AI tools for modern work

AI Tools by Role

A catalog of practical AI tools you can filter by use case, difficulty, price, and free plan.

General AI Chat Beginner

ChatGPT

OpenAI's conversational AI. A versatile first pick for writing, summarizing, ideation, and analysis.

Free / from $20/mo Free plan
General AI Chat Beginner

Claude

Anthropic's conversational AI. Strong at long-context reading, writing quality, and coding — a reliable work companion.

Free / from $20/mo Free plan
AI Coding Intermediate

Claude Code

An agentic coding AI in your terminal that plans, implements, and fixes autonomously. Built for developers.

Paid (subscription) Paid only
AI Coding Intermediate

Cursor

An AI-powered code editor. Completion, chat, and auto-edits dramatically speed up coding.

Free / from $20/mo Free plan
AI Coding Beginner

GitHub Copilot

An AI pair programmer that autocompletes code in your editor. Easy to adopt and a proven entry point.

From $10/mo Free plan
Image Generation Intermediate

Midjourney

Generates high-quality images. Speeds up visual production, drafts, and concept art.

From $10/mo Paid only
Docs & Productivity Beginner

Notion AI

Writes, summarizes, and organizes notes inside Notion. Information management and writing in one place.

From $10/mo Paid only
Presentations Beginner

Gamma

Turns text into slides and decks in seconds. Slashes the time to build proposals and pitches.

Free / from $10/mo Free plan
Translation Beginner

DeepL

A translation AI known for natural output. Strong for business documents and email across languages.

Free / from $9/mo Free plan
Automation & RPA Intermediate

Power Automate

Microsoft's RPA and workflow tool for automating routine work. Directly targets manual back-office tasks.

Paid (Microsoft 365) Paid only
Spreadsheets & Analysis Beginner

Microsoft Copilot (Excel)

Generate formulas, analyze, and visualize in Excel using natural language. Lifts data-work productivity.

Paid (Microsoft 365) Paid only
Design Beginner

Canva AI (Magic Studio)

An AI design tool even beginners can use. Templates plus AI generation speed up social and deck design.

Free / from $15/mo Free plan
Customer Support AI Intermediate

Intercom (Fin AI)

An AI support agent that resolves customer questions automatically. Automates front-line support at scale.

Paid (usage-based) Paid only
Legal AI Intermediate

Harvey

A legal-domain AI for research, drafting, and contract review. Built for law firms and legal teams.

Paid (enterprise) Paid only