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Free plans compared side by side (limits, watermarks, commercial use), checked 2026-10-22: Free plan limits →
Pick the job you need. We’ll show every tool with a real free plan for it, what the free plan includes, and the cheapest upgrade if you outgrow it. Free trials and one-time credits don’t count.
Short AI video clips from text or images.
Free plan: Free plan: $0, credit packs only, no commercial license (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo (when paid yearly)
AI avatar videos, voice cloning and video translation.
Free plan: Free: 3 videos/mo, up to 1 min each
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $24/mo (when paid yearly)
Business/training videos with AI presenters in 140+ languages.
Free plan: Basic free: 10 min video/mo + 500 credits, watermarked
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $14/mo (when paid yearly)
Edit video by editing the transcript; AI clean-up tools.
Free plan: Free: 1 media hour/mo, 720p export
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $16/mo (when paid yearly)
Easy editor for short-form social video, AI features built in.
Free plan: Free plan with basic editing and templates (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $15/mo (when paid yearly)
Prompt-to-video for explainer and social videos.
Free plan: Free editor available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
Turns long videos into short viral clips automatically.
Free plan: Free forever plan ($0) (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $15/mo
AI video editing, captions and AI actors for creators.
Free plan: Free plan available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $24.99/mo
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Runway — Free plan: one-time 125 credits (free alternative that does the same main job: Pika); Luma Dream Machine — No free plan listed on pricing page (free alternative that does the same main job: Pika); Kling AI — Basic: free ($0); free credits not stated (free alternative that does the same main job: Pika)
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Strong long-form writing, editing and analysis assistant.
Free plan: Free plan: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $17/mo (when paid yearly)
General-purpose AI assistant: writing, research, images, voice.
Free plan: Free: $0 (unlimited text chats on GPT-6, limits on tools)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo
Google's assistant, integrated with Gmail, Docs and Drive.
Free plan: Gemini app is free to use (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $4.99/mo
Grammar, clarity and tone fixes everywhere you type.
Free plan: Free: $0 spelling & grammar checks (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $12/mo (when paid yearly)
Rewrites sentences for clarity and tone.
Free plan: Basic $0 (limited) (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $4.89/mo (when paid yearly)
AI writing in your own voice, plus relationship and follow-up tools.
Free plan: Free forever: 10,000 characters/mo
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $7.2/mo (when paid yearly)
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Notion AI — Free plan: $0 (AI trial only) (no free alternative that does the same main job); Copy.ai — Free trial available (no free alternative that does the same main job); Jasper — No free plan; 7-day free trial (no free alternative that does the same main job)
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AI pair programmer in VS Code, JetBrains and GitHub.
Free plan: Free plan: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo
AI-first code editor with agents.
Free plan: Free: $0 with limited agent requests (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo
Agentic AI IDE.
Free plan: Free: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $20/mo
Strong long-form writing, editing and analysis assistant.
Free plan: Free plan: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $17/mo (when paid yearly)
Build full-stack web apps from a prompt in the browser.
Free plan: Free: 300K tokens/day, 1M/month
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $18/mo (when paid yearly)
Vercel's AI app/UI builder, deploys to Vercel.
Free plan: Free: $0/mo, 7 messages/day (new users also get $5 in starter credits)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $30/mo
Prompt-to-app builder for non-developers.
Free plan: Free: $0 (no card; free grants; unlimited collaborators; 5 lovable.app domains)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $21/mo (when paid yearly)
AI-powered terminal with coding agents.
Free plan: Free: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $20/mo
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Qodo — 14-day free trial, no card; free for open source projects (no free alternative that does the same main job); Replit — check site (free alternative that does the same main job: Bolt)
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Image and video generation with presets and custom model training.
Free plan: Free: 150 fast tokens/day
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $12/mo
Best-in-class text rendering in images (logos, posters).
Free plan: Free weekly credits for eligible accounts (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $15/mo (when paid yearly)
Real-time generation, many models, upscaling.
Free plan: Free: 100 units/day
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $9/mo
Design tool with built-in AI image generation.
Free plan: Free plan available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $12/mo (when paid yearly)
Vector and brand-style image generation.
Free plan: Free plan (images not licensed for commercial use) (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Midjourney — No free plan (subscription only) (free alternative that does the same main job: Leonardo); Magnific — No free plan shown (free alternative that does the same main job: Leonardo); Photoroom — No free plan; trial available (no free alternative that does the same main job)
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Realistic text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, SFX.
Free plan: Free: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $5/mo (when paid yearly)
Full songs with vocals from a text prompt.
Free plan: Free: 50 credits/day
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo (when paid yearly)
Studio voiceovers and TTS API.
Free plan: Free: 10 minutes of voice generation
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $19/mo (when paid yearly)
Listen to any text read aloud.
Free plan: Free plan, speeds up to 1.5x
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $29/mo
Meeting transcription and notes.
Free plan: Basic: free forever (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8.33/mo (when paid yearly)
Podcast editing by text, Studio Sound clean-up.
Free plan: Free: 1 media hour/mo
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $16/mo (when paid yearly)
AI music generation.
Free plan: Free: 100 credits/mo
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo (when paid yearly)
Studio-quality remote podcast/video recording with AI editing.
Free plan: Free: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $24/mo (when paid yearly)
AI noise cancellation and meeting notes.
Free plan: Free plan: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo (when paid yearly)
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Collaborative presentation software with AI credits on paid plans.
Free plan: Free forever: unlimited presentations (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: No checked US-dollar price — see the official pricing page.
Turns text into Google Slides presentations.
Free plan: Basic $0: 12 presentations/year
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
AI-generated decks, docs and web pages from a prompt.
Free plan: Free plan available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $9/mo (when paid yearly)
Design tool with presentation templates and AI features.
Free plan: Free plan available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $12/mo (when paid yearly)
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Beautiful.ai — 14-day free trial (free alternative that does the same main job: Pitch); Plus AI — 7-day free trial (card required) (free alternative that does the same main job: Pitch)
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Mistral's assistant with web search, image generation and the Vibe coding agent.
Free plan: Free plan with limited access (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $14.99/mo
General-purpose AI assistant: writing, research, images, voice.
Free plan: Free: $0 (unlimited text chats on GPT-6, limits on tools)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8/mo
Assistant known for long-form writing, analysis and coding.
Free plan: Free plan: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $17/mo (when paid yearly)
Google's assistant, integrated with Gmail, Docs and Drive.
Free plan: Gemini app is free to use (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $4.99/mo
Answer engine that cites web sources.
Free plan: Free tier available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $17/mo (when paid yearly)
Microsoft's assistant; paid AI features come with Microsoft 365 plans.
Free plan: Free Copilot available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $9.99/mo
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Schedule social posts with an AI assistant.
Free plan: Free plan available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $5/mo
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Surfer — Start for free (no free alternative that does the same main job); Writesonic — Start free (no free alternative that does the same main job); Frase — 7-day free trial, no card (no free alternative that does the same main job); Predis.ai — 3-day trial (no free alternative that does the same main job); Ocoya — Free trial (free alternative that does the same main job: Buffer); Copy.ai — Free trial available (no free alternative that does the same main job); Jasper — No free plan; 7-day free trial (no free alternative that does the same main job)
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AI research assistant for papers and systematic reviews.
Free plan: Basic: free (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $49/mo (when paid yearly)
Search engine that answers from peer-reviewed research.
Free plan: Free plan available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $12/mo (when paid yearly)
Chat with your PDFs and documents.
Free plan: Free: 60 pages/mo
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $9.99/mo
Answer engine that cites web sources.
Free plan: Free tier available (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $17/mo (when paid yearly)
Discover and map related papers and authors.
Free plan: Free: $0, forever (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
Summarizes research articles into flashcards.
Free plan: Free Article Summarizer (limited, 1 summary/day)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $9.99/mo
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Scite — 7-day free trial (no free alternative that does the same main job); SciSpace — No free plan shown (no free alternative that does the same main job); You.com API — $100 free API credit (no free alternative that does the same main job)
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AI meeting notes and transcription.
Free plan: Free forever: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
AI meeting recorder and summaries.
Free plan: Free plan (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: No checked US-dollar price — see the official pricing page.
Meeting transcription and notes.
Free plan: Basic: free forever (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $8.33/mo (when paid yearly)
Smart calendar scheduling for habits and tasks.
Free plan: Lite: free forever (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
Project management with built-in AI.
Free plan: Free plan (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $7/mo (when paid yearly)
Projects, notes and AI agents in one workspace.
Free plan: Free: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $10/mo (when paid yearly)
AI assistance across your apps (includes Grammarly).
Free plan: Free: $0 (Limits not listed here — see the official page.)
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $12/mo (when paid yearly)
Automate workflows between 7,000+ apps with AI.
Free plan: Free forever: 100 tasks/mo
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $19.99/mo
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Motion — Free trial (free alternative that does the same main job: Reclaim); Notion AI — Free plan: $0 (AI trial only) (no free alternative that does the same main job)
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Build and deploy AI chatbots and agents.
Free plan: Free: $0, 100 conversations
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $150/mo (when paid yearly)
Automations and AI agents connected to 7,000+ apps.
Free plan: Free forever: 100 tasks/mo
If you outgrow it: Cheapest paid plan we checked: $19.99/mo
Not counted as free (trial, credits only, or not verified): Chatbase — No free plan; 7-day trial (free alternative that does the same main job: Botpress); Lindy — Start with $50 in free credits, no card (free alternative that does the same main job: Taskade); Relevance AI — No free plan shown (free alternative that does the same main job: Taskade); Voiceflow — Free trial, no credit card (free alternative that does the same main job: Botpress); n8n — Free self-hosted Community Edition; cloud trial, no card (free alternative that does the same main job: Zapier)
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