Study tools that explain rather than just answer, research assistants that cite their sources, and writing helpers that keep your voice. Most have free plans.
OpenAI's all-round assistant for writing, analysis, images and voice.
Best for: Anyone who wants one assistant for everyday writing, research and brainstorming.
Anthropic's assistant known for careful writing, long documents and coding.
Best for: Writers, analysts and developers who work with long or detailed material.
Google's assistant, connected to Search, Gmail, Docs and Android.
Best for: People who already live in Google's apps and want an assistant inside them.
Design anything with templates and Magic Studio AI tools.
Best for: Non-designers creating professional-looking graphics.
Grammar, tone and clarity suggestions wherever you type.
Best for: Students and professionals who want cleaner writing without changing tools.
An answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.
Best for: Anyone researching a topic who wants sources, not just answers.
Create presentations, documents and web pages from a prompt.
Best for: Anyone who needs a good-looking deck fast.
Microsoft's free assistant on the web, Windows and Edge.
Best for: Windows users who want a free assistant without installing anything.
AI built into your Notion notes, docs and wikis.
Best for: Teams and individuals who organise their work in Notion.
Upload your sources and ask questions grounded only in them.
Best for: Students and researchers studying a set of documents.
Paraphrase, summarise and check grammar in one writing toolkit.
Best for: Students rewording and summarising research for essays.
Khan Academy's AI tutor that guides students instead of giving answers.
Best for: Students who want guidance and teachers planning lessons.
Live transcription and summaries for meetings and lectures.
Best for: Students and professionals who need notes from talks and meetings.
Code, build and deploy apps in the browser with an AI agent.
Best for: Beginners and builders who want to go from idea to live app.
Natural-sounding translation for text and whole documents.
Best for: Anyone translating emails, documents or websites between languages.
Search what scientific research says about a question.
Best for: Students, researchers and health-curious readers.
Flashcards and practice tests, created from your notes with AI.
Best for: Students preparing for exams.
Listen to any text, PDF or web page read aloud.
Best for: Students and anyone who learns better by listening.
An AI research assistant for finding and analysing papers.
Best for: Academic researchers doing literature reviews.
Point your camera at a maths problem and see how to solve it.
Best for: Students stuck on maths homework.