Free AI tools, by task
Most "free AI tools" lists don't tell you which free plans are real or when they were checked. Ours only includes tools whose free plan is on record, shows the date we last checked, and ranks them by how well they do the job. 29 of the 38 tools we track have a free plan.
Free app building
5 freeBest free pick: Lovable
Also: Bolt.new, Cursor, v0
Free automation
4 freeBest free pick: Zapier
Also: Lindy, LangGraph, CrewAI
Free avatar video
2 freeBest free pick: HeyGen
Also: Synthesia
Free coding
7 freeBest free pick: Cursor
Also: GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, ChatGPT
Free meeting notes
2 freeBest free pick: Otter.ai
Also: Fireflies.ai
Free productivity
2 freeBest free pick: Notion AI
Also: Lindy
Free research
4 freeBest free pick: Perplexity
Also: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude
Free transcription
2 freeBest free pick: Descript
Also: Otter.ai
Free translation dubbing
2 freeBest free pick: ElevenLabs
Also: HeyGen
Free video editing
2 freeBest free pick: Descript
Also: Runway
Free writing
4 freeBest free pick: ChatGPT
Also: Claude, Grammarly, Google Gemini
One free option so far
- graphic design: Canva (full ranking)
- image generation: Ideogram (full ranking)
- logo design: Ideogram (full ranking)
- music: Suno (full ranking)
- photo editing: Remove.bg (full ranking)
- podcast editing: Descript (full ranking)
- presentations: Gamma (full ranking)
- short form clips: Opus Clip (full ranking)
- social media: Canva (full ranking)
- video generation: Runway (full ranking)
- voiceover: ElevenLabs (full ranking)
- web design: v0 (full ranking)
Every tool with a free plan (A to Z)
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from |
|---|---|---|
| Bolt.new | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $25/mo (Pro, monthly) |
| Canva | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £100/yr (Pro) |
| ChatGPT | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-18) | Not verified |
| Claude | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £18/mo (£15/mo billed annually) |
| CrewAI | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | Enterprise: custom (Basic is free) |
| Cursor | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-18) | $8/mo (Plus, Grok models only); $30/mo (Premium) |
| Descript | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $24/mo (Hobbyist, monthly) |
| ElevenLabs | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $6/mo (Starter) |
| Fireflies.ai | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $18/seat/mo (Pro, monthly) |
| Gamma | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £7/seat/mo (Plus) |
| GitHub Copilot | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $10/user/mo (Pro) |
| Google Gemini | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £4.49/mo (AI Plus) |
| Grammarly | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £10/mo (Pro) |
| HeyGen | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $29/mo (Creator) |
| Ideogram | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $20/mo (Plus, monthly) |
| LangGraph | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus) |
| Lindy | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $49.99/mo (Team) |
| Lovable | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £22/mo (Pro) |
| Notion AI | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £8.50/member/mo (Plus) |
| Opus Clip | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $15/mo (Starter) |
| Otter.ai | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $8.33/user/mo (Pro, billed annually) |
| Perplexity | Listed, not re-checked | Not verified |
| Remove.bg | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £8/mo (40 credits) or £2.70 pay-as-you-go for 3 credits |
| Runway | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $15/mo (Standard, monthly) |
| Suno | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £6/mo (Pro) |
| Synthesia | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | £19/mo (Starter, monthly) |
| v0 | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $30/user/mo (Plus) |
| Windsurf | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $20/mo (Pro) |
| Zapier | Confirmed (checked 2026-10-16) | $19.99/mo (Professional) |
No free plan: Midjourney, Jasper.
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