Popular AI services and their primary strengths.

🌟 Best Overall / General Purpose

💬 ChatGPT

• URL: chat.openai.com
• Strengths: General Q&A, image generation
• API: OpenAI API

🧠 Claude

• URL: claude.ai
• Strengths: Coding, deep analysis, logical reasoning, long context
• API: Anthropic API
• Note: Premium recommended for daily use

✨ Gemini

• URL: gemini.google.com
• Strengths: Multimodal, Google integration
• API: Google AI Studio

🎯 Specialized Tools

🔬 Google AI Studio

• URL: aistudio.google.com
• Best for: Long text generation, translations
• Free tier: Generous limits

📚 NotebookLM

• URL: notebooklm.google.com
• Best for: Document analysis, learning from files, creating quizzes
• Free tier: Limited but useful for research

🔍 Perplexity

• URL: perplexity.ai
• Best for: Web search with citations

🚀 Grok

• URL: grok.com
• Best for: X.com content search, unfiltered responses
• Features: Image/video generation and editing

🎬 Google Flow

• URL: labs.google/fx/lv/tools/flow
• Best for: Short video generation

🖼️ Recraft

• URL: recraft.ai
• Best for: Vector graphics, illustrations, design assets
• Free tier: Limited credits

🎨 Ideogram

• URL: ideogram.ai
• Best for: Text-in-image generation, creative visuals
• Free tier: Limited credits

🗣️ Sesame AI

• URL: app.sesame.com
• Best for: Ultra-realistic voice AI conversations
• Companions: Maya (female), Miles (male)
• Features: Natural pauses, intonation, emotions, human-like speech patterns
• Note: English only, research preview available, widely regarded as most human-sounding AI voice (2025). Register for longer conversations.

💻 Development Tools

🤝 GitHub Copilot

• URL: github.com/features/copilot
• Use: IDE autocomplete, code suggestions
• Free: Students and OSS maintainers
• Note: Claude 4.5+ often better for analysis/agent mode

🛠️ Google Antigravity

• URL: antigravity.google.com
• Best for: Free full IDE with AI
• Based on: VSCode
• Models: Gemini Pro (generous), Claude (limited free)

⚡ V0 by Vercel

• URL: v0.dev
• Best for: Full frontend app generation
• Free tier: Limited generations