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Nvidia enlisted six Wall Street firms to fund AI data centres it will not put on its own books. The number is a 500 billion dollar target, not money in the ground. Andreessen Horowitz raised 1.1 billion dollars to fund AI hardware. The firm that said software eats the world is now buying the plumbing. OpenAI is cutting off Cursor’s access to its models. Model supply is now a lever labs can pull against rivals they distrust. OpenAI retired the o3 model family from ChatGPT on 26 August 2026. The move closes a ninety-day sunset window and pushes remaining reasoning-model users toward GPT-5.6 or the pricier o3-pro tier. OpenAI’s one-year deprecation clock on the Assistants API reaches zero today. The company’s own documentation shows no sign of a reprieve, even as independent confirmation that calls are now failing remains thin. Nvidia is reportedly raising AI server prices more than fifteen percent. Memory, not the GPU, is now the cost that moves the bill. Nvidia enlisted six Wall Street firms to fund AI data centres it will not put on its own books. The number is a 500 billion dollar target, not money in the ground. Andreessen Horowitz raised 1.1 billion dollars to fund AI hardware. The firm that said software eats the world is now buying the plumbing. OpenAI is cutting off Cursor’s access to its models. Model supply is now a lever labs can pull against rivals they distrust. OpenAI retired the o3 model family from ChatGPT on 26 August 2026. The move closes a ninety-day sunset window and pushes remaining reasoning-model users toward GPT-5.6 or the pricier o3-pro tier. OpenAI’s one-year deprecation clock on the Assistants API reaches zero today. The company’s own documentation shows no sign of a reprieve, even as independent confirmation that calls are now failing remains thin. Nvidia is reportedly raising AI server prices more than fifteen percent. Memory, not the GPU, is now the cost that moves the bill.
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AI apps, judged by the work you need done

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Product type

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Platform

Price Lowest published monthly price.

ChatGPT

OpenAI

Source review

Still the most capable single subscription when your work refuses to stay in one lane.

Best for
One workspace that moves between writing, research, analysis, and code
Not best for
People who want a calm single purpose tool
Free plan
Yes, with usage limits that vary by model and demand
Paid from
Go USD 8 per month, Plus USD 20 per month, Pro USD 100 or USD 200 per month, all billed monthly
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows

Gemini

Google

Source review

The bundle is the argument: AI in the apps you already use, plus storage you were probably paying for anyway.

Best for
Work that already lives in Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Sheets
Not best for
People outside the Google ecosystem
Free plan
Yes, with a Google Account. Includes Gemini 3.6 Flash, image generation, Deep Research, and 15 GB storage
Paid from
AI Plus USD 4.99, AI Pro USD 19.99, AI Ultra from USD 99.99 and USD 199.99 per month
Platforms
Web, Android, iOS, and inside Gmail, Docs, and Sheets

Canva

Canva

Source review

The default way most non designers now produce visual work, with AI generation folded into the template workflow.

Best for
Presentations, social assets, and brand consistent documents made fast
Not best for
Anyone who needs a confirmed price before committing
Free plan
Yes, Canva Free exists
Paid from
Not verified. See note below
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows

CapCut

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC

Source review

The fastest route from raw footage to a publishable short form video, at a price you cannot find out until you sign up.

Best for
Fast mobile first editing with auto captions and templates
Not best for
Anyone who needs to know the cost before creating an account
Free plan
Yes, with a 7 day Pro trial advertised
Paid from
Not published globally. CapCut states pricing varies by region, device, and promotion
Platforms
iOS, Android, web, macOS, Windows

Claude

Anthropic

Source review

The best environment for work where the document or the codebase is the deliverable, with the clearest privacy default of the major assistants.

Best for
Long documents, careful revision, and agentic coding
Not best for
Source first web research, where Perplexity is stronger
Free plan
Yes, including chat, code generation, web search, memory, and file creation, with usage limits
Paid from
Pro USD 20 per month, or USD 17 per month billed annually. Max from USD 100 per month
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, terminal

Perplexity

Perplexity AI

Source review

The fastest way from a question to the sources behind the answer, with the weakest published privacy position of the group.

Best for
Questions where you need to open the sources yourself
Not best for
Extended drafting and creative production
Free plan
Yes, with limited weekly usage and basic models only
Paid from
Pro USD 20 per month, Max USD 200 per month, both billed monthly
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, browser extension

Grok

xAI

Source review

Genuinely useful for live context, with privacy terms that tell you plainly not to type anything sensitive.

Best for
Questions about what is happening right now on the open web and on X
Not best for
Anything you would not want used as training material
Free plan
Yes, described by xAI as usable within generous limits
Paid from
SuperGrok USD 30 per month. X Premium+ at USD 40 per month or USD 395 per year includes higher Grok limits
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, and inside X

DeepSeek

DeepSeek

Source review

Remarkable capability for nothing, on terms that make it unsuitable for anything you would not publish.

Best for
Technical problem solving at no cost
Not best for
Confidential or personal material
Free plan
Yes. The web and mobile apps are free to use
Paid from
No consumer subscription. Paid access is API only, from USD 0.14 per million input tokens
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, API

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft

Source review

The cheapest way to get real AI help inside Excel and Word, provided you were buying Microsoft 365 anyway.

Best for
Spreadsheet and document work for people already paying for Microsoft 365
Not best for
Families hoping to share the AI features
Free plan
Yes, on the web and in apps with a Microsoft Account
Paid from
Microsoft 365 Personal USD 9.99 per month or USD 99.99 per year, Family USD 12.99 or USD 129.99, Premium USD 19.99 or USD 199.99
Platforms
Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Notion AI

Notion Labs

Source review

The clearest data position of any product here, with the catch that the AI you actually want starts at the Business tier.

Best for
Answering questions from a team wiki rather than from the open web
Not best for
Teams on the Plus tier expecting the headline AI features
Free plan
Yes, with limited trial access to AI features
Paid from
Plus USD 10 per member per month, Business USD 20 per member per month, both billed monthly with up to 20 percent off annually
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android

GitHub Copilot

GitHub

Source review

The lowest friction coding assistant, with an individual training default that individual developers should go and change.

Best for
Inline completion and agent tasks without leaving the IDE you already use
Not best for
Individuals who do not want their code used for training
Free plan
Yes. 2,000 completions per month, limited chat and agent use, no card required
Paid from
Pro USD 10 per month, Pro+ USD 39 per month, Max USD 100 per month
Platforms
VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Neovim, CLI, github.com

Cursor

Anysphere

Source review

The strongest option when the unit of work is the repository rather than the file, with a clean no training commitment.

Best for
Multi file refactoring and agent work across an entire codebase
Not best for
Developers unwilling to change editor
Free plan
Yes, the Hobby tier, with limited Agent requests and no card required
Paid from
Pro USD 20 per month, Pro+ USD 60 per month, Ultra USD 200 per month
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux

Midjourney

Midjourney

Source review

The best looking output of any image generator, on the most aggressive content terms of anything on this site.

Best for
Stylised images where aesthetic quality is the point
Not best for
Confidential or client work below the Pro tier
Free plan
No. There is no free tier and no free trial in Midjourney's own documentation
Paid from
Basic USD 10 per month or USD 96 per year, Standard USD 30 or USD 288, Pro USD 60 or USD 576, Mega USD 120 or USD 1,152
Platforms
Web, Discord

ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs

Source review

The most convincing synthetic speech available, with the commercial licence starting at USD 6 rather than at zero.

Best for
Natural sounding narration, dubbing, and voice cloning
Not best for
Commercial use on the free plan
Free plan
Yes. 10,000 credits per month and 3 Studio projects, but no commercial licence
Paid from
Starter USD 6 per month, Creator USD 22 per month, Pro USD 99 per month, all billed monthly with an annual discount
Platforms
Web, API