Free AI Tools

Completely free AI tools across writing, image generation, coding, video, and productivity — no credit card required. 14 tools listed below. For our ranked recommendations, see <a href={"/best/" + cat.slug + "/"}>Best Free AI Tools</a>.

ChatGPT

Writing

OpenAI's flagship conversational AI — the most versatile all-round assistant we tested in 2026

Various Email draftBug debug

Claude

Writing

Anthropic's Claude — the best long-form writer with a 200K context window we have tested

Various Book analysisContract review

DeepSeek

Writing

Leading Chinese AI model, exceptional value

Various Chinese writingCoding

Perplexity

Productivity

AI-powered research engine that cites every claim — our go-to for fact-checked answers

Various Academic researchNews tracking

Midjourney

Image

The highest-aesthetic-ceiling AI image generator — v7 raises the bar again

Various Commercial posterConcept art

Stable Diffusion

Image

Open-source, free, local AI image generator

Various Private localAnime design

Ideogram

Image

AI image generator best at rendering text in images

Various PostersLogo drafts

Cursor

Coding

VS Code fork with built-in GPT-5 — the AI code editor that actually ships features

Various File refactorProject search

Windsurf

Coding

AI IDE by Codeium, main Cursor competitor

Various Multi-file refactorAgent tasks

Cline

Coding

Autonomous coding agent for VS Code

Various Multi-file refactorFeature build

Sora

Video

OpenAI text-to-video generation model

Various Ad creativeStoryboard

Runway

Video

All-in-one AI video creation and editing platform

Various Video mattingFrame interp

ElevenLabs

Audio

The most realistic AI voice synthesis and cloning

Various AudiobooksVideo dub

Suno

Audio

AI music generator from text to full songs

Various Video BGMPodcast intro