Your curated guide to the best AI tools, models, and resources. From ChatGPT to Claude to Midjourney to open-source models — we track them all. Part of the WholeTech Network.
The most important AI models and platforms shaping the industry right now.
Anthropic's frontier AI assistant. Known for safety, nuance, long context (up to 1M tokens), and exceptional coding ability. Claude Code powers this entire website network.
OpenAI's multimodal flagship. Text, image, audio, and video understanding. The model that started the AI revolution.
Google DeepMind's multimodal model family. Native integration with Google services, Search, and Android.
Meta's open-weight model family. Free to use and modify. Powering thousands of applications and fine-tunes worldwide.
The leading AI image generator. Stunning photorealistic and artistic imagery from text prompts.
Open-source image generation. Run locally, fine-tune on your own data, no API costs. The backbone of the open-source AI art movement.
Browse AI tools by what they do.
AI writing assistants, blog generators, copywriting tools, grammar checkers, and content optimization.
Text-to-image tools: Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Leonardo, Ideogram, and dozens more.
AI video generators, editors, upscalers, and animation tools. Sora, Runway, Pika, Kling, and more.
AI music generation, voice cloning, text-to-speech, podcast editing, and audio enhancement.
AI coding assistants, code completion, debugging, and full-stack development tools. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and more.
Conversational AI: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Pi, Character.AI, and custom chatbot builders.
AI for email, calendars, project management, note-taking, meeting summaries, and workflow automation.
AI research tools, paper summarizers, data analysis, scientific discovery, and knowledge management.
AI for SEO, ad copy, social media, customer service, sales, and market analysis.
AI tutors, course creators, quiz generators, language learning, and personalized education tools.
AI for graphic design, UI/UX, logo creation, presentations, and creative workflows.
Self-hostable AI models and tools. Run AI locally. Llama, Mistral, Stable Diffusion, Ollama, and the open-source ecosystem.
Hand-picked tools we actually use and recommend. Organized by category with pricing and direct links.
Anthropic's CLI coding agent. Built this entire 108-site network. Terminal-native, agentic, understands full codebases.
Pricing: $20/mo (Pro) • $100/mo (Max)
AI-first code editor built on VS Code. Inline editing, codebase chat, and multi-file refactoring.
Pricing: Free tier • $20/mo (Pro)
AI pair programmer from GitHub/Microsoft. Code completion, chat, and PR summaries. Works in VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim.
Pricing: $10/mo (Individual) • $19/mo (Business)
Browser-based IDE with AI code generation. Build, deploy, and collaborate without local setup. Great for prototyping.
Pricing: Free tier • $25/mo (Pro)
Our go-to AI assistant. Exceptional at writing, analysis, coding, and long documents. Up to 1M token context.
Pricing: Free • $20/mo (Pro) • $100/mo (Max)
The one that started it all. GPT-4o with vision, voice, DALL-E, and web browsing. Massive plugin ecosystem.
Pricing: Free • $20/mo (Plus) • $200/mo (Pro)
Google's AI assistant. Deep integration with Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Search. Free with Google account.
Pricing: Free • $20/mo (Advanced)
AI-powered search engine. Gives sourced answers with citations instead of blue links. Our go-to for research.
Pricing: Free • $20/mo (Pro)
The gold standard for AI image generation. Photorealistic renders, artistic styles, stunning quality. Discord-based.
Pricing: $10/mo (Basic) • $30/mo (Standard) • $60/mo (Pro)
OpenAI's image generator. Built into ChatGPT. Best at following complex text prompts accurately.
Pricing: Included with ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo)
Best AI tool for text in images. Logos, posters, signs. Also excellent at photorealism.
Pricing: Free tier • $8/mo (Basic) • $20/mo (Plus)
Versatile image generation with fine-tuning. Great for game art, concept design, and consistent characters.
Pricing: Free (150/day) • $12/mo • $30/mo
The most mature AI video platform. Gen-3 Alpha for text/image-to-video. Motion brush, camera controls, lip sync.
Pricing: Free tier • $12/mo (Standard) • $28/mo (Pro)
Impressive AI video generator. Great motion quality and longer generation times. Rapidly improving.
Pricing: Free tier • $8/mo (Standard)
AI avatar video creation. Talking-head videos with AI presenters. Perfect for marketing, training, social content.
Pricing: Free tier • $24/mo (Creator) • $72/mo (Business)
AI-powered video and podcast editor. Edit video by editing text. Remove filler words, clone your voice, auto-captions.
Pricing: Free tier • $24/mo • $33/mo (Pro)
State-of-the-art voice synthesis and cloning. 30+ languages, emotional control, instant cloning from 30 seconds of audio.
Pricing: Free • $5/mo • $22/mo • $99/mo (Pro)
AI music generation. Describe a song and get a full track with vocals, instruments, and production. Shockingly good.
Pricing: Free (10/day) • $10/mo (Pro) • $30/mo (Premier)
AI music generation competitor to Suno. Different aesthetic. Try both and decide which fits your style.
Pricing: Free tier • $10/mo • $30/mo (Pro)
Open-source speech-to-text. Best transcription model available. Runs locally for free or via API. Multi-language.
Pricing: Free (local) • $0.006/min (API)
AI built into Notion. Summarize pages, brainstorm, write drafts, translate, extract action items from your workspace.
Pricing: $10/mo add-on to any Notion plan
AI meeting transcription and notes. Records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings. Integrates with Zoom, Teams, Meet.
Pricing: Free (300 min/mo) • $17/mo • $40/mo
AI presentation builder. Describe your presentation and get polished slides in seconds. Export to PowerPoint.
Pricing: Free tier • $10/mo • $20/mo (Pro)
AI marketing and copywriting platform. Blog posts, ad copy, social media, emails. Brand voice training for teams.
Pricing: $39/mo (Creator) • $99/mo (Pro)
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