Kai's tool library
Curated, opinionated, tiered. S-tier is what I'd tell a friend to use. A-tier is worth your time. B-tier works but probably isn't the best option.
Marketing · 4
Meta AI Creator Assistant
AA conversational AI coach baked into Facebook's creator dashboard that explains why your content worked — not just that it did.
Free
Jasper
BMarketing-first AI writing. Brand voice + campaign tools.
$49-$129/mo
Copy.ai
AAI GTM platform. Workflows for sales + marketing ops.
Free + $49-$249/mo
Writesonic
BSEO-first AI writer. Optimized for ranking content.
Free + $15-$99/mo
Agents · 23
Perplexity Personal Computer
APerplexity's desktop AI agent that automatically decides whether your task runs on your machine or in the cloud — no toggle required.
Included with Perplexity Max ($200/mo); Windows waitlist open
Microsoft Scout
AMicrosoft's always-on 'Autopilot' agent that lives inside your Microsoft 365 stack and keeps working even when you're not prompting it.
Requires GitHub Copilot subscription + Microsoft Frontier enrollment
Hermes Desktop
ANous Research's self-improving autonomous agent finally gets a no-terminal GUI — same persistent memory, skills, and multi-platform reach, now wrapped in a native desktop app.
Free (MIT open-source) + Nous Portal paid tiers (Plus/Super/Ultra, pricing undisclosed)
Meta Business Agent
AMeta's AI agent for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger that handles customer support, product recommendations, and sales so small businesses can punch above their weight 24/7.
Free to start; paid tiers via WhatsApp Business Premium + token-based pricing for enterprises
SIA (Self-Improving AI)
AAn open-source agent framework that closes the self-improvement loop by autonomously rewriting both its own scaffold and model weights — no human tuning required between cycles.
Free (MIT open source)
Adobe Firefly AI Assistant
AAdobe's conversational creative agent that talks to Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator so you don't have to click through all of them yourself.
Requires paid plan — Firefly plans from $9.99/mo; CC Pro required for full access
Hermes Agent
AA self-improving, model-agnostic CLI agent from Nous Research that now solves MCP's context-bloat problem with BM25-powered Tool Search.
Free (MIT open-source) + Nous Portal subscription for bundled models & tools
Gemini Spark
AGoogle's always-on cloud agent that handles multi-step tasks across Gmail, Docs, and third-party apps 24/7 — even when your laptop is shut.
$99.99/mo (Google AI Ultra only)
Robinhood Agentic Trading
AConnect any third-party AI agent to a sandboxed Robinhood account and let it autonomously trade stocks on your behalf — for better or worse.
Free (requires Robinhood account; Agentic Credit Card requires Robinhood Gold at $5/mo)
TencentDB Agent Memory
AAn open-source, fully local hierarchical memory system for AI agents that cuts token bloat and survives long-horizon sessions — no external API required.
Free (MIT open source)
Webwright
AMicrosoft Research's open-source web agent framework that turns your coding model into a browser-automating power user — by giving it a terminal and Playwright instead of a clicky GUI.
Free (open-source)
LiteLLM Agent Platform
ASelf-hosted Kubernetes infrastructure for running coding agents like Claude Code and Codex in isolated, persistent sandboxes — built for teams who want managed agent infra without giving up data control.
Free (open source, MIT)
Osaurus
AA native, open-source macOS harness that lets you swap local and cloud AI models freely while keeping your memory, history, and tools locked on your own hardware.
Free (open source, MIT license)
OpenAI Daybreak
AOpenAI's enterprise cybersecurity platform that uses Codex Security and GPT-5.5 to find, validate, and patch software vulnerabilities before attackers do.
Free first month (ChatGPT Enterprise/Business/Edu via Codex Security); broader Daybreak access requires contacting OpenAI
Claude for Legal
AAnthropic's legal layer for Claude — 12 practice-area plugins and 20+ MCP connectors that turn the chatbot into a domain-aware legal assistant for law firms and in-house teams.
Included with paid Claude plans (Pro/Team/Enterprise)
Microsoft Legal Agent
AA Word-native AI agent that does the clause-by-clause contract grunt work so lawyers can focus on actual lawyering.
Included with Microsoft 365 Copilot (enterprise license required)
Stripe Link
AA digital wallet that lets AI agents spend on your behalf — without ever seeing your actual card number.
Free for consumers; standard Stripe per-transaction fees for merchants
Symphony
AOpenAI's open-source daemon that turns your Linear board into an always-on coding agent factory — tickets go in, pull requests come out.
Free (open-source)
Skye
AAn agentic iPhone home screen that replaces your static icon grid with AI widgets that proactively surface health, calendar, finance, and local context — without you having to open a single app.
Waitlist / Beta (pricing not yet disclosed)
Manus
SAutonomous AI agent that actually finishes tasks.
Free tier + $39-$199/mo
Devin
ACognition Labs' autonomous coding engineer.
$500/mo
ChatGPT Operator
BOpenAI's browser agent. Clicks and types on websites for you.
Included with ChatGPT Pro $200/mo
Claude Agent SDK
SAnthropic's SDK for building your own agents on Claude.
API usage + SDK is free
Writing · 4
Quilty
BAI screenplay analysis platform that scores your script, predicts box office, and suggests casting — though early tests suggest it wouldn't have greenlit some classics.
Free preview + $49.99 per full report
Sudowrite
SAI writing tool built specifically for fiction writers.
$19-$59/mo
Lex
AGoogle Docs with an AI collaborator baked in.
Free + $12/mo
Grammarly
AGrammar check + tone + AI drafting, everywhere you type.
Free + $12-$15/mo Premium + team plans
Coding · 13
Kimi Code CLI
AMoonshot AI's open-source terminal coding agent that edits code, runs commands, and dispatches parallel subagents — Claude Code's scrappier, cheaper Chinese rival.
Free (MIT open source) + Kimi Code membership for model access (~$19/mo)
Zero
AA systems programming language built from the ground up so AI agents can read compiler output, repair errors, and ship native programs — no human translation required.
Free (Open Source, Apache-2.0)
Codex Security
AOpenAI's agentic AppSec researcher that builds a codebase-specific threat model, validates vulnerabilities in sandboxed environments, and proposes patches — all without drowning you in false positives.
Free first month for ChatGPT Pro/Enterprise/Business/Edu; broader pricing undisclosed
OpenAI Codex
AOpenAI's cloud-based coding agent that writes, reviews, and ships code in parallel sandboxes—now finding surprising fans in finance teams automating reporting workflows.
Included with ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) and up; Pay-as-you-go API also available
GitNexus
AAn open-source, MCP-native knowledge graph engine that gives AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf) genuine structural awareness of your codebase before they touch a single line.
Free (MIT open source)
Cursor
SVS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.
Free + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business
Claude Code
SAnthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.
Part of Claude Pro/Max/Team plans
Windsurf
ACodeium's agentic IDE. Cascade agent + strong free tier.
Free + $15/mo Pro
GitHub Copilot
BMicrosoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration.
Free (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business
Aider
ATerminal-based AI pair programmer. Git-aware, model-flexible.
Free (open source) + whatever API you use
Cline
AOpen-source VS Code agent. Reads + writes + runs.
Free (open source) + your API costs
Bolt.new (StackBlitz)
APrompt to deployed full-stack app in the browser.
Free + $20-$200/mo
Replit Agent
AReplit's AI that builds + deploys full apps on their platform.
$10-$25/mo Core/Teams
Voice · 10
Siri
AApple's long-overdue Siri reboot finally goes full chatbot — now powered by a custom Gemini model under the hood and a standalone app that actually looks like 2026.
Free (included with Apple devices)
Google Fake Call Detection
AA free, always-on Android feature that uses encrypted RCS handshakes to catch deepfake voice scammers impersonating your contacts before you get fooled.
Free (built into Phone by Google app)
Sesame
AA conversational voice AI with distinct agent personalities that's gunning to feel less like a chatbot and more like an actual person you talk to.
Free (waitlist, iOS preview)
Gboard (Rambler)
AGoogle's Gemini-powered dictation baked right into your Android keyboard — no separate app, no subscription, just speak and get clean text.
Free
Wispr Flow
AA system-wide AI dictation layer that turns your voice into polished, context-aware text in any app — 4x faster than typing.
Free (2,000 words/week) + $15/mo Pro
ElevenLabs
SThe voice gold standard. Cloning + TTS + dubbing.
Free + $5-$330/mo
OpenAI Voice / Realtime
SChatGPT's voice + the Realtime API for developers.
Voice included with ChatGPT Plus; Realtime API by usage
Cartesia
SUltra-low-latency voice. Built for realtime agents.
Free tier + usage-based API
Play.ht
AEnterprise-grade TTS with voice cloning.
Free + $39-$99/mo
Hume AI
AVoice AI that reads + expresses emotion.
Free tier + pay-as-you-go
Chatbots · 8
Meta AI
AMeta's all-in-one AI assistant baked into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and its own standalone app — now with a controversial AI-generated news feed nobody asked for.
Free; Meta One Plus $7.99/mo, Meta One Premium $19.99/mo (testing)
Claude
SAnthropic's flagship — best reasoning + longest useful context.
Free + $20/mo Pro + team/enterprise
ChatGPT
SThe default. Strongest ecosystem + best multimodal breadth.
Free + $20/mo Plus + $200/mo Pro
Gemini
AGoogle's answer. Best integrated with Workspace + free for a lot.
Free + $20/mo Advanced (bundled with 2TB Drive)
Grok
AxAI's chatbot. Real-time X/Twitter data + fewer refusals.
Free + $30/mo SuperGrok + included with X Premium
DeepSeek
SChinese open-weight powerhouse. Crazy cheap, genuinely smart.
Free web + ultra-cheap API (~$0.14/M input tokens)
Qwen
AAlibaba's open chat model. Multilingual + agentic.
Free web + API
Le Chat (Mistral)
BFrench alternative. Fast, European, privacy-focused.
Free + $15/mo Pro
Dev Platform · 15
Google Colab CLI
ARun Python on remote Colab GPUs and TPUs straight from your terminal — no browser, no notebook babysitting required.
Free (CLI is open source) + Colab Pro $11.99/mo or Pro+ $49.99/mo for premium GPUs
Agent Control Specification (ACS)
AMicrosoft's open-source SDK that lets you define portable, auditable policy files controlling exactly what your AI agents can and can't do — across any framework.
Free (MIT open-source)
Microsoft ASSERT
ATurn plain-English AI behavior specs into a full scored test suite — no hand-coded test cases required.
Free (MIT open source)
Genesis World 1.0
AOpen-source robotics simulation stack that compresses 200+ hours of real-world policy evaluation down to ~30 minutes using GPU-parallelized physics and photorealistic rendering.
Free (Apache 2.0 open source)
Bumblebee
AA read-only, open-source CLI scanner that tells your security team exactly which developer laptops are sitting on a ticking supply-chain bomb — without triggering it.
Free (open source, Apache 2.0)
Cline SDK
AThe open-source TypeScript agent runtime pulled out of Cline's own guts — now yours to embed in any app, CI pipeline, or platform you want.
Free (Open Source, Apache 2.0)
Qwen-Scope
AOpen-source sparse autoencoder suite that cracks open Qwen LLMs so you can see—and steer—exactly what's happening inside.
Free (open-source)
DeepInfra
ABlazing-fast, pay-as-you-go inference API for open-source LLMs and multimodal models, now plugged directly into the Hugging Face ecosystem.
Free $5 credit on signup, then pay-as-you-go from $0.06/M tokens
FlashQLA
AQwen's open-source GPU kernel library that squeezes 2–3× more speed out of linear attention on NVIDIA Hopper hardware — if you're lucky enough to own one.
Free (MIT License, open-source)
Cursor TypeScript SDK
AWire Cursor's full coding-agent runtime into your own apps, scripts, and CI/CD pipelines with a few lines of TypeScript.
Token-based; requires Cursor plan (Pro from $20/mo). Composer 2 at $0.50/$2.50 per M tokens (in/out); fast variant $1.50/$7.50 per M tokens.
OpenRouter
SOne API, every model. Pay-as-you-go, no subscriptions.
Pay per token — model-dependent
Replicate
SRun any open-source AI model with an API call.
Pay per second of compute
Groq
SThe fastest AI inference in the world. Crazy low latency.
Free tier + pay-as-you-go API
Hugging Face
SThe GitHub of AI. Models, datasets, spaces — all in one.
Free + $9-$20/mo + enterprise
Ollama
SRun LLMs locally. One-line install, GUI optional.
Free + open source
Other · 2
Amazon AI Visual Search
BAmazon's search bar now hallucinates product images in real time as you type, then sends you hunting for the real thing.
Free (built into Amazon Shopping app)
YouTube AI Likeness Detection
AYouTube's proactive deepfake scanner that watches the entire platform for unauthorized AI-generated copies of your face and lets you request removal.
Free (requires YouTube account, 18+)
Productivity · 9
Dreambeans
AGoogle Labs' experimental app that processes your Gmail, Calendar, Photos, and Search history overnight and serves you a finite daily feed of AI-illustrated, watercolor-style personal stories each morning.
Included with Google AI Ultra (paid); waitlist free for all Google account holders
Microsoft 365 Copilot
AMicrosoft's deeply embedded AI assistant across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams — now faster, cleaner, and increasingly agentic.
Free (Copilot Chat w/ M365) + $18/user/mo Business + $30/user/mo Enterprise
Amazon Bee
AA $50 wrist wearable that records, segments, and summarizes your day so your future self doesn't have to remember everything.
$49.99 device + $19/mo subscription
Synthetic
AA fully autonomous AI bookkeeper that handles accrual-basis financials for software startups — no human accountants, no learning curve.
Starts at $49/mo
ChatGPT Personal Finance
AChatGPT now connects to your actual bank accounts so it can give you financial advice grounded in your real money situation, not generic budgeting platitudes.
$200/mo (ChatGPT Pro only, no extra charge for the feature)
Gamma
AAI slide decks that don't look AI-generated.
Free + $10-$20/mo
Raycast AI
SMac launcher + AI. Command-bar genius.
Free (app) + $10/mo AI
Reflect
AAI-powered networked notes. Roam with a brain.
$10/mo
Taskade
BAI project management with agents for each team.
Free + $8-$20/user/mo
Audio · 8
YouTube Premium Podcasts
AYouTube finally acts like a real podcast app — AI discovery, adaptive speed, and audio-first controls, all locked behind Premium.
~$15.99/mo (Premium)
OmniVoice Studio
AA fully local, open-source desktop app for voice cloning, video dubbing, and real-time dictation — zero cloud, zero subscription, 646 languages.
Free (FSL license — personal/non-commercial); commercial pricing TBD
Spotify AI Remix
ARemix and cover your favorite licensed songs with AI, straight inside Spotify — no shady copyright gray zones required.
Paid add-on for Spotify Premium (exact price TBD, ~$5.99/mo speculated)
Alexa Plus
AAmazon's AI-upgraded Alexa that now generates on-demand podcasts on any topic, complete with two synthetic co-hosts and real-time sourced content.
Free for Prime members + $19.99/mo standalone
smol-audio
AA free, open collection of Colab notebooks that makes fine-tuning Whisper, Parakeet, Voxtral, Granite Speech, and Audio Flamingo 3 actually approachable on commodity GPUs.
Free (open-source, Apache 2.0)
Suno
SPrompt to full song with vocals, instruments, the works.
Free + $10/mo + $30/mo
Udio
ASuno's main rival. Often better on instrumental nuance.
Free + $10-$30/mo
Stable Audio
AStability AI's open audio model. Loops + SFX + background.
Free + $12/mo Pro + enterprise
Research · 9
Open Agent Leaderboard
AA public benchmarking dashboard that ranks AI agents by real-world task performance, accuracy, and cost-efficiency — all in one filterable view.
Free
Track Policy
AA citizen-built interactive map that tracks data center construction and AI legislation worldwide, so you can actually see what's being built in your backyard — and what governments are doing about it.
Free
Digg
BKevin Rose's zombie news brand reborn as an AI-curated feed that ranks stories by what 1,000 influential AI voices on X are actually paying attention to.
Free (alpha)
NeuralSet
AMeta FAIR's open-source Python library that finally bridges the gap between neuroimaging data (fMRI, EEG, spikes) and modern deep learning pipelines.
Free (MIT open source)
Ask YouTube
AYouTube's Gemini-powered conversational search lets you ask natural language questions and get answers drawn from videos, Shorts, and the web — without ever leaving the platform.
Included with YouTube Premium ($13.99/mo); expanding to some free users
Perplexity
SAI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
Free + $20/mo Pro
NotebookLM
SGoogle's research notebook. Turns your docs into a podcast.
Free
Elicit
SAI research assistant for academic literature.
Free + $12-$42/mo
Genspark
AAI agent for deep search. Generates Sparkpages — full mini-reports.
Free + $25/mo Plus
Data · 4
PaddleOCR
ABaidu's battle-tested open-source OCR toolkit that now pairs a 0.9B vision-language model with a HuggingFace Transformers backend to turn any PDF or image into structured, LLM-ready data.
Free (Apache 2.0 open source)
Julius
SChat with your data. Upload a CSV, ask questions, get charts.
Free + $20-$65/mo
Rows
ASpreadsheets with AI + live integrations baked in.
Free + $19-$89/user/mo
Hex
AModern data notebook with Magic AI assistant.
Free + $28+/user/mo
Education · 4
Universal AI
AMIT's modular, self-paced AI literacy program — free to start, built for non-technical learners who want real fluency, not just buzzword familiarity.
Free intro course + paid modules (institutional pricing)
Khanmigo
SKhan Academy's AI tutor. Socratic method, built for learning.
$4/mo (free for teachers)
Duolingo Max
ADuolingo + AI. Explain My Answer + Roleplay features.
$30/mo (or ~$168/yr)
MagicSchool
SAI platform built for teachers. Lesson plans + IEPs + admin.
Free + $100/yr Plus + school plans
Video · 10
DualShot Recorder
ARecords portrait and landscape iPhone video simultaneously, so you never have to choose which way to hold your phone again.
Free + paid tiers (originally $6.99 one-time, now freemium with Basic & Advanced subs)
Runway
SThe pro's AI video tool. Gen-4 is the current bar.
Free + $15-$95/mo
Kling
AKuaishou's video model. The surprise standout.
Credit-based, free trial
Sora
AOpenAI's video model. Long clips, cinematic quality.
Included with ChatGPT Plus/Pro
Pika
AThe playful, accessible AI video tool.
Free + $8-$58/mo
Luma Dream Machine
ASmooth, cinematic motion. Image-to-video specialist.
Free + $10-$500/mo
Google Veo
AGoogle's video model. Baked into Gemini + YouTube Shorts.
Included with Gemini Advanced $20/mo + YouTube creator tools
HeyGen
SAI avatar videos. Record once, speak any language.
Free + $24-$65/mo
Synthesia
AEnterprise AI avatar video for training + comms.
$22-$89/mo + enterprise
Descript
SEdit video + podcasts by editing the transcript.
Free + $16-$50/mo
Image · 7
Midjourney
SThe aesthetic gold standard for AI image generation.
$10-$120/mo
Ideogram
SThe one that actually gets text in images right.
Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo
Flux (Black Forest Labs)
AOpen weights + strong photorealism. The open-source answer.
API + open weights (Schnell is Apache 2.0)
DALL-E 3
BOpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.
Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo
Recraft
SVector + raster AI for designers. Actually controls the output.
Free + $12-$48/mo
Leonardo.ai
AGamer + creator image gen with model fine-tuning built in.
Free + $12-$60/mo
Adobe Firefly
ACommercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.
Free + included with Creative Cloud
Meetings · 4
Granola
SMeeting notes that don't suck. Runs locally, no bot joins.
Free + $18/mo
Otter.ai
BMeeting transcription veteran. Cross-platform, team-friendly.
Free + $17-$30/user/mo
Fireflies
ASales-focused meeting AI with CRM integration.
Free + $10-$19/user/mo
Fathom
SMeeting notes, free forever for individuals.
Free for individuals + $15-$29/user/mo teams
Design · 5
v0
SVercel's AI-powered UI generator. Prompt to shadcn component.
Free + $20/mo
Lovable
ABuild a full app from a prompt. Stripe-ready.
Free + $25-$100/mo
Figma AI
AAI features baked into the design tool you already use.
Included with Figma plans
Framer
ADesign + publish sites with AI assists built in.
Free + $5-$30/mo
Galileo AI
BPrompt to UI design. Figma-ready outputs.
Free trial + paid plans