AI & digital tools
Perplexity is an AI search service for asking questions, exploring a topic and returning to previous searches, with limited file uploads on its free plan.
Free basic search; limited Pro searches
Design and visual communication
Design & creativity
Canva is a design workspace for presentations, social posts and documents, combining editable templates, visual assets and AI creation tools.
Free design tools with limited AI access
AI images and vector graphics
Design & creativity
Recraft generates images and vector graphics from prompts and provides editing tools for developing a visual style.
Image and vector generation in the same design workspace.
30 daily credits for personal use
AI meeting notes and knowledge
Work & productivity
Tana turns meetings into transcripts and summaries, keeping the conversation alongside your notes and other content.
Five hosted meetings a month; 50 AI queries
AI calendar scheduling
Work & productivity
Reclaim schedules focus time, recurring habits and breaks around your calendar, helping organise work alongside meetings.
Focus time, habits and meeting buffers share the calendar.
Free Lite plan for one person
Browser-based app building
Building & APIs
Replit is a browser workspace for building apps and websites, with a built-in database and tools to publish the finished project.
Free daily usage; one live project
Text-based audio and video editing
Audio & video
Descript lets you edit audio and video through their transcript, bringing recording, captions and AI editing tools into one workspace.
60 media minutes per month on Free
AI code editor
Building & APIs
Cursor is a code editor with AI assistance for writing and changing software, bringing its Composer and coding tools into the development workspace.
Free Hobby plan; no card required
Text-to-visual design
Design & creativity
Napkin turns written ideas into editable visuals such as diagrams, flowcharts and mind maps for presentations and documents.
Starts with your text, then offers editable visual forms.
500 AI credits weekly; PNG and PDF exports
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