Tools

CapCut

Free option

Free video editor with automatic captions and templates.

Free / Pro from $7.99 per month

Kling AI

AI video generator that turns text or images into short video clips.

Free trial credits / paid plans from ~$10 per month

Runway

AI video generation and editing suite (Gen-3/Gen-4 models).

Free trial credits / from $12 per month

Canva

Free option

Drag-and-drop design tool with built-in AI (Magic Design, Magic Write).

Free / Pro from $12.99 per month

Ideogram

Free option

AI image generator known for accurate text-in-image rendering.

Free tier / from $8 per month

Midjourney

AI image generator famous for high-quality, artistic visuals via Discord or web.

From $10 per month (no free tier)

ChatGPT

Free option

OpenAI's conversational AI. Great for brainstorming ideas and writing scripts.

Free / $20 per month (Plus)

Claude

Free option

Anthropic's AI assistant, known for careful, well-structured long-form writing.

Free / $20 per month (Pro)

Gemini

Free option

Google's AI chatbot. A solid free alternative to ChatGPT for scriptwriting.

Free / $19.99 per month (Advanced)

Grammarly

Free option

AI writing assistant that checks grammar, tone, and clarity as you type.

Free / from $12 per month (Premium)

Cursor

Free option

AI-first code editor (a VS Code fork) with deep codebase-aware AI assistance.

Free tier / $20 per month (Pro)

Vercel

Free option

Hosting platform for deploying web apps straight from a Git repository.

Free (Hobby) / from $20 per month (Pro)

Perplexity

Free option

AI search engine that answers questions with cited, up-to-date sources.

Free / $20 per month (Pro)

DeepL

Free option

AI translator known for the most natural-sounding translations.

Free tier / from $8.74 per month

Notion AI

AI writing and organizing assistant built into Notion docs and databases.

Add-on from $8 per member/month

Descript

Free option

Audio/video editor that lets you edit recordings by editing a text transcript.

Free tier / from $12 per month

ElevenLabs

Free option

AI voice generator that turns a script into a realistic voiceover.

Free tier / from $5 per month

Suno

Free option

AI music generator that creates full songs from a text description or lyrics.

Free tier / from $10 per month

Zapier

Free option

No-code automation tool that connects apps and can call AI steps.

Free tier / from $19.99 per month

Shopify Magic

AI features built into Shopify for product descriptions and store setup.

Included with a Shopify plan (from $5 per month)

AutoGPT

Free option

Open-source framework for building autonomous AI agents that plan and act on their own.

Free (open source, you provide API keys)