Which AI is best for what?
Pick your job and see the best AI tools for it — what each one is best at, whether it works on the web, Android, iPhone or desktop, and whether it is free.
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Best AI Image Generators
The best AI image generators compared by job: artistic images, photorealism, text inside images, commercial-safe images, and free options — with web and app availability.
8 top picks
Best AI Video Generators
The best AI video tools by job: cinematic text-to-video, image-to-video, talking avatars for training videos, and AI video editing — with web and mobile app availability.
10 top picks
Best AI Voice, Text-to-Speech and Audio Tools
The best AI voice and audio tools: natural text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing into other languages, transcription, and cleaning up recordings.
5 top picks
Best AI Music Generators
The best AI music generators for full songs with vocals, instrumentals and background music for videos — with notes on licensing.
3 top picks
Best AI Photo Editors
The best AI photo editing tools: remove backgrounds, erase objects, expand images, retouch portraits and create product photos — on web, phone and desktop.
6 top picks
Write & Learn
Best AI Writing Assistants
The best AI tools for writing — from general assistants to grammar checkers and marketing copy — and which to use for essays, blogs, emails and business writing.
6 top picks
Best AI Presentation Makers
The best AI tools to create presentations and slide decks from a topic, notes or a document — for school, business pitches and training.
3 top picks
Best AI Research Tools
The best AI tools for research with citations: answer engines, deep research agents, academic paper search and tools that answer only from your own documents.
5 top picks
Best AI Tools for Students
The best AI study tools for school and university students: tutors that explain step by step, note and flashcard tools, research helpers and writing feedback.
5 top picks
Best AI Chatbots and Assistants
The best general AI chatbots compared: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Mistral Le Chat, DeepSeek and Perplexity — strengths, free plans and apps.
7 top picks
Best AI Translation Tools
The best AI translation tools for documents, websites, conversations and videos — accuracy, supported languages and privacy compared.
3 top picks
Build
Best AI Coding Assistants
The best AI tools for programming: in-editor assistants, agentic coding tools that edit whole projects, and chat assistants for learning to code.
6 top picks
Best AI Website Builders
The best AI tools to build a website: no-code builders for businesses, prompt-to-app tools that generate full web apps, and developer tools — which to pick for your site.
6 top picks
Best AI Tools to Build Mobile Apps
The best AI tools for building Android and iPhone apps: no-code app builders, prompt-to-app tools, and AI coding assistants for native apps — plus how to publish.
6 top picks
Best Tools to Run AI Locally (Open Source)
The best free tools to run open-source AI models like DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama and Mistral on your own computer — private, offline and free.
4 top picks
Work & Productivity
Best AI Tools for PDFs, Scanning and Documents
The best AI tools to chat with PDFs, scan paper documents with your phone, compress and convert files, and extract data from documents.
4 top picks
Best AI Tools for Data Analysis
The best AI tools to analyse spreadsheets and data: upload Excel or CSV files, ask questions in plain English, build charts, and use AI inside Excel, Google Sheets and BI tools.
5 top picks
Best AI Productivity and Automation Software
The best AI software to save time at work: meeting notes, AI in your notes and docs, and automation tools that connect your apps and run AI steps automatically.
6 top picks
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