AI tools, checked and explained

Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video and audio

OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant

Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and coding

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDE and beyond

AI code editor and coding agent, now part of SpaceX

AI translator for text and documents, with the DeepL Write editing assistant

Free chat app and low-cost API from Chinese lab DeepSeek

Audio and video editor driven by the transcript

AI voice platform for speech, dubbing, music and voice agents

AI tool that generates presentations, websites and social posts from a prompt

Google's AI assistant, connected to Google's apps and services

Google's research notebook grounded in your own sources

GitHub's AI coding assistant and agent for editors, terminal and GitHub

Google's AI filmmaking studio built around Veo and Gemini models

AI writing assistant that checks grammar, tone and clarity wherever you type

AI notepad that transcribes meetings without a bot joining the call

AI image generator known for rendering text inside images

Kuaishou's AI video and image generator

Creative AI suite for images, video, real-time drawing and 3D

Mistral AI's assistant, now merged into Vibe with a coding agent

Microsoft's consumer AI assistant, built into Windows and Microsoft 365

Subscription image and video generator from text prompts

Workflow automation platform for AI agents, cloud or self-hosted

Connected workspace for docs and databases with built-in AI agents

OpenAI's coding agent across ChatGPT, the editor and the terminal

AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources

Generative video and image studio for creators and teams

AI music generator that writes and sings full songs

AI avatar videos for training, sales and internal communication

No-code automation platform with AI agents and chatbots