Cheapest AI Tools by Starting Price: 256 Monthly Plans Compared

Free AI-powered literature discovery graph across 238M+ papers

Open scholarly index and API cataloguing the global research system

Open-source git-paired CLI pair programmer

Browser podcast studio with studio-grade speech enhancement

Ad-free Chinese AI search with deep research and file Q&A

Stanford system generating Wikipedia-style articles with citations

ByteDance free AI-native IDE with agent mode

Google in-browser agentic workspace for full-stack apps (sunsetting 2027)

SoTA open source TTS with emotion control from Resemble AI

AI video platform with 1,900+ avatars, voices and templates

ByteDance free multimodal AI assistant

Low-code visual builder for AI agents and RAG apps (153k GitHub stars)

Battle-tested open source TTS toolkit with 1,100+ language models

Baidu free AI assistant with ERNIE 4.5 and X1

Zero-shot voice cloning TTS via flow-matching diffusion transformer

Zhipu AI free chat with GLM-family models

Open-source AI software engineering agent

Ad-free AI search with focus modes and daily free credits

Fast local neural TTS for Raspberry Pi and Home Assistant

Podcast recording, editing and publishing suite (now Async)

Free AI image generation in Bing and Copilot

Free open-access citation-network search and analysis

Open-source visual editor for React apps where code is the source of truth

Deepfake detection and audio-security platform (ex voice cloning)

Free open-source model chat by Hugging Face

Open source 20B text-to-image model with strong text rendering

Open-source AI answer engine

Free open-source AI image upscaler (local)

Convert screenshots, mockups and URLs into front-end code

Kuaishou's open source bilingual text-to-image model

Ad-free private search with AI answers

Describe UI in words and get live-rendered components

AI color-palette generator trained on your taste

Newsletter platform with AI writing and growth

Tencent's open source 80B MoE text-to-image model

Free multi-language text-to-speech tool

Open-source AI search engine (renamed Vane)

Free browser-based voice dictation tool

Free AI image generation (via LimeWire)

No-code forms with Zapier automation (ex Interfaces)

AI font pairing generator using deep learning

Multi-agent code platform (discontinued; folded into ClickUp)

Browser photo editor with AI generative fill and removal

Text snippet shortcuts with dynamic forms

Consumer-grade automation across 1,000+ services

Empathic voice interface (EVI) and expressive TTS platform

Fast palette generator with contrast and image tools

AI photo editing suite with generative tools and batch mode

No-code Android app builder with monetization

Fiction drafting workspace with a story bible and BYO keys

Fast paper summarization and figure analysis for scientists

Digital avatars and conversational video agents

Open-source multilingual grammar checking

Real-time voice AI — Sonic text-to-speech, Ink speech-to-text and managed voice agents

Privacy-first search bundled with an ad-free AI assistant

Alibaba open-weights video generation with a hosted studio

Independent index search API with LLM endpoints

CapCut AI studio for Seedance video and Seedream images

AI object and people removal from photos

Context-aware AI voice synthesis

Alibaba's free multimodal chat across the Qwen family

AI music generation (now Google Flow Music after acquisition)

AI object removal and photo enhancement

Document TTS reader with OCR and AI podcast features

Music practice app with stem separation and AI tools

AI research workbench with multi-model chat

AI writing companion for grammar, style and tone improvements

Community AI art platform with multi-model generation

Gene-based image mixing and collaborative art breeding

Budget short-form copywriting assistant with generous free tier

10-stem separation with voice cleaner and API

Character-driven video with motion transfer and real-time swap

AI document editor with premium models and story memory

AI image generation with superior text rendering — create visuals with accurate in-image typography.

Reference-to-video generation with character consistency

AI product photography with trained brand models

AI music generation with vocals, lyrics and stems

Multi-model image generation and editing with credits

AI product photo editor with BG removal

Paraphrase, grammar and summarize suite with a generous free tier

AI meeting transcription and summarization — real-time notes, action items and searchable archives.

Realtime generation, enhancement and multi-model studio

Image and video generation suite with multi-model access

One-click AI background removal with API and bulk tools

AI text rewriter built to pass detection and Copyscape

Browser video editor with subtitles, avatars and AI tools

AI chief-of-staff notes app with an agent that acts

AI product photos in themed backgrounds with bulk generation

AI marketing copy with workflows and bulk imports

AI image enhancement and restoration suite

Model hosting community with online generation and training

Ultra-realistic AI voice generation, cloning and auto-dubbing

Adobe's commercially safe generative AI family — image, video and audio models with generative credits

Paper summarizer that builds searchable summary cards

One-click song creation with streaming distribution

Enterprise-grade inline + agent coding

AI-native high-performance collaborative code editor

Highest-fidelity image generation

AI design tool built for brand-consistent vector and image generation with pro editing

High-fidelity motion text-to-video from Kuaishou

AI site generation and editing inside the Framer design platform

AI music generation with fine-grained creative control — high-fidelity songs from text.

Citation-graph literature discovery that is free forever

AI music generation from text prompts — create full songs with vocals, lyrics and instrumentation.

AI-powered photo editing for e-commerce — instant background removal, batch editing and product staging.

AI-generated presentations, webpages and documents — beautiful decks from a single prompt.

Low-latency completions with a 1M-token context window

Deep style and grammar reports with lifetime option

Self-hostable open-source coding agent with completions

Fiction-first AI writing partner for novels and screenplays

Citation-network maps as data: Litmaps for workflows and integrations

Citation-map literature discovery with alerts

Text/image-to-video with lip sync and character consistency

AI story generation with the largest context windows and image gen

AI video generation with creative effects — turn text and images into dynamic video content.

Enterprise-grade TTS voices with studio workflow

AI for JetBrains IDEs: completions plus coding agent

AI browser automation with scrapers and enrichment

Royalty-free scoring with Maestro text-to-music

Mochi and Replay video models with open weights

Community model hub with on-site Buzz generation

AI composer with 250+ styles and full-copyright Pro tier

Generative music API and renderer for content and apps

Podcast and video recording with AI post-production (ex Podcastle)

Mass-market design suite with Magic Studio AI

Visual automation with 2,000+ app integrations

AI copilot for reading and understanding scientific literature

Game and concept-art generation suite with model fine-tuning

Writing assistant working across 500,000+ apps and sites

Cinematic generative video suite

Academic writing assistant with citations and PDF chat

Text-to-music and SFX generation with tiered licensing

AI UI design tool that turns prompts and sketches into mockups

Academic evidence search engine

No-code mobile apps with full code export and Claude/Codex builds

Automated long-form article generation with bulk and API modes

Mistral's European assistant with custom agents

Cinematic text-to-video from MiniMax with strong prompt adherence

Turn long videos into viral-ready shorts with AI clipping

Toolkit for background removal, cleanup, relight and upscaling

TTS and zero-shot voice cloning with a large voice community

AI site building, CMS and AEO inside the Webflow platform

AI filmmaking suite from script to shot with Flows automation

AI image generation and design editing with per-model credits

Talking-head character video from a photo and audio

Premium AI upscaling and detail enhancement (Freepik)

Low-code integration automation with AI agents

No-code browser RPA with custom JS support

AI website builder with Notion-like editing

AI book and screenplay writing with full-manuscript generation

Open-source automation with agents, tables and MCP

Deep literature-search agent that reads hundreds of papers per query

AI platform that builds fully functioning apps — frontend, backend, database and auth — in minutes

AI-powered video and podcast editing — edit audio and video by editing the transcript.

URL-to-video ad maker with AI avatars and UGC styles

Custom AI chatbots trained on your data (by Writesonic)

Writing assistant with citations, scholar search and agents

No-code app builder with native output

Royalty-free AI music generator with stem-level control

Anthropic's AI assistant with Artifacts, Projects and extended thinking

Terminal-native autonomous coding agent

AI denoise, sharpen and upscale for professional photos

AI digital human video for enterprise training and marketing — 230+ avatars, 140+ languages.

Drag-and-drop native mobile apps with AI-token generation

Web crawl and scrape API that outputs LLM-ready data

AI app builder with credit-based agents for shipping web apps and App Store submissions

Text-to-full-stack app builder (now rebranded as Anything)

AI-assisted graphic and typography design platform

AI voiceover platform for enterprises — 200+ voices with timing and emphasis controls

No-code client portals and internal apps on Airtable/Google data

Open-source low-code platform with AI agent builder

NLP-driven SEO content editor with content scores

Web scraping and monitoring robots without code

Audio/video to content assets with AI transcripts

Stability AI image generation (rebranded)

Long-form and ad copy AI with SEO autopilot

Visual website builder with cloud hosting

Google's multimodal assistant with Workspace integration

Multi-model AI chat platform — access GPT, Claude, Gemini and more from one subscription.

Automation orchestrator for 6k+ apps

DeepMind's flagship text-to-video models, served through Gemini plans

Google async coding agent working directly on GitHub

General-purpose reasoning assistant

Forked VS Code AI-native code editor

Deep research answer engine with citations

AI-native workspace across docs, wikis and projects

Fair-code workflow automation with native AI nodes — self-hostable, unlimited users on every cloud plan

Cloud software-engineering agent bundled with ChatGPT plans

Answer engine optimized for technical and coding questions

Sourcegraph agentic coding with transparent API-cost billing

No-code AI agents and apps connected to 200+ models

Agentic terminal with AI workflows and cloud agents

Browser full-stack build & deploy

Free, local-first, open source AI app builder for your desktop

Cosmos platform: context-engine agents for large codebases

Smart citations that classify supporting vs contrasting evidence

Node-based AI workflow engine (OSS + cloud)

Autonomous software engineer for end-to-end development tasks

Prompt-to-native-mobile-app builder (SwiftUI/Kotlin)

Template-based short video generation

No-code website builder with AI generation

SEO agent platform with AI visibility monitoring

Human-in-the-loop workflow automation

Suite of seven AI employees for business operations

All-in-one AI agent workspace and answer engine

AI video editing, dubbing and avatars from your phone

Postgres platform with an integrated AI assistant and pgvector

SEO long-form article generation with SERP-aware research

AI podcast and audio production studio with voices, music and video

Prompt-to-app builder with instant deploy and GitHub sync

Full-stack development in the browser via WebContainers

Script, blog and URL to video with stock and AI voices

AI apps generated from business data (GlideOS)

Professional video enhancement, upscale and interpolation

Financial document capture and expense automation

AI avatar videos with translation in 175+ languages

No-code app builder with AI generation across web and native mobile

Developer workflow automation with code-level control

Text-to-speech reader that turns any text into natural audio

AI project manager that auto-schedules tasks and calendars

GTM AI platform — sales and marketing workflow automation with agents and unlimited chat words

Digital-human training videos from text and slides

AI writing with SEO scoring

Text/image-to-video generation on the Luma creative platform

Agentic PR review grounded in a codebase context engine

xAI assistant with real-time X and web data

Enterprise avatar video with brand kits and translation

LinkedIn content AI with scheduling and outreach

No-code web and mobile apps with a hosted database

AI agent platform that connects across your tools and executes tasks end-to-end

AI video ads generated from any product URL

SEO + AI-search-visibility briefs and content optimization

AI-assisted Flutter app building with code export

Performance-predicted marketing copy with data-driven ranking

Visual frontend builder with headless CMS

Options flow, dark pool and politician trade data with AI analysis

Moonshot AI agent workspace with 1M-token context

SEO content optimization editor with SERP-driven guidelines

Cloud and self-hosted coding agent from the creators of Roo Code

X/Twitter AI writing and engagement agents

Conversational video interface and digital-twin API for developers

Enterprise training videos with NEO AI presenters

AI writing, design and social publishing in one workspace

Visual web scraping with anti-blocking

Enterprise low-code platform with per-app licensing

No-code backend with Postgres, APIs and MCP agent builder

AI search visibility and SEO content platform (ex long-form writer)

Scaled SEO content production platform

BYOK SEO blog and programmatic content builder

Faceless video studio: script-to-video with captions and AI voiceover

Document AI with OCR and workflow automation

Enterprise internal apps with AI agent Clark

Open-source scripts-to-workflows and internal tools

Premium SEO content optimization with prompt tracking

Microsoft's platform for building and governing custom AI agents

Low-cost workflow automation with unlimited internal tasks