AI Resources

These web based resources are AI tools that can help with various tasks from writing or coding to image creation or image editing.

General Purpose & Chatbots (Foundation Models)

These are versatile tools capable of research, drafting, coding, summarizing, and complex reasoning.

1. ChatGPT from OpenAI - Generative AI chatbot for answering complex questions, summarizing long texts, writing code, and assisting with brainstorming and creative tasks. Provides free access to a strong model (e.g., GPT-3.5) with no cost.
2. Claude from Anthropic - A next-generation AI assistant known for its strong performance on reasoning, extensive context window (for long documents), and commitment to safety. Provides a free-to-use tier with high usage limits for its capable models.
3. Gemini from Google - Advanced conversational AI for research, summarizing, creative content generation, and deep integration with Google apps (e.g., Gmail, Docs, Workspace). Offers a robust free version with full web access for up-to-date information and content generation.
4. Grok from xAI - Grok is a generative AI chatbot designed to provide real-time, insightful, and often humorous responses. It is integrated into the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Grok's key features include its ability to access and process real-time information, answer complex questions, assist with coding, and generate creative content like images. Free access is limited by daily or hourly query limits. These limits can be tight, especially for the more powerful features.
5. NotebookLM from Google - An extremely advanced AI research tool that allows you to summarize and inquire about documents you shoose or upload wihtout including any external information from the web. Upload your own collection of up to 50 PDF, .txt, Markdown, Audio (e.g. mp3) files and web links, Google Docs, and even pasted text. Based on your selected content, it produces Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, Mind Maps, Reports, Flashcards, and even Quizzes.
6. Perplexity - An AI-powered research and search engine that answers questions using reliable sources and provides in-line citations for easy verification. The free version provides unlimited concise searches with real-time sources and citations.

Content Creation & Writing Assistants

These tools specialize in generating, editing, and optimizing written copy for marketing, blogs, and professional communications.

1. Copy.ai - helps with copywriting and short-form marketing content. Offers a free plan, generally limited by a certain number of words or "runs" per month.
2. DeepL Translator - Highly accurate machine translation service that focuses on maintaining context, nuance, and natural-sounding tone across multiple languages. The free version provides the core, high-quality translation engine that DeepL is famous for, making it excellent for casual use, students, and non-confidential personal tasks. This version limits the amount of text you can translate in a single query (often 1500 characters/box) for a limited number of documents.
3. Grammarly - AI writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, and tone, offering real-time suggestions, and providing generative features for drafting and rewriting content.
4. Jasper - AI platform for businesses to generate high-quality marketing copy, blog posts, social media captions, and long-form content while maintaining a consistent brand voice.
5. Rytr - AI writing assistant that helps generate high-quality content using over 40 use cases/templates for needs like blogs, emails, and social media posts. Includes a free plan, typically limited by a word or character count per month, with access to many templates.
6. Writesonic - for SEO articles and general marketing content. Features a free plan, usually limited by a monthly word count, providing access to many of its writing tools and templates.
7. Wordtune - Good for paraphrasing and text rewriting. The free tier offers daily limits on its main features like rewriting, shortening, and expanding sentences.
8. HyperWrite - Personalized writing assistance and custom tools. Offers a free account with a set number of AI messages per month, including access to hundreds of AI tools.
9. Jenni AI - Good for academic writing, research, and citations. Allows users to start writing for free, with its core features geared toward students and researchers.

Generative Art & Media Tools

These tools allow users to create images, videos, and other digital media from simple text descriptions (prompts).

1. Canva - AI image generator (Magic Media) with a limited number of uses/credits per month. Access to thousands of free templates, stock photos, videos, and a drag-and-drop editor for design, social media posts, presentations, and more. The free tier offers limited access to the "Magic Studio" AI features, including the image generator. Users get a set amount of credits to use the AI tools each month, which renews.
2. Craiyon - Unlimited image generation from text prompts. Creates 9 different images per prompt. Simple, no-frills web interface for quick experimentation. Generated images may sometimes include a watermark. Completely free to use with no required sign-up and no credit limits. The trade-off is that generation can be slow during peak hours.
3. DALL-E from OpenAI - Text-to-image model that generates unique, realistic, and detailed images and artwork based on natural language descriptions. Free tier users can create images using DALL-E 3, but this access is heavily rate-limited.
4. Fotor - AI Art Generator with multiple styles (oil painting, 3D, anime). Basic photo editing features like background remover and photo enhancer. Output is often generated without a watermark even on the free tier. New users receive a set of free credits upon signing up. Users can earn additional free credits daily through check-ins and community activities, which allows for continued free use.
5. Firefly from Adobe - Generative AI models integrated into Adobe products (like Photoshop) for text-to-image generation, text effects, and non-destructive creative editing. The free tier allows you to start creating and experimenting with Firefly's core capabilities, but your usage for both standard and premium features is capped by a limited monthly credit allocation.
6. Gemini Veo from Google - Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo, Google's AI video generator. Simply describe what you have in mind or upload a photo and watch your ideas come to life with native audio generation. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
7. Ideogram - Excellent generation of text within images (logo design, posters, t-shirts), which is a common challenge for other AI tools. Access to various aspect ratios and styles. Offers a free plan that provides weekly credits for image generation. Free users typically have a slower generation queue than paid users.
8. Leonardo AI - Daily regenerating tokens for image generation. Access to various custom-trained AI models. Basic upscaling and editing tools. Allows for training your own AI models with limited capacity in the free tier. The free tier provides a specific number of free tokens (credits) daily, which users can spend on image generation and various features like model training and upscaling. The tokens typically renew every 24 hours.
9. Midjourney - AI art generator known for creating stunning, high-resolution, and often surreal or cinematic images and visual concepts from text prompts. (Primarily Discord-based). This id only offered as a paid service.
10. NightCafe Creator - Multiple AI art models available (Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 2/3 via credits). A vibrant community with daily creation challenges. Allows for generating unlimited base Stable Diffusion creations for free (with less advanced settings). Provides free daily credits upon login. Users can earn more credits by participating in community activities like voting in daily challenges, encouraging continuous free use.
11. Playground AI - Generous daily image generation using models like Stable Diffusion. Editing tools, inpainting, outpainting, and the ability to use generated images commercially. Simple, creator-centric studio interface. Offers a generous free plan with a very high limit on the number of images generated per day, typically 500 images per day using certain models (like Stable Diffusion). Commercial use is generally permitted for free creations.
12. Runway - Initial one-time credits for Text-to-Video (Gen-2), Image-to-Video (Gen-1/Gen-2), and other AI magic tools like inpainting, custom training, and image generation. Ideal for testing its powerful video capabilities. Offers a free plan with a limited number of non-renewing credits. These one-time credits can be used to experiment with the AI video and image generation features. Once the credits are used, a subscription is needed.
13. Synthesia - AI video generation platform that creates professional-looking videos using realistic AI avatars and text-to-speech, ideal for training and corporate communication. The free teir allows you to generate up to 3 minutes of video each month.

Developer & Code Assistants

These tools are designed to help software developers write, complete, and debug code more efficiently.

1. Bolt.new - A browser-based full-stack application development environment that is ideal for rapid prototyping. The free tier included 1 million AI tokens monthly (300K daily) for the AI agent, full-stack app generation from natural language, unlimited databases, and website hosting (with Bolt branding).
2. Codeium - Unlimited single and multi-line AI code completions, in-editor AI Chat, and support for over 70+ programming languages and 40+ IDEs (including web editors like VS Code Web IDEs). Codeium is entirely free for individual developers (the "Individual Plan") with no usage limits.
3. CodiumAI - Focuses on code integrity, offering automated test generation and code analysis. The "Free" tier is available for individuals, and includes a limited number of "GPT prompts" per month (e.g., 100 prompts) to generate meaningful tests, identify logic gaps, and explain code behavior.
4. Cursor - Basic AI Autocomplete ("Tab completions"), limited AI Agent requests, and limited access to the integrated AI Chat for asking questions about your codebase, debugging, and targeted edits. The "Hobby" plan provides free access to the Cursor AI-powered editor (a fork of VS Code).
5. Copilot from GitHub- AI pair programmer that provides real-time code suggestions, completes full lines and functions, and offers code explanations directly within the IDE. It offers a free tier for individual developers with limited functionality.
6. Gemini Code Assist - Code completion (up to 180,000 completions per month), AI-powered chat for coding questions, code generation, and debugging assistance. Integrates with IDEs and Google Cloud environments (like Cloud Shell Editor). The "Gemini Code Assist for individuals" plan is available at no cost and does not expire.
7. JetBrains AI Assistant - Native integration into popular JetBrains IDEs (which can be web-based via JetBrains Gateway), AI chat for general questions, and context-aware actions like generating documentation or explaining code blocks. The free tier offers a small monthly allocation of cloud credits for individual developers using their JetBrains account.
8. Replit AI - AI code completions, integrated chat, 10 development apps, a monthly credit pack for limited autonomous "Agent" actions, and instant, collaborative cloud-based IDE access. The "Starter" plan offers a perpetual free cloud development environment with access to Replit's integrated AI features (Ghostwriter).
9. Tabnine - AI code completion tool that predicts and suggests the next few lines of code based on project context, helping developers code faster in any programming language. The free plan is generally targeted at individuals and students to provide a basic AI code assistance experience for basic code completions.

Productivity, Meetings & Scheduling

These tools automate calendar management, note-taking, and meeting workflows to increase efficiency.ToolWeb Resource (Hyperlink)Core Capabilities

1. Cal.com - Offers open-source Scheduling with customizable scheduling links. The free tier for individuals/personal use offers unlimited event types and meeting links and integrates with video conferencing tools. Advanced features like team management, round-robin scheduling, and premium integrations are paid.
2. Calendly - Simple meeting scheduling with automatic time zone detection. The Free teir allows you to connect one calendar and create one event type (e.g., 30-minute meeting). Upgraded version offers team scheduling, automated workflows, and payment collection.
3. ClickUp - Offers tasks, docs, and goal tracking with AI access for writing, summarizing, and generating action items in Docs and tasks. The free tier limits storage and number of AI prompts/requests per workspace).
4. Clockwise - AI calendar assistant that automatically optimizes your team's schedule to create more uninterrupted focus time and intelligently resolves meeting conflicts. It moves less critical meetings to less-disruptive times.
5. Fathom - Records, transcribes, and generates instant AI summaries (notes, action items) for Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams. Create instant highlights during the call. Free for individuals/personal use. The free tier imits the number of AI summaries per month.
6. Fireflies.ai - AI meeting assistant that joins meetings to record, transcribe, and search through voice conversations, allowing for easy recall of discussions and decisions through a search feature. The free teir includes 800 minutes of storage.
7. Notion - Combines notes, tasks, wikis, and databases with access to AI features for writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and translating within any page. The free tier limits AI usage to a small number of AI requests/credits per user.
8. Otter.ai - AI notetaker that records and transcribes meetings in real-time, automatically identifying speakers and generating a summary of key takeaways and action items. OtterPilot: Bot joins and records virtual meetings (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams). Highlights: Allows you to tag key moments and action items. The free tier offers 300 minutes of transcription per month, up to 30 minutes per meeting and limits apply to storage for meeting notes.
9. Reclaim.ai - AI scheduling tool that intelligently blocks time for tasks, habits, and focus work in your calendar, automatically moving them to fit your schedule. The free tier allows you to connect and sync two calendars for limited event types, and offers limited focus time for deep work.
10. Taskade - An AI-powered project management solution for tasks, notes, and mind maps. Video Chat within the platform. The free tier is limited to one user and a small number of AI requests per month (e.g., 10 AI requests) with limited storage space.