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Research & Search

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Find answers, papers, and sources — with citations.

  1. Consensus

    Consensus

    AI search engine that finds and synthesizes findings straight from peer-reviewed research papers

    Free plan; Pro $20/moStrong
    API
  2. Elicit

    Elicit Research PBC

    AI research assistant that searches, summarizes, and extracts data from 125M+ academic papers

    Free Basic; Pro $49/moStrong
    API
  3. Exa

    Exa Labs

    Search API built for AI agents and LLMs to retrieve, crawl, and extract real-time web data.

    Usage-based; $7/1k search requestsStrong
    API
  4. NotebookLM

    Google

    Google's AI notebook that answers, summarizes, and generates audio/video overviews grounded only in your uploaded sources.

    Free — Plus/Pro raise the daily limitsBREAF Pick
  5. Perplexity

    Perplexity AI, Inc.

    AI answer engine that searches the web live and gives conversational, cited answers.

    Free plan; Pro $20/moBREAF Pick
    API
  6. scite.ai

    scite

    Citation-analysis tool showing whether papers citing a study support, contrast, or just mention it.

    Pricing unconfirmedNiche pick
  7. Semantic Scholar

    Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)

    Free AI-powered academic search engine and open API covering 200M+ scholarly papers

    Fully free, no paid tiersStrong
    APINo sign-up
  8. You.com

    You.com, Inc.

    Real-time web search and research APIs delivering LLM-ready results for AI agents.

    Usage-based; $5/1,000 search callsNiche pick
    API

Documents & PDF

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Read, summarize, and query long documents.

  1. ChatPDF

    ChatPDF

    Chat with PDFs, Word docs, and slides to get instant answers with citations.

    Free, no account requiredStrong
    APINo sign-up
  2. Elicit

    Elicit Research PBC

    AI research assistant that searches, summarizes, and extracts data from 125M+ academic papers

    Free Basic; Pro $49/moStrong
    API
  3. Explainpaper

    Explainpaper

    Upload a paper, highlight confusing text, and get AI explanations plus paper-wide Q&A.

    Free; Pro $16/moNiche pick
  4. Humata

    Tilda Technologies Inc.

    Ask questions across large PDF sets, get summaries and answers with citations.

    Free: 60 pages/mo; Expert $9.99/moSolid
    API
  5. NotebookLM

    Google

    Google's AI notebook that answers, summarizes, and generates audio/video overviews grounded only in your uploaded sources.

    Free — Plus/Pro raise the daily limitsBREAF Pick
  6. PDF.ai

    PDF.ai

    Chat with PDFs and use an API to parse, extract, and split PDF documents.

    Free forever; Pro from $10/moSolid
    API

Image Generation

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Turn a prompt into an image.

  1. Adobe Firefly

    Adobe

    Adobe's commercially-safe generative AI suite for image, vector, and video creation.

    Free tier; Standard $9.99/moStrong
    API
  2. ByteDance Seedream

    ByteDance (Seed team)

    ByteDance's flagship multimodal AI image model with layer-based editing and multilingual text rendering.

    Free via Dreamina; usage-based API elsewhereSolid
    API
  3. Canva Magic Media

    Canva

    AI text-to-image generator and photo editing tools built into Canva's design platform.

    Free plan; Canva Pro $180/yrSolid
  4. ComfyUI

    Comfy Org

    Node-based visual workflow editor for building image, video, and audio generation pipelines with AI models.

    Desktop app free; Comfy Cloud from $16/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  5. FLUX

    Black Forest Labs

    Frontier open-weight-plus-hosted image generation/editing model family (FLUX.2), from FLUX's original creators.

    Pay-as-you-go from $0.014/imageStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  6. Gemini Nano Banana Pro

    Google DeepMind

    Google's Gemini-native AI image generation and editing, branded Nano Banana / Nano Banana Pro.

    Free with limits in the Gemini app; API from ~$0.134/image (1-2K), ~$0.24 (4K)BREAF Pick
    API
  7. GPT Image 2

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's reasoning-based image model, built into ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.

    ~3 free/day on ChatGPT Free; API ~$0.04-0.21/image by size/qualityStrong
    API
  8. Ideogram

    Ideogram AI Inc.

    AI image generator built by ex-Google Brain researchers, notable for accurate in-image text rendering.

    Free plan; Plus from ~$8/moStrong
    API
  9. Krea AI

    Krea

    Multi-model creative AI suite for real-time image, video, and 3D generation and editing.

    Free: 100 units/day; Basic $5.25/moStrong
    API
  10. Leonardo AI

    Leonardo AI (a Canva company)

    Canva-owned AI image platform with fine-grained model/style controls, aimed at game art and design workflows.

    Free web tier; API is usage-basedStrong
    API
  11. Magnific

    Freepik Company

    Multi-model AI image, video, and audio generator bundled with Freepik's stock asset library.

    No free tier — Premium from $14.50/moNiche pick
    API
  12. Midjourney

    Midjourney, Inc.

    Discord- and web-based AI art generator known for painterly, highly stylized image outputs.

    No free tier — from $10/moBREAF Pick

Image Editing

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Retouch, extend, and edit existing photos.

  1. Adobe Firefly

    Adobe

    Adobe's commercially-safe generative AI suite for image, vector, and video creation.

    Free tier; Standard $9.99/moStrong
    API
  2. ByteDance Seedream

    ByteDance (Seed team)

    ByteDance's flagship multimodal AI image model with layer-based editing and multilingual text rendering.

    Free via Dreamina; usage-based API elsewhereSolid
    API
  3. Canva Magic Media

    Canva

    AI text-to-image generator and photo editing tools built into Canva's design platform.

    Free plan; Canva Pro $180/yrSolid
  4. FLUX

    Black Forest Labs

    Frontier open-weight-plus-hosted image generation/editing model family (FLUX.2), from FLUX's original creators.

    Pay-as-you-go from $0.014/imageStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  5. Gemini Nano Banana Pro

    Google DeepMind

    Google's Gemini-native AI image generation and editing, branded Nano Banana / Nano Banana Pro.

    Free with limits in the Gemini app; API from ~$0.134/image (1-2K), ~$0.24 (4K)BREAF Pick
    API
  6. GPT Image 2

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's reasoning-based image model, built into ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.

    ~3 free/day on ChatGPT Free; API ~$0.04-0.21/image by size/qualityStrong
    API
  7. Ideogram

    Ideogram AI Inc.

    AI image generator built by ex-Google Brain researchers, notable for accurate in-image text rendering.

    Free plan; Plus from ~$8/moStrong
    API
  8. Krea AI

    Krea

    Multi-model creative AI suite for real-time image, video, and 3D generation and editing.

    Free: 100 units/day; Basic $5.25/moStrong
    API
  9. Leonardo AI

    Leonardo AI (a Canva company)

    Canva-owned AI image platform with fine-grained model/style controls, aimed at game art and design workflows.

    Free web tier; API is usage-basedStrong
    API
  10. Magnific

    Freepik Company

    Multi-model AI image, video, and audio generator bundled with Freepik's stock asset library.

    No free tier — Premium from $14.50/moNiche pick
    API
  11. Midjourney

    Midjourney, Inc.

    Discord- and web-based AI art generator known for painterly, highly stylized image outputs.

    No free tier — from $10/moBREAF Pick
  12. Nano Banana 2

    Google DeepMind

    Google's fast, high-volume image generation and editing model — Pro-level quality at Flash speed and price.

    Free to test in Google AI Studio; API from ~$0.045/image (0.5K)Strong
    API

Video Generation

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Turn a prompt or image into video.

  1. Adobe Firefly Video

    Adobe

    Adobe's generative video model built into Firefly and Premiere Pro.

    Free daily generations; exact plan prices unconfirmedNiche pick
  2. Gemini Omni Flash

    Google DeepMind

    Google's fast, conversational video generation and editing model with native audio.

    No free tier — API only, ~$0.10/second of 720p videoSolid
    API
  3. Google Veo

    Google

    Google's Veo video model with native audio, via the Flow app or the Gemini API.

    Free 50 daily credits; AI Plus from $4.99/moStrong
    API
  4. HeyGen

    HeyGen

    Turns text or scripts into AI avatar videos with translation and dubbing.

    Free 3 videos/mo; Creator from $24/moStrong
    API
  5. Higgsfield AI

    Higgsfield

    AI creative suite for viral-style video effects using multiple video models.

    Free account (watermarked); Starter ~$15/moSolid
    API
  6. InVideo AI

    InVideo

    AI agent that scripts, generates, and edits video from a prompt.

    Free (weekly credits); Plus from $17/moSolid
  7. Kling AI

    Kuaishou Technology

    Kuaishou's video generator (Kling 3.0) known for long clips, motion realism, and native audio.

    Free: 66 credits/day (watermarked, 5s cap); paid from ~$7/moStrong
    API
  8. Luma

    Luma AI (Luma Labs)

    AI creative workspace for generating and editing video with the Ray model.

    No free tier — Plus from $25/moSolid
    API
  9. MiniMax Hailuo

    MiniMax

    AI video generator with native audio and camera controls (MiniMax H3).

    One-time trial credits; paid ~$7-15/moSolid
    API
  10. Pika

    Pika Labs, Inc.

    AI video generator with fun creative effects and a multi-model API marketplace.

    Free 80 credits/mo; Standard from $8/moStrong
    API
  11. Runway

    Runway AI, Inc.

    Text-to-video, image-to-video, and video editing AI studio (Gen-4.5 model).

    Free 125 one-time credits; Standard from $12/moBREAF Pick
    API
  12. Seedance 2.5

    ByteDance (Seed team)

    ByteDance's video model for 30-second single-shot clips with native audio and rich multi-asset reference.

    Free via Jimeng/Dreamina; usage-based API on Volcano Engine (~$0.09-0.21/s)Strong
    API

Video Editing

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Cut, caption, and polish footage with AI.

  1. Adobe Firefly Video

    Adobe

    Adobe's generative video model built into Firefly and Premiere Pro.

    Free daily generations; exact plan prices unconfirmedNiche pick
  2. Clipchamp

    Microsoft

    Microsoft's free browser video editor with AI subtitles and voiceover.

    Free, watermark-free at 1080pStrong
  3. Descript

    Descript, Inc.

    Edit video and audio by editing the text transcript, with AI voice tools.

    Free 60 min/mo; Hobbyist from $16/moBREAF Pick
    API
  4. Gemini Omni Flash

    Google DeepMind

    Google's fast, conversational video generation and editing model with native audio.

    No free tier — API only, ~$0.10/second of 720p videoSolid
    API
  5. InVideo AI

    InVideo

    AI agent that scripts, generates, and edits video from a prompt.

    Free (weekly credits); Plus from $17/moSolid
  6. Kapwing

    Kapwing

    Browser-based AI video editor with auto-subtitles, dubbing, and lip-sync.

    Free 10 credits; Pro from $16/moSolid
  7. Luma

    Luma AI (Luma Labs)

    AI creative workspace for generating and editing video with the Ray model.

    No free tier — Plus from $25/moSolid
    API
  8. OpusClip

    OpusClip

    Turns long videos into short, captioned clips for social media with AI.

    Free plan; Starter from $15/moBREAF Pick
    API
  9. Runway

    Runway AI, Inc.

    Text-to-video, image-to-video, and video editing AI studio (Gen-4.5 model).

    Free 125 one-time credits; Standard from $12/moBREAF Pick
    API
  10. VEED

    VEED.IO Ltd

    AI video editor with avatars, lip-sync, subtitles, and translation.

    Free plan; paid prices unconfirmedSolid
    API

Writing & Content

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Draft, edit, and polish text.

  1. Anyword

    Anyword (Keywee Inc.)

    AI copywriting platform that generates and predicts the performance of marketing copy.

    From $39/mo annualNiche pick
    API
  2. ChatGPT

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's general-purpose AI chatbot for writing, coding, research, and everyday tasks.

    Free; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/moStrong
    API
  3. Claude

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, coding, research, and analysis.

    Free; Pro $20/mo ($17/mo annual)BREAF Pick
    API
  4. Copy.ai

    Copy.ai, Inc.

    AI go-to-market platform that generates copy and automates sales/marketing workflows.

    No free plan — Chat from $29/moSolid
    API
  5. Grammarly

    Grammarly (a Superhuman company)

    AI writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, tone, and rewrites text across apps and browsers.

    Free plan; Pro from ~$12/mo annualBREAF Pick
    API
  6. HubSpot Breeze

    HubSpot

    HubSpot's built-in AI layer for content writing, AI agents, and CRM-powered marketing help.

    Free Hub tier; Starter from $7/seat/moNiche pick
  7. Jasper

    Jasper AI, Inc.

    AI marketing platform that runs agents and campaigns for on-brand content across channels.

    No free tier — Pro from $59/moStrong
    API
  8. Notion AI

    Notion Labs, Inc.

    AI writing, Q&A, and automation features built into the Notion workspace.

    Trial on Free plan; $10/member/mo add-onSolid
    API
  9. QuillBot

    Learneo, Inc.

    AI paraphrasing, grammar-checking, and writing tool widely used by students and professionals.

    Free plan; Premium from $8.33/mo annualStrong
  10. Rytr

    Rytr

    AI writing assistant for short-form marketing copy, emails, and content in 30+ languages.

    Free 10K chars/mo; Unlimited from $7.50/moSolid
    API
  11. Sudowrite

    Sudowrite

    AI writing partner built specifically for fiction writers, novelists, and screenwriters.

    No persistent free plan — Hobby $10/moNiche pick
  12. Surfer SEO

    Surfer

    AI-powered SEO content optimization platform that scores and improves content for search rankings.

    No ongoing free tier — from $49/moStrong
    API

Marketing

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Copy, campaigns, and content strategy.

  1. Anyword

    Anyword (Keywee Inc.)

    AI copywriting platform that generates and predicts the performance of marketing copy.

    From $39/mo annualNiche pick
    API
  2. ChatGPT

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's general-purpose AI chatbot for writing, coding, research, and everyday tasks.

    Free; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/moStrong
    API
  3. Claude

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, coding, research, and analysis.

    Free; Pro $20/mo ($17/mo annual)BREAF Pick
    API
  4. Copy.ai

    Copy.ai, Inc.

    AI go-to-market platform that generates copy and automates sales/marketing workflows.

    No free plan — Chat from $29/moSolid
    API
  5. HubSpot Breeze

    HubSpot

    HubSpot's built-in AI layer for content writing, AI agents, and CRM-powered marketing help.

    Free Hub tier; Starter from $7/seat/moNiche pick
  6. Jasper

    Jasper AI, Inc.

    AI marketing platform that runs agents and campaigns for on-brand content across channels.

    No free tier — Pro from $59/moStrong
    API
  7. Rytr

    Rytr

    AI writing assistant for short-form marketing copy, emails, and content in 30+ languages.

    Free 10K chars/mo; Unlimited from $7.50/moSolid
    API
  8. Surfer SEO

    Surfer

    AI-powered SEO content optimization platform that scores and improves content for search rankings.

    No ongoing free tier — from $49/moStrong
    API
  9. Writesonic

    Writesonic

    AI content and search-visibility platform that writes SEO articles and tracks brand presence in AI answers.

    No persistent free tier — Starter from $79/moNiche pick
    API

Coding & Development

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AI pair programmers and dev tooling.

  1. Aider

    Aider AI (open-source, maintained by Paul Gauthier)

    Open-source terminal-based AI pair programmer that edits your local codebase and auto-commits to git.

    Free and open sourceStrong
    Open sourceLocalNo sign-up
  2. Bolt.new

    StackBlitz

    Browser-based AI agent that builds, runs, and deploys full-stack apps from a chat prompt.

    Free tier; Pro from $25/moStrong
    Open source
  3. Claude

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, coding, research, and analysis.

    Free; Pro $20/mo ($17/mo annual)BREAF Pick
    API
  4. Claude Code

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's AI coding agent that edits files, runs commands, and automates dev work via CLI/IDE.

    No free tier — from $17/moBREAF Pick
    APILocal
  5. Cline

    Cline Bot Inc.

    Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal, using your own AI model keys.

    Free and open source (BYOK for model costs)Strong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  6. Codex

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's coding agent in ChatGPT and CLI that writes code, fixes bugs, and opens pull requests.

    Included on ChatGPT Go/Plus/Pro/Business; also pay-as-you-goStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  7. Cody

    Sourcegraph

    Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant — discontinued for individuals; only bundled inside Sourcegraph Enterprise now.

    No standalone plan — bundled with Sourcegraph Enterprise (~$16K+)Watch
  8. Cursor

    Anysphere, Inc. (a SpaceX/SpaceXAI subsidiary as of Aug 2026)

    AI-native code editor (VS Code fork) with an autonomous agent mode for multi-file edits and PRs.

    Free Hobby tier; Pro $20/moStrong
    APILocal
  9. Devin

    Cognition

    Autonomous AI software engineer that plans, codes, tests, and ships tasks in a cloud sandbox.

    Free plan; Pro $20/moStrong
    API
  10. Gemini CLI

    Google

    Open-source terminal AI agent that brings Google's Gemini models into your dev workflow for coding and automation.

    Free with personal Google login (60 req/min, 1,000/day)Strong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  11. GitHub Copilot

    GitHub (Microsoft)

    GitHub's AI pair programmer: code completions, chat, review, and an autonomous coding agent for PRs.

    Free tier; Pro $10/moBREAF Pick
    APILocal
  12. Lovable

    Lovable

    AI app builder that turns natural-language prompts into deployed full-stack web apps.

    Free plan; Pro $25/moSolid

Coding Agents

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Autonomous agents that plan, edit, and ship code.

  1. Aider

    Aider AI (open-source, maintained by Paul Gauthier)

    Open-source terminal-based AI pair programmer that edits your local codebase and auto-commits to git.

    Free and open sourceStrong
    Open sourceLocalNo sign-up
  2. Bolt.new

    StackBlitz

    Browser-based AI agent that builds, runs, and deploys full-stack apps from a chat prompt.

    Free tier; Pro from $25/moStrong
    Open source
  3. Claude Code

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's AI coding agent that edits files, runs commands, and automates dev work via CLI/IDE.

    No free tier — from $17/moBREAF Pick
    APILocal
  4. Cline

    Cline Bot Inc.

    Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal, using your own AI model keys.

    Free and open source (BYOK for model costs)Strong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  5. Codex

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's coding agent in ChatGPT and CLI that writes code, fixes bugs, and opens pull requests.

    Included on ChatGPT Go/Plus/Pro/Business; also pay-as-you-goStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  6. Cody

    Sourcegraph

    Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant — discontinued for individuals; only bundled inside Sourcegraph Enterprise now.

    No standalone plan — bundled with Sourcegraph Enterprise (~$16K+)Watch
  7. Cursor

    Anysphere, Inc. (a SpaceX/SpaceXAI subsidiary as of Aug 2026)

    AI-native code editor (VS Code fork) with an autonomous agent mode for multi-file edits and PRs.

    Free Hobby tier; Pro $20/moStrong
    APILocal
  8. Devin

    Cognition

    Autonomous AI software engineer that plans, codes, tests, and ships tasks in a cloud sandbox.

    Free plan; Pro $20/moStrong
    API
  9. Gemini CLI

    Google

    Open-source terminal AI agent that brings Google's Gemini models into your dev workflow for coding and automation.

    Free with personal Google login (60 req/min, 1,000/day)Strong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  10. GitHub Copilot

    GitHub (Microsoft)

    GitHub's AI pair programmer: code completions, chat, review, and an autonomous coding agent for PRs.

    Free tier; Pro $10/moBREAF Pick
    APILocal
  11. Lovable

    Lovable

    AI app builder that turns natural-language prompts into deployed full-stack web apps.

    Free plan; Pro $25/moSolid
  12. Replit Agent

    Replit, Inc.

    Conversational AI agent inside Replit that builds, tests, and deploys full-stack apps from natural language.

    Free Starter plan; Core from $20/moStrong

AI Agents

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General-purpose agents that complete tasks on their own.

  1. Activepieces

    Activepieces

    Open-source, self-hostable automation platform with an AI agent builder and 700+ integrations.

    Free cloud and self-hosted; Plus from $16/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  2. Browser Use

    Browser Use, Inc.

    Open-source library and cloud API that let AI agents control a web browser like a human would.

    Library free; Cloud Free plan, Dev from $29/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  3. CrewAI

    CrewAI, Inc.

    Open-source Python framework plus enterprise platform for building and running multi-agent AI systems.

    Framework free (MIT); AMP Basic plan free tooStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  4. Dify

    LangGenius, Inc.

    Open-source platform for building production LLM apps, AI agents, and RAG pipelines visually.

    Free Sandbox and self-hosted Community Edition; Cloud from $590/yrStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  5. Genspark

    Genspark

    AI workspace combining agentic search, chat, and content-generation agents for everyday tasks.

    Free ~100 credits/day; Plus/Pro credit tiersSolid
  6. Gumloop

    AgentHub Inc.

    AI agent automation platform for building, sharing, and running self-improving workplace agents.

    No free plan — Pro $37/moNiche pick
    API
  7. HubSpot Breeze

    HubSpot

    HubSpot's built-in AI layer for content writing, AI agents, and CRM-powered marketing help.

    Free Hub tier; Starter from $7/seat/moNiche pick
  8. LangGraph

    LangChain, Inc.

    Open-source low-level framework for building stateful, controllable AI agents, plus managed deployment.

    Library free; deployment via LangSmith from $39/seat/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  9. Lindy

    Lindy AI

    AI teammate that automates email, meetings, research and CRM work across your connected apps.

    No standalone free plan — Plus from $29.99/moStrong
    API
  10. Make

    Celonis, Inc.

    Visual automation platform connecting 3,000+ apps, now with AI Agents and a prompt-based builder (Maia).

    Free 1,000 credits/mo; from $9/moStrong
    API
  11. Manus

    Manus AI

    AI agent that browses, codes, researches, and creates content to complete tasks autonomously.

    Free plan; credit-based paid plansStrong
    API
  12. n8n

    n8n GmbH

    Fair-code workflow automation platform with visual building, code steps, and native AI agent nodes.

    Free forever self-hosted; Cloud from €20/moBREAF Pick
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up

Automation & Workflows

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Wire your tools together so they run themselves.

  1. Activepieces

    Activepieces

    Open-source, self-hostable automation platform with an AI agent builder and 700+ integrations.

    Free cloud and self-hosted; Plus from $16/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  2. Browser Use

    Browser Use, Inc.

    Open-source library and cloud API that let AI agents control a web browser like a human would.

    Library free; Cloud Free plan, Dev from $29/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  3. Copy.ai

    Copy.ai, Inc.

    AI go-to-market platform that generates copy and automates sales/marketing workflows.

    No free plan — Chat from $29/moSolid
    API
  4. Dify

    LangGenius, Inc.

    Open-source platform for building production LLM apps, AI agents, and RAG pipelines visually.

    Free Sandbox and self-hosted Community Edition; Cloud from $590/yrStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  5. Gumloop

    AgentHub Inc.

    AI agent automation platform for building, sharing, and running self-improving workplace agents.

    No free plan — Pro $37/moNiche pick
    API
  6. Lindy

    Lindy AI

    AI teammate that automates email, meetings, research and CRM work across your connected apps.

    No standalone free plan — Plus from $29.99/moStrong
    API
  7. Make

    Celonis, Inc.

    Visual automation platform connecting 3,000+ apps, now with AI Agents and a prompt-based builder (Maia).

    Free 1,000 credits/mo; from $9/moStrong
    API
  8. n8n

    n8n GmbH

    Fair-code workflow automation platform with visual building, code steps, and native AI agent nodes.

    Free forever self-hosted; Cloud from €20/moBREAF Pick
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  9. Pipedream

    Pipedream, LLC (a Workday company)

    Developer-focused platform for building workflows and AI agents across 3,000+ APIs with code + no-code.

    Free plan; paid plans unconfirmedSolid
    API
  10. Zapier

    Zapier Inc.

    Workflow automation platform connecting 9,000+ apps, with AI Agents for autonomous task execution.

    Free 100 tasks/mo; Professional from $29.99/moBREAF Pick
    API

UI, web, and visual design with AI assistance.

  1. Canva Magic Media

    Canva

    AI text-to-image generator and photo editing tools built into Canva's design platform.

    Free plan; Canva Pro $180/yrSolid
  2. Figma

    Figma

    Collaborative design tool with AI features for prototyping, image editing, and prompt-to-app generation.

    Starter free (150 AI credits/day); Professional $16/moStrong
    API
  3. Framer AI

    Framer

    AI website builder that generates and edits live, publishable sites from a prompt inside Framer.

    Free; Basic $10/moStrong
  4. Gamma

    Gamma

    AI tool that generates presentations, documents, and webpages from a prompt or outline.

    Free — up to 2,000 creditsBREAF Pick
    API
  5. Recraft

    Recraft

    AI design platform for generating on-brand images, vector art, icons, and mockups.

    Free (non-commercial); Basic $12/moSolid
    API
  6. Spline AI

    Spline

    Browser-based 3D design tool with AI generation for objects, textures, and style transfer.

    Free; Hobby $12-15/moStrong
  7. v0

    Vercel

    Vercel's AI app builder that generates full-stack apps and UI from natural language and deploys them instantly.

    Free $5/mo credits, 7 msg/day cap; Plus $30/user/moBREAF Pick
    API

Clean up, enhance, and produce sound.

  1. Adobe Podcast

    Adobe

    Free web-based AI tool that cleans up and enhances rough spoken-word audio.

    Free to useBREAF Pick
  2. Descript

    Descript, Inc.

    Edit video and audio by editing the text transcript, with AI voice tools.

    Free 60 min/mo; Hobbyist from $16/moBREAF Pick
    API
  3. ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs

    AI voice cloning, text-to-speech, dubbing, transcription, and music generation platform with an API.

    Free plan; Starter $6/moBREAF Pick
    API
  4. Stable Audio

    Stability AI

    AI music and sound-effect generation model family, including open-weight versions you can self-host.

    Open weights free; hosted app pricing unconfirmedStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal

Text-to-speech, cloning, and dubbing.

  1. ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs

    AI voice cloning, text-to-speech, dubbing, transcription, and music generation platform with an API.

    Free plan; Starter $6/moBREAF Pick
    API
  2. Murf AI

    Murf AI

    AI voice generator for text-to-speech voiceovers, dubbing, and real-time voice agents.

    Free 10 min; Creator from $19/moStrong
    API

Generate original songs and scores.

  1. AIVA

    AIVA Technologies

    AI composer that generates original instrumental music in 250+ styles.

    Free Forever plan; Standard €11/moSolid
  2. ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs

    AI voice cloning, text-to-speech, dubbing, transcription, and music generation platform with an API.

    Free plan; Starter $6/moBREAF Pick
    API
  3. Stable Audio

    Stability AI

    AI music and sound-effect generation model family, including open-weight versions you can self-host.

    Open weights free; hosted app pricing unconfirmedStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  4. Suno

    Suno, Inc.

    AI music generator that creates full original songs from text prompts or lyrics.

    Free plan; Pro $8/moBREAF Pick
  5. Udio

    Uncharted Labs, Inc.

    AI song generator currently mid-transition to a UMG-licensed platform, with downloads disabled.

    Pricing unconfirmed during transitionWatch

Presentations

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Build decks and one-page sites from a prompt.

  1. Beautiful.ai

    Beautiful.ai

    AI presentation software with smart slide layouts that auto-adjust as you edit.

    No standing free tier — Pro $12/moStrong
  2. Figma

    Figma

    Collaborative design tool with AI features for prototyping, image editing, and prompt-to-app generation.

    Starter free (150 AI credits/day); Professional $16/moStrong
    API
  3. Gamma

    Gamma

    AI tool that generates presentations, documents, and webpages from a prompt or outline.

    Free — up to 2,000 creditsBREAF Pick
    API

Generate and edit 3D models and scenes.

  1. Meshy

    Meshy

    AI toolbox that generates 3D assets from text or images, with texturing, rigging, and animation.

    Free 100 credits/mo; Pro $20/moBREAF Pick
    API
  2. Spline AI

    Spline

    Browser-based 3D design tool with AI generation for objects, textures, and style transfer.

    Free; Hobby $12-15/moStrong
  3. Tripo AI

    Tripo (VAST)

    Fast AI text-to-3D and image-to-3D generator built for game-ready assets.

    Free 200 credits/mo; Pro $19.90/moStrong
    API

Data & Analytics

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Chat with spreadsheets and dashboards.

  1. Hex

    Hex Technologies, Inc.

    AI-powered data analytics workspace combining notebooks, SQL/Python, and natural-language chat over your data.

    Community free; Professional $36/editor/moStrong
    API
  2. Julius AI

    Julius AI

    AI chat assistant that analyzes spreadsheets/data and builds charts, reports, and forecasts from plain-English questions.

    Free daily credits; Plus $20/moBREAF Pick

Productivity

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Meetings, scheduling, and everyday task help.

  1. Julius AI

    Julius AI

    AI chat assistant that analyzes spreadsheets/data and builds charts, reports, and forecasts from plain-English questions.

    Free daily credits; Plus $20/moBREAF Pick
  2. LM Studio

    Element Labs, Inc.

    Desktop app to discover, download, and chat with local LLMs, with a built-in local API server.

    Free for personal and work useStrong
    APILocalNo sign-up
  3. Motion

    Usemotion, Inc.

    AI-first productivity app that auto-schedules tasks, meetings, and projects onto your calendar.

    No free tier — Pro AI $19/seat/moSolid
  4. Notion AI

    Notion Labs, Inc.

    AI writing, Q&A, and automation features built into the Notion workspace.

    Trial on Free plan; $10/member/mo add-onSolid
    API
  5. Otter.ai

    Otter.ai, Inc.

    AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings with automatic action items.

    Free Basic plan; Pro $16.99/moBREAF Pick
    API

Education

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Tutoring and teaching tools.

  1. Explainpaper

    Explainpaper

    Upload a paper, highlight confusing text, and get AI explanations plus paper-wide Q&A.

    Free; Pro $16/moNiche pick
  2. Khanmigo

    Khan Academy

    AI tutor and teaching assistant that guides students to answers via Socratic dialogue instead of giving them directly.

    Free for teachers; $4/mo for parents/learners (US only)BREAF Pick
  3. QuillBot

    Learneo, Inc.

    AI paraphrasing, grammar-checking, and writing tool widely used by students and professionals.

    Free plan; Premium from $8.33/mo annualStrong

Local AI

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Run models on your own machine, offline.

  1. ComfyUI

    Comfy Org

    Node-based visual workflow editor for building image, video, and audio generation pipelines with AI models.

    Desktop app free; Comfy Cloud from $16/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  2. Jan

    Menlo Research

    Open-source, offline-first ChatGPT alternative with a built-in OpenAI-compatible API server.

    Free and open sourceStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  3. llama.cpp

    ggml-org

    Lightweight C/C++ library and CLI/server for running LLM inference locally on almost any hardware.

    Free, open source, MIT licensedStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  4. LM Studio

    Element Labs, Inc.

    Desktop app to discover, download, and chat with local LLMs, with a built-in local API server.

    Free for personal and work useStrong
    APILocalNo sign-up
  5. Ollama

    Ollama Inc.

    CLI tool to run open-source LLMs locally, with optional paid cloud model access.

    Free to run locally; Cloud Pro $20/moBREAF Pick
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  6. Stable Diffusion

    Stability AI

    Open-weight diffusion model family, self-hostable or used via Stability AI's hosted Platform API.

    Free to self-host; hosted API from $0.03/imageStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up

Open Source

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Free to inspect, fork, and self-host.

  1. Activepieces

    Activepieces

    Open-source, self-hostable automation platform with an AI agent builder and 700+ integrations.

    Free cloud and self-hosted; Plus from $16/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  2. Aider

    Aider AI (open-source, maintained by Paul Gauthier)

    Open-source terminal-based AI pair programmer that edits your local codebase and auto-commits to git.

    Free and open sourceStrong
    Open sourceLocalNo sign-up
  3. Browser Use

    Browser Use, Inc.

    Open-source library and cloud API that let AI agents control a web browser like a human would.

    Library free; Cloud Free plan, Dev from $29/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  4. Cline

    Cline Bot Inc.

    Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal, using your own AI model keys.

    Free and open source (BYOK for model costs)Strong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  5. ComfyUI

    Comfy Org

    Node-based visual workflow editor for building image, video, and audio generation pipelines with AI models.

    Desktop app free; Comfy Cloud from $16/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  6. CrewAI

    CrewAI, Inc.

    Open-source Python framework plus enterprise platform for building and running multi-agent AI systems.

    Framework free (MIT); AMP Basic plan free tooStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  7. Dify

    LangGenius, Inc.

    Open-source platform for building production LLM apps, AI agents, and RAG pipelines visually.

    Free Sandbox and self-hosted Community Edition; Cloud from $590/yrStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  8. FLUX

    Black Forest Labs

    Frontier open-weight-plus-hosted image generation/editing model family (FLUX.2), from FLUX's original creators.

    Pay-as-you-go from $0.014/imageStrong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  9. Gemini CLI

    Google

    Open-source terminal AI agent that brings Google's Gemini models into your dev workflow for coding and automation.

    Free with personal Google login (60 req/min, 1,000/day)Strong
    Open sourceAPILocal
  10. Hugging Face

    Hugging Face, Inc.

    Hub for discovering, hosting, and running open-source AI models, datasets, and demo apps.

    Free tier; PRO $9/user/moBREAF Pick
    API
  11. Jan

    Menlo Research

    Open-source, offline-first ChatGPT alternative with a built-in OpenAI-compatible API server.

    Free and open sourceStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  12. LangGraph

    LangChain, Inc.

    Open-source low-level framework for building stateful, controllable AI agents, plus managed deployment.

    Library free; deployment via LangSmith from $39/seat/moStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up

AI Infrastructure

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Hosting, serving, and routing models at scale.

  1. Exa

    Exa Labs

    Search API built for AI agents and LLMs to retrieve, crawl, and extract real-time web data.

    Usage-based; $7/1k search requestsStrong
    API
  2. Hugging Face

    Hugging Face, Inc.

    Hub for discovering, hosting, and running open-source AI models, datasets, and demo apps.

    Free tier; PRO $9/user/moBREAF Pick
    API
  3. llama.cpp

    ggml-org

    Lightweight C/C++ library and CLI/server for running LLM inference locally on almost any hardware.

    Free, open source, MIT licensedStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  4. Ollama

    Ollama Inc.

    CLI tool to run open-source LLMs locally, with optional paid cloud model access.

    Free to run locally; Cloud Pro $20/moBREAF Pick
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  5. OpenRouter

    OpenRouter, Inc.

    Unified API that routes requests to hundreds of AI models from many providers through one endpoint.

    Usage-based credits from $10Strong
    API
  6. Pipedream

    Pipedream, LLC (a Workday company)

    Developer-focused platform for building workflows and AI agents across 3,000+ APIs with code + no-code.

    Free plan; paid plans unconfirmedSolid
    API
  7. Replicate

    Replicate (a Cloudflare company)

    API platform to run, fine-tune, and deploy thousands of community and custom AI models with one line of code.

    No free tier — pure usage-based billingStrong
    API
  8. Together AI

    Together AI

    Cloud platform for running, fine-tuning, and serving open-source AI models on GPU infrastructure.

    Free to start; usage from $0.0015/1M tokensSolid
    API
  9. vLLM

    vLLM Project

    Open-source high-throughput inference and serving engine for large language models.

    Free and open source; compute costs onlyStrong
    Open sourceAPILocalNo sign-up
  10. You.com

    You.com, Inc.

    Real-time web search and research APIs delivering LLM-ready results for AI agents.

    Usage-based; $5/1,000 search callsNiche pick
    API