The tools powering the AI economy.

ChatGPT

OpenAI's flagship assistant, now with always-on agents

OpenAI's ChatGPT runs on GPT-6 Astra and spans chat, autonomous agents (Dots), coding (Codex), and long-horizon research in a single desktop and web application. Free users get unlimited text conversations supported by ads; paid tiers unlock agentic workflows, Deep Research, voice, and higher model access. At DevDay 2026, OpenAI added Dots — always-on agents with their own cloud computers — alongside ChatGPT Space for shared team-and-agent workspaces.

Claude

Long-context AI for reasoning, writing, and agentic work

Anthropic's AI assistant is built around precise instruction-following, long-context analysis, and multi-step agentic tasks. The current lineup spans Haiku 4.5 (fast, low-cost) through the Sonnet and Opus 5.x tiers (adaptive thinking, 1M-token context) to Fable 5.1 (frontier reasoning). Claude Code extends the platform into terminal-based and IDE-integrated software development workflows.

Copy.ai

GTM AI platform, now part of Fullcast

Copy.ai, acquired by RevOps platform Fullcast in October 2025, has evolved from an AI copywriting tool into a go-to-market AI platform combining workflow automation, trainable content agents, and multi-LLM content generation across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini models. It connects sales and marketing pipelines end-to-end via CRM integrations, a unified data layer (Tables), and pre-built GTM workflows covering prospecting, lead processing, and account-based marketing. The free tier has been discontinued; new customers start at a paid plan.

Jasper

Brand-governed AI agents for marketing teams

Jasper is a marketing-first AI agents platform built around brand consistency and campaign-scale execution. It combines brand voice enforcement, autonomous GEO and content agents, bulk content generation via Jasper Grid, and deep integrations with Slack, Google Drive, HubSpot, and Salesforce. A 7-day free trial is available; the Creator plan was discontinued in May 2026 and there is no permanent free tier.

Grammarly

AI writing assistant, now inside a broader productivity suite

Grammarly is an AI writing assistant that catches grammar, spelling, tone, and clarity issues in real time across browsers, desktop apps, and mobile — used by over 40 million people daily. Its Pro plan includes brand voice controls, style guides, and 2,000 AI prompts per month at $12/mo (annual). Note: Grammarly's parent company rebranded to 'Superhuman' in October 2025 after acquiring the Superhuman email client and Coda; the Grammarly writing product retains its name and continues to operate as before.

Notion AI

AI agents and search inside your workspace

Notion AI embeds generative and autonomous AI directly into the workspace millions use for docs, wikis, and project management. The Business plan bundles full AI: writing, Q&A across your knowledge base, AI Meeting Notes, Enterprise Search spanning Slack and Google Drive, and autonomous Agents that can work for up to 20 minutes on multi-step tasks. The May 2026 Developer Platform (v3.5) added Workers for sandboxed code execution, Database Sync for live external data, and an External Agents API that lets tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor operate directly inside the workspace.

Writesonic

SEO and AI search visibility in one platform

Writesonic combines AI article writing with built-in SEO tools and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) tracking, helping marketing teams create content that ranks on both Google and AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Its AI Article Writer produces long-form, SEO-optimized drafts using real-time web and competitor data, while the GEO module monitors brand citations, sentiment, and share of voice across AI search engines. An AI Visibility Action Center and AI Search Volume Explorer—drawing on 120M+ AI conversations—round out the platform's shift from pure writing tool to AI search visibility system.

Midjourney

High-fidelity AI images from text prompts

Midjourney is known for the aesthetic quality of its output across photorealism, illustration, and concept art. Its V8.2 model — the default since July 24, 2026 — delivers roughly 5x faster generation and native 2K HD output versus V7, and its new Edit Model replaces the older Omni Reference, Character Reference, and Retexture tools with a single instruction-driven editor. The web interface also supports image-to-video generation, though that feature has not been updated recently and dedicated video tools remain stronger for motion work.

ChatGPT Images

AI image generation built into ChatGPT

OpenAI's ChatGPT Images (now powered by GPT Image 2.5, released September 8 2026) is the default image engine across all ChatGPT tiers, replacing both DALL-E 3 and the DALL-E GPT (retired August 30 2026). It generates and precisely edits images from natural language, with up to 4K resolution via the API, a thinking mode for reasoned generation, and new workflow tools including Templates, Sketch, and prompt sharing. Two API variants — Flare (speed-optimized) and Sunburst (detail-optimized) — give developers finer control over cost and fidelity.

Adobe Firefly

Commercially safe AI image, video, and audio studio

Adobe Firefly is trained on licensed and public-domain content, giving it the strongest IP-indemnification story of any major generative image tool for enterprise use. It has expanded from a standalone image generator into an all-in-one creative AI studio covering image, video, and audio, with 30+ partner models (including Google, OpenAI's GPT Image 2, Runway, and Kling 3.0) accessible alongside Adobe's own commercially safe models. The Firefly AI Assistant orchestrates multi-step creative workflows conversationally across Creative Cloud apps, and standalone plans require no Creative Cloud subscription.

Ideogram

Open-weight image model with precise text and layout control

Ideogram generates images with unusually accurate in-image text and, since the 4.0 release in June 2026, outputs native 2K images as editable layered files rather than flat frames. The 9.3B-parameter open-weight model supports structured JSON prompting with bounding-box coordinates, making it unusually automation-friendly. A regional image-editing model (4.5) launched October 2026.

Leonardo AI

Multi-model image and video platform, now Canva-owned

Leonardo AI is a generative image and video platform acquired by Canva in July 2024 and rebranded under the 'Yours to Create' identity in early 2026. It aggregates its own Phoenix, Lucid Origin, and Lucid Realism foundation models alongside third-party FLUX, Veo, and Kling models in a single interface, with a canvas editor, LoRA-based custom model training, and — as of August 2026 — Seed Audio voiceover generation. The free tier provides 150 tokens per day for non-commercial use; paid tiers add commercial rights, private generations, and higher output volume.

World Labs

Generative 3D worlds, now being acquired by AMD

World Labs is a 3D world-model company founded by Fei-Fei Li whose flagship product, Marble, generates navigable, persistent 3D environments from text, images, video, or 360° panoramas. In September 2026, AMD announced an $8.2 billion all-stock acquisition of World Labs (expected to close by end of 2026, pending regulatory approval); product continuity for Marble and the World API has not been confirmed by either company. World Labs also unveiled Atlas in September 2026, an omni world model for camera-controlled video, 3D reconstruction, and simulation — currently in early access with select partners only, with no public pricing or release date.

Runway

Professional AI video generation with scene consistency

Runway's Gen-4 and Gen-4.5 models produce cinematic AI video with character and environment consistency across shots, up to 4K resolution, and native audio — a substantial step beyond earlier generative video tools. The platform bundles generation with post-production capabilities including Aleph (in-video editing via text prompt) and Act-Two (motion transfer), making it usable across full production workflows. Used by film studios, ad agencies, and independent creators.

Pika

AI video, image, and audio in one studio

Pika is a browser-based creative studio that generates and edits video, images, and audio from text or image inputs. Its September 2026 relaunch replaced the single prompt box with seven purpose-built apps — including Video Studio for multi-shot sequences up to 3 minutes, Character Studio, and Pika Soundtrack — automatically routing each job across multiple underlying models. Signature Pikaffects (inflate, melt, explode) remain its most distinctive differentiator against Runway and Kling.

HeyGen

AI avatar videos without a camera or crew

HeyGen generates professional talking-head videos using customizable AI avatars (Avatar V) and voice cloning, with lip-sync translation across 175+ languages. Teams use it for training, sales enablement, and localization at scale — no studio, actors, or per-video recording required. A prompt-to-video agent (Video Agent + HyperFrames) and a pay-as-you-go API extend the platform into automated content pipelines.

Synthesia

AI avatar video and interactive sessions for enterprise

Synthesia converts scripts into professional avatar-led videos in 140+ languages, used by 50,000+ companies for training, onboarding, and internal comms. The Synthesia 3.0 platform adds Express-3 full-body avatars, an AI video Assistant, Dubbing 2.0, and a Sessions layer for live two-way roleplay and survey conversations with avatars. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001/27701/42001, and GDPR compliance make it the default choice for regulated enterprise deployments.

Cursor

AI-native code editor, now a SpaceX company

Cursor is a VS Code fork with AI deeply embedded — codebase-aware chat, multi-file editing via Composer, and next-edit tab completion that jumps across files. Acquired by SpaceX in August 2026, it now operates as a subsidiary of SpaceXAI and has access to the Colossus GPU cluster for model development. It supports the current frontier model lineup (Claude, GPT, Gemini) plus its own Composer 2 coding model, with native MCP support and Cloud Agents for async, parallel task execution.

GitHub Copilot

Agentic AI coding platform across the dev lifecycle

GitHub Copilot has evolved from an autocomplete tool into a multi-model agentic coding platform. It handles inline completions, multi-file edits, autonomous agent mode in the IDE, a cloud agent that turns GitHub issues into draft PRs, and agentic code review — all selectable across a broad roster of frontier models including GPT-6, Claude, and Grok variants. Integrations span VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Xcode, Eclipse, and the CLI.

Claude Code

Autonomous coding agent across terminal, IDE, and browser

Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files, runs shell commands, and handles multi-step engineering tasks — from bug fixes to full feature implementation. It runs in the terminal, IDE, desktop app, and browser (cloud sessions), powered by Claude Sonnet 5 with a 1M-token context window. Pricing is bundled into Claude subscriptions starting at $20/month, with no standalone free tier for the agent.

Replit

AI Agent builds and deploys apps from your browser

Replit combines a cloud IDE, AI Agent, and deployment platform in one browser-based workspace. The Agent can scaffold, debug, and ship full applications from a natural-language prompt, with hosting, databases, and auth included. Pricing runs on a subscription-plus-credits model: the plan fee buys a monthly usage allowance; heavy Agent sessions or always-on deployments draw pay-as-you-go charges on top.

v0

Prompt-to-app builder for Next.js and React

Vercel's v0 (now at v0.app) generates production-ready Next.js and React applications from natural language prompts, screenshots, or Figma files using shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS. It has expanded well beyond UI components into a browser-based agentic dev environment with a sandbox runtime, Git panel, and database integrations. Billing is token-credit-based across Free, Plus ($30/user/mo), Business ($100/user/mo), and Enterprise tiers; the legacy $20 Premium plan is no longer available to new users.

Bolt

Prompt to full-stack app, runs in the browser

Bolt by StackBlitz generates complete, runnable full-stack applications from a text prompt, using WebContainers to execute real Node.js natively in the browser with no local setup. Bolt Cloud (launched September 2025) adds built-in databases, auth, file storage, edge functions, and hosting, removing the need for external providers. A May 2026 Microsoft partnership makes Bolt available via Microsoft Marketplace with direct Azure deployment and Microsoft 365 Copilot integration for enterprise teams.

Devin Desktop

Cognition's agentic IDE, formerly Windsurf

Formerly Windsurf, Devin Desktop is Cognition's AI-native VS Code-based editor, rebranded on June 2, 2026 after the July 2025 acquisition; it pairs a local agent (formerly Cascade, now Devin Local) with asynchronous cloud Devin sessions managed from a single Agent Command Center. It supports multi-file agentic editing, Cognition's SWE-2 model, and frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and shares one subscription with the cloud Devin agent (covered in its own entry). Existing Windsurf plans, extensions, and settings migrated automatically; windsurf.com now redirects to devin.ai.

Devin

Autonomous AI software engineer with cloud and local IDE

Devin is Cognition's autonomous AI software engineer that operates in a cloud sandbox — with a browser, terminal, and code editor — to complete engineering tasks end-to-end from a ticket or prompt, returning a pull request without step-by-step guidance. Cognition's acquisition of Windsurf (rebranded Devin Desktop in June 2026 and listed separately in this directory) expanded the suite to include a local agentic IDE, Devin CLI, and Devin Review for automated PR analysis. It integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, Notion, and Sentry, and runs Cognition's own SWE-2 model alongside frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

Perplexity

AI search and agentic research with cited sources

Perplexity started as an AI answer engine that replaced traditional search with real-time, cited responses, and has since expanded into a broader research platform. Its Computer product runs multi-step agentic workflows across 20+ models, Deep Research generates structured reports, and the Comet browser brings an AI assistant to every web page. Pro Search, focus modes, and a Sonar API remain available for developers.

Otter.ai

Meeting transcription and searchable conversation knowledge

Otter.ai joins your meetings, transcribes in real time, and generates summaries with action items across Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams. In April 2026 it launched a Conversational Knowledge Engine, repositioning from a note-taker to a searchable meeting knowledge layer with agentic capabilities. AI Chat lets users query single meetings or the full meeting history, with sources shown, and the tool now acts as both an MCP client and server.

Granola

Bot-free AI notepad that enhances your meeting notes

Granola captures meeting audio locally on your device and enhances your rough notes into structured summaries — no bot joins the call, so attendees see no recording notification. The product has expanded from a solo Mac tool into a cross-platform (Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Apple Watch) team layer, with Spaces for shared context, Recipes for repeatable post-meeting workflows, and an MCP server that lets tools like Claude and ChatGPT pull from your meeting notes directly.

Reclaim AI

AI calendar that defends focus time, now from Dropbox

Reclaim AI (now branded Reclaim.ai from Dropbox following a 2024 acquisition) automatically schedules meetings, habits, tasks, and buffer time around your priorities on Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. It reschedules blocks in real time when conflicts arise and syncs bidirectionally with Asana, Jira, ClickUp, Linear, and Todoist. Team tiers add workforce analytics, delegated access, and org-chart-aware scheduling.

Zapier AI

Connect 9,000+ apps with AI-powered automation

Zapier is the most widely used no-code automation platform, now connecting 9,000+ apps with AI-native features including a Copilot workflow builder, autonomous Agents, and an MCP server that lets Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor trigger real actions across your app stack. Pricing is task-based; AI steps consume tasks at rates that vary by model tier since June 2026. Zapier Functions has been deprecated as of May 2026.

Meta Muse

Personal agent that books, buys, and acts for you

Meta Muse is a personal AI agent launched September 8, 2026, that runs on a dedicated Muse Secure VM cloud computer and takes real-world actions on users' behalf — booking travel, sending emails, filling out forms, and making purchases via single-use virtual cards through Stripe Link. It operates across iOS, Android, WhatsApp, web, and Mac, continuing tasks in the background after you close the app. As of October 1, 2026, a Muse for Small Business tier connects the agent to Shopify, QuickBooks, Asana, Slack, Zoom, Canva, and other business tools.

Elicit

AI research assistant for systematic literature review

Elicit searches 138M+ academic papers, extracts structured data into comparison tables, and runs multi-step Research Agent workflows for systematic evidence synthesis. It supports PRISMA 2020-compliant reviews and exposes an API and MCP server so teams can embed literature search into their own pipelines. Pricing has moved well beyond a simple free/plus model — serious use requires the $49/mo Pro tier or above.

Consensus

AI search engine across 400M research papers

Consensus searches over 400 million peer-reviewed papers and returns cited, evidence-grounded answers in plain English. Its Consensus Meter visualizes scientific agreement across studies for yes/no questions, while Deep Search runs multi-paper literature reviews across up to 100 papers in a single query. The platform integrates with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Zotero, and a public API.

Gemini Notebook

Google's source-grounded research tool, now with code

Formerly NotebookLM, Gemini Notebook was renamed by Google on July 16, 2026, and remains a standalone research tool at notebook.google.com. You upload documents, PDFs, URLs, and notes; the AI answers questions, builds multi-source syntheses, and generates Audio and Video Overviews grounded exclusively in your sources. The June 2026 update added agentic research skills and native code execution inside notebooks, powered by Gemini 3.5.

HubSpot AI

Agent-powered CRM across the full funnel

HubSpot embeds AI throughout its CRM, marketing, sales, and service hubs under a unified agent layer now called Agent Hub. Breeze Assistant (which replaced ChatSpot) handles natural-language CRM interaction, while named agents — Customer, Prospecting, and Data — run on outcome-based pricing. Major 2026 additions include HubSpot AEO for AI-search visibility, Smart Deal Progression, and Revenue Hub (the rebranded Commerce Hub with CPQ and Contracts).

Lavender

Real-time AI email coach for B2B reply rates

Lavender scores sales emails in real time against a dataset of billions of B2B emails and suggests specific fixes to subject lines, length, tone, and personalization. Paid tiers add prospect research, communication-style matching, and team coaching dashboards. In 2026, Lavender also launched Ora, an autonomous AI sales agent that researches prospects and drafts personalized cold emails independently.

Descript

Edit video and audio by editing text

Descript transcribes media and lets you cut video or audio by editing the transcript — delete a sentence and it disappears from the timeline. Its Underlord AI assistant handles filler-word removal, Studio Sound cleanup, clip generation, and multicam editing, all inside a document-style interface. A May 2026 API open beta lets teams pipe Descript into external tools and automate production workflows programmatically.

Canva AI

AI-assisted design and content for non-designers

Canva's Magic Studio bundles AI layout generation, conversational design, image generation (Dream Lab), AI writing (Magic Write), and data visualization (Canva Sheets) into a single browser-based editor. The April 2026 Canva AI 2.0 launch added agentic orchestration — the assistant can now plan multi-step design tasks and call tools on the user's behalf. With 265M+ monthly active users, it is the most widely used design tool among marketing teams and non-designers.

Beehiiv

Newsletter and creator platform with built-in monetization

Beehiiv is a creator business platform built by early Morning Brew alumni that combines newsletter publishing, a subscriber community, podcast hosting, webinars, and a programmatic ad network in one place. It charges a flat monthly fee with 0% revenue share on paid subscriptions, making it structurally cheaper than Substack at scale. In 2026, it added an AI Copilot for audience analytics and campaign management, metered paywalls, and click-triggered automations.

ElevenLabs

Full-stack AI audio platform built on lifelike voice

ElevenLabs produces highly natural speech synthesis via its Eleven v4 model, with fine-grained emotion, pacing, and intonation controls across 70+ languages. Beyond text-to-speech, the platform now spans voice cloning, conversational AI agents (ElevenAgents), AI dubbing, music generation, and Scribe speech-to-text — making it a broad AI audio infrastructure layer rather than a standalone TTS tool. Its API and CLI are widely used for content production, enterprise telephony, and accessibility applications.

Murf AI

Studio voiceovers and AI dubbing without a microphone

Murf AI converts typed scripts into professional voiceovers using 200+ AI voices across 35+ languages, with a browser-based studio editor for timeline sync, pitch/pace controls, and video integration. Its Gen2 speech engine reduces robotic cadence in long-form scripts, and the Murf Dub feature handles automated multilingual video dubbing. A separate Falcon API targets developers needing low-latency real-time TTS.

Suno

Full songs from a prompt, trained on licensed catalogs

Suno generates complete songs — vocals, instruments, and lyrics — from a text description, using its v6 model family launched in September 2026. The v6 flagship and its experimental sibling (v6-wild) are available to paid subscribers, while v6-mini is free for everyone. Unlike earlier versions, v6 was trained on licensed music from Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe, addressing the copyright liability that shadowed the platform through 2024–25.

Hex

Agentic data notebooks for analytics teams

Hex combines SQL, Python, and AI agents in collaborative data notebooks connected directly to your warehouse. Its Notebook Agent helps analysts write and debug code, while Threads (Team/Enterprise) gives non-technical users a conversational interface to ask questions in plain English. Hex can also build and publish interactive data apps from the same notebook environment.

Zams

AI workers for revenue and ops teams

Zams, formerly Obviously AI, has pivoted from no-code ML predictions to an enterprise agentic platform that deploys autonomous AI workers for sales and revenue operations. Named agents (Evan for meeting prep, Atlas for CRM management) connect to Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong, and 100+ other GTM tools to automate research, CRM updates, and pipeline monitoring. The proprietary Z1 Engine converts any underlying LLM into a context-aware, memory-enabled agent that executes multi-step workflows without manual intervention.

Amazon Bedrock

100+ foundation models, one managed AWS API

Amazon Bedrock provides API access to 100+ AI models from 18+ providers — including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT-5.6/GPT-6 Astra, Meta Llama 4, Grok 4.7, Amazon Nova, Mistral, and DeepSeek — through AWS-managed infrastructure with no servers to provision. Teams can fine-tune models on private data, build agentic pipelines via Bedrock AgentCore, and ground outputs with managed Knowledge Bases, all within AWS security and compliance boundaries. Pricing is token-based with five billing modes; a free tier is available for experimentation.

Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft's unified platform for enterprise AI agents

Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry, formerly Azure AI Studio) is Microsoft's full-stack platform for building and deploying AI applications and agents on Azure. It provides a catalog of 11,000+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, xAI, and others alongside a GA Foundry Agent Service with sandboxed hosted agents, MCP-enabled toolboxes, managed memory, and built-in observability. Enterprise security, data residency options (including EU and APAC Data Zones), and one-click publishing to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams make it the default AI platform for Microsoft-ecosystem organizations.

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform

Google's enterprise platform for building and governing AI agents

Formerly Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform — rebranded at Google Cloud Next 2026 — is Google Cloud's consolidated runtime for building, deploying, and governing production AI agents. It bundles the Agent Development Kit, Agent Studio (low-code), 200+ foundation models via Model Garden (including Gemini and Claude), a managed agent runtime with persistent Memory Bank, AutoML, and MLOps pipelines under one pay-per-use platform. Existing Vertex AI workloads, SDKs, and APIs continue to run unchanged under the new branding.

Databricks

Data and AI lakehouse with agentic workflows

Databricks unifies data engineering, analytics, and AI on a single lakehouse platform built on Delta Lake and Apache Spark. Its 2026 product suite spans Lakeflow for pipelines, Lakebase for operational Postgres, Genie for agentic AI coworkers, and Unity Catalog for governance — making it a full-stack platform for enterprises that want data infrastructure and AI in one governed environment. The platform runs across AWS, Azure, and GCP and has deep integrations with Microsoft 365, Teams, and Copilot.

Scale AI

AI training data and evaluation for enterprise and government

Scale AI provides data labeling, model evaluation, and post-training infrastructure for AI development, with a growing focus on government contracts and physical AI. Since Meta acquired a 49% non-voting stake in June 2025 and founder Alexandr Wang moved to Meta, frontier-lab customers including Google, OpenAI, and xAI have cut or reduced contracts; Scale has pivoted toward U.S. defense and robotics. Francis deSouza was named CEO in August 2026, and the company filed an S-1 with the SEC in September 2026.

Pinecone

Managed vector database and agent knowledge platform

Pinecone provides a fully managed vector database and agent knowledge layer, covering similarity search, hybrid full-text/semantic retrieval, and — via Pinecone Nexus — a pre-compiled knowledge engine that enterprise agents query in a single call instead of re-assembling context from raw documents each time. It powers RAG pipelines, recommendation engines, and agentic workflows for over 10,000 customers without the operational overhead of self-hosted alternatives. Billing is purely usage-based across read units, write units, storage, and egress, with no cluster sizing required.

Weights & Biases

MLOps and LLM observability, now inside CoreWeave Forge

Weights & Biases (W&B) is an MLOps platform acquired by CoreWeave in May 2025 and now part of the CoreWeave Forge development layer. It covers experiment tracking, artifact versioning, hyperparameter sweeps, and LLM observability via W&B Weave — and remains cloud-agnostic despite the acquisition. New capabilities added post-acquisition include Serverless SFT, isolated agent Sandboxes, and the ARIA research agent.

Cohere

Enterprise language models with privacy-first deployment

Cohere builds language models and infrastructure specifically for enterprises, offering the Command family for text generation and agents, Embed v4 (multimodal) and Rerank 4 for retrieval, and the North platform for secure agentic workspaces. Its models run on-premises, in VPCs via Model Vault, or on major clouds, making it a common choice for organisations that cannot route data through shared public APIs. In April 2026 Cohere acquired Aleph Alpha, strengthening its sovereign AI position in Europe.