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AI TOOLS & MODELS

Every AI tool worth knowing,
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Updated regularly. Detailed cards covering capabilities, context windows, pricing, and exactly when to reach for each one.

Language Models12 entries

Claude Opus 4.8

Anthropic

The #1 ranked model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (61.4). Leads SWE-bench Verified at 88.6% — the gold standard for complex coding, agentic tasks, and nuanced long-form reasoning.

Context window200K
ReleasedMay 2026
PricingPaid
CodingReasoningAgentsLong docs

GPT-5.5

OpenAI

OpenAI's current flagship. Holds the top spot on the Creative Writing v3 benchmark and excels at instruction-following, multimodal tasks, and general-purpose use across the widest variety of tasks.

Context window128K
ReleasedApr 2026
PricingPaid
Creative writingVisionVoiceGeneral tasks

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google

Google's frontier model that leads AI reasoning benchmarks. Its 1M token context window makes it unmatched for processing entire codebases, legal documents, and hour-long video alongside text.

Context window1M
ReleasedFeb 2026
PricingPaid
ReasoningLong contextMultimodalData analysis

Grok 4.3

xAI

xAI's flagship model with live access to X and the web. Strong on science, math, and current-events tasks. The only frontier model that can access real-time information without a separate retrieval layer.

Context window131K
ReleasedApr 2026
PricingPaid
Real-time dataScienceMathReasoning

Qwen 3.7 Max

Alibaba

The best-value frontier model at $1.53 per 1M tokens — roughly 10× cheaper than Claude or GPT-5 while sitting in the top 10 globally. Apache 2.0 licensed; strong multilingual and math performance.

Context window256K
Released2026
Pricing$1.53 / 1M tokens
ValueMultilingualMathCoding

Gemini 3 Flash

Google

Google's ultra-fast, ultra-cheap model at $0.78 per 1M tokens with a full 1M context window. The default choice when you need speed and scale without sacrificing too much quality.

Context window1M
Released2026
Pricing$0.78 / 1M tokens
SpeedCostLong contextHigh volume

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic

Anthropic's mid-tier model that hits the sweet spot between Claude Opus capability and faster response times. Ideal for everyday coding, writing, and analysis tasks that don't require Opus-level compute.

Context window200K
Released2026
PricingPaid
CodingWritingAnalysisSpeed

Llama 4 Scout

Meta

Meta's most efficient open-weight model with a record-breaking 10M token native context window — no other publicly available model comes close. Runs fast for its parameter count and handles massive documents.

Context window10M
ReleasedApr 2025
PricingFree
Ultra-long contextSelf-hostingEfficiency

Llama 4 Maverick

Meta

Meta's flagship open model. Beats GPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash on several multimodal benchmarks while being fully open-weight. The standard starting point for teams building on open infrastructure.

Context window1M
ReleasedApr 2025
PricingFree
MultimodalSelf-hostingFine-tuningCoding

DeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek

DeepSeek's latest MoE model with 1.6T total parameters but only 49B active per token. MIT-licensed, with frontier-class performance on coding and math at a fraction of the inference cost.

Context window1M
Released2026
PricingFree / Low API cost
CodingMathReasoningCost efficiency

Mistral Medium 3.5

Mistral AI

Mistral's latest mid-size model under Apache 2.0. Strong multilingual capabilities across 80+ languages, solid coding benchmark results, and designed for enterprise deployment with easy self-hosting.

Context window128K
ReleasedApr 2026
PricingFree / Paid API
MultilingualSelf-hostingInstruction following

Gemma 4

Google

Open Source
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Google's fourth-generation open-source model family. Punches above its weight class on reasoning and coding tasks while staying small enough to run locally on consumer hardware.

Context window128K
Released2026
PricingFree
Local inferenceResearchFine-tuning
Coding Tools3 entries

Cursor

Cursor

An AI-native code editor built on VS Code. Talk to your entire codebase, get multi-file edits, and run agentic debugging loops. The fastest-growing AI coding tool among professional developers.

PricingFree tier / $20/mo
Full codebase contextMulti-file editsAgents

GitHub Copilot

Microsoft

The most widely deployed AI coding assistant with deep IDE integration across VS Code, JetBrains, and more. Backed by GPT-4o and now supports multi-model switching including Claude.

Pricing$10/mo
IDE integrationAutocompletePR summaries

Windsurf

Codeium

Codeium's agentic IDE. Cascade, its AI agent, can plan and execute multi-step coding tasks across your whole project autonomously. Fast-growing alternative to Cursor with a generous free tier.

PricingFree tier / $15/mo
Agentic codingAutocompleteFree tier
Image Generation2 entries

Midjourney

Midjourney

Still the gold standard for artistic image quality. Unmatched aesthetic output — especially for illustration, concept art, and editorial visuals. The tool most creative professionals reach for first.

PricingFrom $10/mo
Artistic qualityConsistencyStyle control

Flux.1

Black Forest Labs

Open Source
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The best open-source image generation model. Flux.1 Pro rivals Midjourney in quality while Flux.1 Schnell runs locally at real-time speeds. The open-source alternative that actually competes.

PricingFree / API
Open sourceQualityLocal inferenceSpeed
Video AI2 entries

Sora

OpenAI

OpenAI's text-to-video model produces cinematic, physically consistent video up to 20 seconds from a text prompt or reference image. Best for high-quality short-form creative video.

Pricingvia ChatGPT Pro
Cinematic qualityPhysics coherencePrompt fidelity

Runway Gen-3

Runway

The professional standard for AI video editing and generation. Trusted by film studios and content creators for consistency, motion control, and an integrated editing workflow.

PricingFrom $15/mo
Motion controlVideo editingProfessional
Voice AI1 entries

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

The leader in AI voice synthesis. Produces hyper-realistic voices in 30+ languages with voice cloning from just a few seconds of audio. Standard choice for podcasts, video dubbing, and audiobooks.

PricingFree tier / From $5/mo
Voice cloningMultilingualRealismDubbing
Research & Search2 entries

Perplexity AI

Perplexity

AI-powered search with real-time citations. Replaces Googling for research, fact-checking, and quick answers. Pro adds Claude, GPT, and deeper search capabilities.

PricingFree / $20/mo Pro
CitationsReal-time searchResearchFact-checking

NotebookLM

Google

Upload any document — PDFs, slides, articles — and have AI-grounded conversations with them. Generates audio summaries and study guides. Best for students, researchers, and analysts.

PricingFree
Document Q&AAudio summariesStudy guidesFree

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