Every AI tool we've tested
107 AI products, each put through its paces for a week before we wrote a word about it. Filter by category. Sorted by what we'd build with.
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For when the right tool is the right tool for the job.
Best AI video models
Raw video models — the engines, not the platforms that wrap them.
Google Omni
Google's frontier video model — Veo's bigger sibling, multimodal-native.
Seedance 2.0
Bytedance's flagship video model — top-tier motion quality.
Sora 2
OpenAI's flagship video model — premium tier, frontier quality.
Kling 2.0
Kuaishou's video model — frontier quality at consumer price.
Veo 3 (Google)
Google DeepMind's flagship text-to-video model.
Pika 2.0
The most playful video model — 'Pikaffects' and all.
Best AI image models
Pure image models, ranked on the work they put out — not the UI around them.
Flux 1.1 Pro
Black Forest Labs' flagship — sharpest realism in the open ecosystem.
GPT Image
OpenAI's flagship multimodal image model — frontier quality, ChatGPT-native.
Midjourney
Quality leader for stylized image generation.
Nano Banana 2
Google's frontier image model — fast, ridiculously cheap, surprisingly good.
ImagineArt 2.0
ImagineArt's flagship in-house image model.
Higgsfield Soul
Higgsfield's flagship image model — cinematic stills with native camera framing.
Ideogram 3
Text-in-image done better than anyone else for a year and counting.
Best creative platforms
Multi-tool platforms that bundle image, video, and editing into one workspace.
ImagineArt
All-in-one creative studio — image, video, and editing in one canvas.
Leonardo.ai
Production-grade image generation for game and design teams.
Runway
The veteran of AI video — broad tooling, real workflows.
Krea AI
Realtime image generation on an infinite canvas.
OpenArt
Model playground for image generation enthusiasts.
Best filmmaking platforms
Platforms with director-grade tooling — camera control, timeline editing, multi-shot work.
Higgsfield
Cinematic AI video with camera control built for filmmakers.
Runway
The veteran of AI video — broad tooling, real workflows.
ImagineArt
All-in-one creative studio — image, video, and editing in one canvas.
Best for shipping apps
Idea-to-working-product, no engineer required.
Lovable
Build full-stack web apps from natural-language prompts.
Bolt
Full-stack apps in the browser, no setup.
v0 by Vercel
Generate React UI from descriptions and screenshots.
Cursor
AI-native IDE built on VS Code.
Best for solo creators
One person, end-to-end content. The whole stack.
ImagineArt
All-in-one creative studio — image, video, and editing in one canvas.
Claude
Anthropic's flagship — strongest long-form reasoning.
ElevenLabs
State-of-the-art AI voice cloning and TTS.
Pika 2.0
The most playful video model — 'Pikaffects' and all.
Granola
AI-powered notes for meetings, no bots in the call.
Strongest free tiers
Tools you can use seriously before paying a cent.
ImagineArt
All-in-one creative studio — image, video, and editing in one canvas.
Claude
Anthropic's flagship — strongest long-form reasoning.
Cursor
AI-native IDE built on VS Code.
Ideogram 3
Text-in-image done better than anyone else for a year and counting.
ElevenLabs
State-of-the-art AI voice cloning and TTS.
Best for teams
Multi-seat workflows, shared assets, actual production pipelines.
Leonardo.ai
Production-grade image generation for game and design teams.
Figma AI
AI features built into the design tool teams already use.
GitHub Copilot
The default AI pair programmer, now with agents and chat.
Notion AI
AI built into the docs-and-databases tool you already use.