AI tools, explained simply
What each one is good for, what it costs, and who it suits.
ChatGPT
A general-purpose AI assistant you can chat to by typing, talking or sharing photos.
Free planbeginner
Claude
An AI assistant known for clear, natural writing and handling long documents.
Free planbeginner
Gemini
Google's AI assistant, which works alongside Gmail, Docs and other Google apps.
Free planbeginner
Grok
An AI assistant from xAI that can draw on real-time information, including posts on X.
Free planbeginner
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant, built into Windows and Microsoft 365 apps.
Free planbeginner
Perplexity
An AI-powered search engine that answers questions and shows the websites it used.
Free planbeginner
Canva (Magic Studio)
A drag-and-drop design app with built-in AI tools for making images, text and layouts.
Free planbeginner
Midjourney
An AI image generator famous for striking, artistic pictures.
Paid onlyintermediate
ElevenLabs
An AI voice tool that turns written text into very natural-sounding speech.
Free planintermediate
NotebookLM
A Google tool that reads documents you upload and answers questions only from them.
Free planbeginner