Write and Communicate
Community Favorite
Claude
Best for long-form thinking, nuanced writing, and deep research
Best For
Writing essays, analyzing documents, strategic thinking, and detailed problem-solving
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $5/month
ChatGPT
Great all-rounder, strong at following instructions
Best For
General writing, answering questions, brainstorming, and rapid iteration
Pricing
Free tier available, ChatGPT Plus at $20/month
Gemini
Strong for research and integrates with Google Workspace
Best For
Research, summarization, and seamless Google Docs and Gmail integration
Pricing
Free tier available, Gemini Advanced at $20/month
Think and Plan
Community Favorite
Notion AI
Think, plan, and write all in one place
Best For
Database planning, content writing, task organization, and connected workflows
Pricing
Free plan available, paid plans start at $10/month
Perplexity
AI-powered search, great for research without rabbit holes
Best For
Finding current information, research synthesis, and getting citations
Pricing
Free tier available, Perplexity Pro at $20/month
Wispr Flow
Talk out loud, get polished text back
Best For
Voice-to-text, stream of consciousness recording, and quick capture
Pricing
Free trial available, subscription required
Create and Present
Community Favorite
Gamma
Beautiful decks and docs in minutes
Best For
Creating presentations, documents, and multimedia reports without design skills
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $10/month
Canva AI
Design for non-designers, now with AI generation
Best For
Social media graphics, presentations, and branded templates
Pricing
Free tier available, Canva Pro at $120/year
Adobe Firefly
Image generation that is copyright safe
Best For
Generating original images, design elements, and creative variations
Pricing
Free credits monthly, part of Creative Cloud
Build and Automate
Community Favorite
Zapier
Connect your tools without code
Best For
Building automation workflows, connecting apps, and eliminating repetitive manual tasks
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $29.99/month
Make
More powerful automation for complex workflows
Best For
Advanced automations, conditional logic, and scenarios with many steps
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $9.99/month
Video and Audio
Runway
AI video generation and editing
Best For
Creating videos from text, editing footage, and generating visual effects
Pricing
Free credits, paid plans start at $12/month
ElevenLabs
Voice cloning and audio generation
Best For
Text to speech, voice cloning, and professional audio for videos
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $5/month
Descript
Edit video and audio like a document
Best For
Podcast editing, video transcription, and collaborative audio and video projects
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $12/month
For Your Business
Superhuman
AI email for people who live in their inbox
Best For
Managing high email volume, quick responses, and prioritized inboxes
Pricing
Paid, starts at $30/month
Community Favorite
Granola
AI notepad that turns your rough notes into polished meeting summaries
Best For
Taking messy live notes and having AI turn them into clean, shareable summaries with action items
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans from $10/month
Otter.ai
Transcribes meetings and pulls action items
Best For
Meeting transcription, capturing action items, and searchable meeting archives
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $8.33/month
Copy.ai
Marketing copy and content at scale
Best For
Sales copy, social media content, email marketing, and landing pages
Pricing
Free tier available, paid plans start at $49/month